A SHORT VIEW OF The Lives Of those Illustrious Princes, HENRY DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, AND Mary Princess of Orange DECEASED: Late Brother and Sister to his Majesty the KING of Great Britain.  
Collected by T. M. Esq To whom the same will serve a Rule & Pattern.  
Ad exemplum totus componitur orbis  
Plus valent exempla quam praecepta  
LONDON: Printed for a Society of Stationer, 1661.   

TO THE Right Worshipful SIR Robert Bolles Baronet; AS Also to his most virtuous and worthy LADY.  
Books have their fate as well as Cities and Kingdoms, and want their Patrons, as Rome did her Tutelar Gods; And if he was such an one as Joseph was to Egypt, they will be eternised, if not for their own merit, yet by the continued freshness of his memory.  
This hath been the motive which induced me to this attempt upon your goodness, not any supposition in myself of knowing or being known to you, and such I believe is your Candour, that you will account the Authors being unacquainted rather his own than his Books unhappiness, and therefore hope you will own it, though not for itself, yet for the subjects sake on which it treateth, which yields matter both of joy and sorrow to the whole Kingdom, wherein there were many overjoyed hearts for such hopeful living Princes, and more weeping eyes for their sudden and too immature death.  
I shall say no more, but recommend the work to your perusal, wherein as I hope you shall receive satisfaction, so in behalf thereof I pray acceptance both to it and  
Yours to serve you T. M. Feb. 4. 1660.   

A short view of the lives of those illustrious Princes, Henry Duke of Gloucester, and MARY Princess of Orange.  
IT hath been a rule commended unto us by ancient and foregoing times, Non tutum est in illos scribere, qui possunt proscribere, and the reason may be supposed for that the great ones of the World were for the most part so vicious that it made the old Poet cry out, Difficile est satyram non scribere; but such and so different is our present condition that we may venture to write, since neither our greatest eulogyes can be styled hyperbolical, nor our highest applauses flattery; especially where the subject of the discourse are of the most noble strain, as here issuing from the most royal Families of Europe, to the greatness of which blood they have added a new and extraordinary lustre by the most eminent virtues wherewith they were adorned; for it may truly be said of our late deceased Princes, as Ulysses boasted of himself, Deus est in utroque Parent, there is scarce any Family of the World so highly and nobly allied, for by birth they were the Son and Daughter of Charles the first, and Henrietta Maria, he by his Father sprang from the ancient stock of Scottish Kings, and by his Mother allied to the Danish blood. But she of the royal blood of France, Daughter of Henry the fourth surnamed great, and from him claiming a consanguinious relation both with the German, Italian and Spanish Sceptres; From this royal stock I say, issued the late illustrious Princess Mary, Princess of Orange, being born into this World on the fourth day of November, in the year 1631. The sixth of her Father's reign, 
Lady Mary born.  and not long after with much state and solemnity baptised, being committed to the ruition of a most honourable and religious. Lady who was to take care of the tender infancy of the Princely babe.  
In this unknown retiredness must we let her pass her childhood, although as then it was especially in charge to every hand about her, that nothing tending to the disadvantage of the Protestant religion should approach her ears a● well knowing the certainty of that rule, Quo semel est imbuta recens seruabit odorem Testa diu, and so indeed it proved; for the so early & even with her milk imbibed the same reformed religion, that neither the subtlety of temptation nor the power of malice could ever divert her or make her to deviate therefrom; Nay so firmly was she fixed and grounded therein, that when the Saternall love of her Father began now to cast his eye abroad to find a fitting match for this his Peerless Daughter, she (though the small number of her years did exact from her a submission to his will; yet) in a kind of womanly resolve did in a manner declare her dislike to a contrary religion, & humbly desired that her religion & affection might not countercharge each other; Hereupon after many ediligent guests, at length the Prince of Orange is propounded, and that for several reasons, first as being of the same religion, secondly the next adjoining neighbour by whose conjoined supply of snipping the English, would be the most formidable Masters of the Sea, and thirdly because by that means both the Spanish and French were & would be in their designs countermined, hereupon and for divers other unknown reasons of state.  
— Suorum corda Britannum Cum socijs Belgis vindo propiore Liganda,  

Treaty of marriage with Orange.  Firmandumque Vetus potiori pignore soedus.  
A treaty is had about the same, and it was concluded that William the only Son and Heir of the most noble Prince of Orange, should entermarry with the Lady Mary, eldest Daughter to the King of Great Britain, according to which agreement the young Prince the 20th. of February, 
Prince of Orange came to London.  1641. arrived at London waited on by a magnificent train of the chiefest Nobles of his own Country.  
During this Interval of time, and while these affairs were thus in managing, was born the King's youngest Son, entitled the Duke of Gloucester at oatland's in the month of July 1640. and in September following was baptised and called Henry, 
Duke of Gl●cester born.  a Prince who from his birth bore the express Image of his Father, and not only as at first in his person, but as after appeared in his virtues, and for the more orderly proceeding towards his future education, he was committed to the care of an honourable Lady.  
Heaven having showered down his blessings on the King's hopeful and numerous Issue, from whom nothing might be expected but the future happiness of our now long continued peace; behold on a sudden the Scots in a hot spurred zeal, or rather in a fanatic fury envying so much prosperity to the King and State, begin to harbour dangerous thoughts; yea and proceed to rebellious actions, treacherously possessing themselves of Edenhorough Castle, which was delivered to the General of the Covenanters without any shot or resistance made by the treacherous Governor. What Bulworks, 
SCOTS troubles.  Fortresses or other defensive fortifications can retain or keep the possession of a King's right, when eminent trusties, for hope, fear, or reward, betray their charge and forfeit their fidelity. Dunoritton Fort, once reported invincible, fell next into their hands, being in the custody of a person of worth well fortified and weaponed, but through the ill victualling thereof, lost with little noise and less resistance; puffed up with these successes the Covenanters march on to Dalkeyth a House of his Majesties, which they took into their possession without any opposition, wherein as they expected they found a plentiful store of Ammunition, and beyond their expectation, the Crown, Sceptre, and other Regalia of that ancient Kingdom, which they quickly removed to Edinburgh Castle, and there with great reverence and much care disposed them to safe custody, pretending they were displaced before at Dalkeyth. The news of these occurrences arriving fresh to the King's ear (where affection before would not make him harbour an ill thought of his Country men) now made him change his opinion, and in the midst of all the pleasure and joy conceived for his young Son Duke Henry, to leave both him and his Mother the Queen to provide a remedy to prevent these threatening evils.  
By this means was the infant Prince deprived of the right and knowledge of his Father both at once, 
KING towards Scotland.  his rebellious Covenanting Subjects of Scotland calling him to their more northern parts, where he resolved (if possible) by fair means to persuade them, or else by repelling force with force to reduce them to their obedience.  
While the King is raising force to march towards them, the Scots go to, and against Aberdeen; restless natures are never out of action, and discontented persons ever desirous of innovation, if the design be good they undertake, they still pursue it with all diligence; if ill, they prosecute it with no less industry, witness these men, who in their said march took 4000 arms that were going thither to have put the City into a posture of defence, so that now the King's arms were carried against the King's cause, there being no party through the prevalency of the averse faction that durst appear for the King, nay to such a height were these men grown, that they had an intention to have surprised Barwick, but their intended attempt was not so closely carried and resolved on amongst themselves, but that timely notice thereof was attained by the English, and for prevention of the same, command was forthwith given for some raisements of Foot, and Troops of Horse of the Bishopric; of Durham and the northern parts to move with speedy marches thither, and there so to dispose of their power as to be able to resist any offer from the Enemy, which was effectually performed.  

SCOTS manner of proceed.  The Scots perceiving they were prevented in that design, fall to Council, and knowing that there are two ways which infallibly make rich men potent, and poor men rich, the first being great getting, and the latter, the keeping things gotten, and that if there be a failing in either of these two, there will be a sudden sense of the stand put to greatness, and of the estates declining fortune) do cowardly make it their study to retain the Towns and Forts they had gotten into their possession, and therefore with art and expedition Leith must be fortified, so that it may oppose any power that should present itself against in; and the like they also did in other place.  
Notwithstanding all which prodigious acts of Treason, like the Adulterous Woman spoken of by the Wise Man, they will not believe they have done amiss, for as if they have been the truest Subjects in the world, on the fifth of June the Earl of Dumfermeling presented to his Majesty a Petition at his Pavilion in the Camp, which he graciously accepted and read, wherein the Scots humbly sued for an accommodation, and his Majesty was thereupon pleased to enter into a Treaty with them, the issue whereof was that the Scots should disband their Forces, and surrender to the King all his castles, but the main matters to be concluded by Parliament, which was to meet not long after at London, whither the Scots sent their Commissioners, and made a full and final agreement.  
By this means the King attended with all his Nobility made up to London, where in November 1640. a black long Parliament (whose actions never had a parallel) met, during the time of whose first sitting all things began to grow out of order, yet they harkened in some measure to the King's desires for the marriage of the Lady Mary to the Prince of Orange, 
Lady Mary married.  was with great state and pomp celebrated at Whitehall in May 1641. to the great satisfaction both of Prince and people, as it then seemed, 
Laetior hac nulla est unguam lux orta Britannis:  
Vnus Hymen populo est: unumque agit Anglia festum.  
Tota que dies nitet una dies, se latior ipsa,  
Dum redit, et primi non cessant gaudia festi.  
No day more joyful ere did Britain see,  
Both King and people in their mirth agree,  
Nor for a spurt does their grand feasting last,  
But each new coming day outvies the Fast.   
During all these solemnities, at the Court the English Parliament are driving a contrary design, inciting tumults to cry down the Bishops, which was prosecuted with such violence that the King was necessitated for security of his Person to withdraw from London, 
Janua. 10. 1641.  and with the Queen, Prince, and Duke of York to retire to Hampton Court, from whence in February following accompanied with the Queen and the Princess of Orange, he went to Canterbury, and so to Dover, where the Lady Mary Princess of Orange took leave of her Father and Mother and embarked for Holland, 
Lady Mary to Holland.  the Prince her Husband's Country, where she safely landed and arrived but never after that day saw ●he face of her beloved Father.  
The Princess being now in the Low-countrieses, was received, by her Father in Law the old Prince of Orange, as did become the Daughter of so great a King, into whose presence he would never approach, but with a reverence more like a subject towards his Sovereign than the freedom of a Father towards his Son's Wife, by no means suffering either himself or his Son, much less his Servants to come near the place of her residence but bareheaded, and to his dying day, yea even in his deathbed maintaining the same as due to the greatness of her birth, and excellent virtues.  
And truly the Princes of Orange Father and Son did make it their study to deserve well at the King of England's hands to whom they ever continued fast and true friends during all the time of his succeeding troubles, when by the treason and sedition of his rebellious subjects he was hunted from place to place like a Partridge upon the Mountains, till at last having taken the Lords anointed in their pits, they destroyed the Father, expelled the Sons, and endeavoured to extirpate the whole royal Family.  
When his Majesty was by tumults driven from London, he left his children behind him, but afterwards sent for the Prince and Duke of York to come to him to Greenwich, which they did; but still there remained at Saint James' the Lady Elizabeth one of the King's Daughters who since died, and Henry Duke of Gloucester, both of so tender years that they were neither sensible of their Father's sufferings nor capable to relieve them; so that their innocent harmlessnesse on any account not only protected them from the malice of their enemies, but proved to be a means to work on their evil minds to provide for them not only an honourable sustenance, but a royal attendance.  

He never knew his Father.  In this manner did the young Duke lead his life, almost ignorant that he had a father, for he had never seen his face, so as to be able by knowledge to distinguish the same from that of a stranger, being born in 1640. and his father, mother and brothers forced to fly in 1641. so that he was a stranger to his own kindred, and to them that kept him, in effect no better than a noble prisoner; in all which time such was the seriousness of his tender age, as wrought admiration in his attendants, for he proceeded in so sweet a method, that he was able in point of Religion (wherein he was excellently well grounded) to render an account beyond many whose years should have manifested a surer and more certain judgement.  
The heat of the war between the King and Parliament now growing more slack by the weakness of the King's forces, who were so over powered by their Enemies that they utterly left the field, yea and upon sight of the other Army, quit and surrendered their garrisons without any blow; the King himself fled to the perfidious Scots Army then at Southwell, 
King to the Scots, and by them sold to the English.  and shortly after, Oxford the chief of all his garrisons fell into the hand of General Fairfax by composition, and with it the Duke of York, 
Duke of York taken prisoner at Oxford, 1646  the King's second son, whom the General sent up to the then Parliament, to dispose of as they should see convenient; they to show him what he must expect for the future, as a special mark of their favour, on the 9th of July 1646. discharged all his servants, and thrust them away from him, 
D. Yorks servants.  whose fidelity could never be either reduced or frighted to leave him in times of the greatest hazard and danger: By this means the young Duke hath gotten his brother for his copartner, the same servants waiting on both, so that one might truly see between them the old proverb truly verified, Amicorum omnium communia.  
This new society was exceedingly pleasing to the young innocent, who began now to hearken to his brother's discourses with a manlike attention, imbibing from his lips a new, though natural affection, towards his unknown and distressed father, who about this time was sold by the Scots to the English, and by them strictly guarded, conveyed as a Prisoner to a house of his own in Northamptonshire called Holmby; 
King at Holmeby, and taken thence by Joyce.  where he had not long continued, before one Joyce, a fellow of desperate principles, employed by a factious party in the army, came and seized his person, and hurried it from place to place, till at last they brought him to Hampton-Court, 
At Hampton-Court  from whence he was by persuasions deluded into the Isle of Wight, where he was immediately secured and kept a straight prisoner in Carisbrook Castle.  
The Duke of York seeing affairs to be managed in so rigorous a manner against his father, began to think of providing for his own safety, 
Du. Yorks escape from St. James'.  to which end, finding some honest and private correspondents in whom he might put trust, he proposes his escape, whereunto by a mutual consent the engaged persons undertook to provide conveniencies for him, which they brought effectually and with secrecy to pass in April 1648. so that on the 20th of that month he left St. James', and was not miss for several hours after his his departure; by which means he clearly got away with safety, and retired into France, leaving his enemies and pretended keepers to lament their own misfortune, while himself rejoiced in his own security, and having stolen himself from them.  
This loss added new affliction to the Duke of Gloucester, not having lost only a brother, but a comforter and instructor, so that he began to grow melancholy, especially receiving daily intimation from that mirror of her age his dear sister the Lady Elizabeth, of the hourly danger both themselves and father stood in; and indeed it began to appear more and more every day, for the Army under Cromwell had violated the treaty in the Isle of Wight, and once more laid traitorous hands on the sacred person of over clouded Majesty, carrying him first to Hurst, and at length brought him to St. James' near London, where they most barbarously murdered him.  
On the 29th of January, which was the day before he died, he desired he might see and take his last farewell of his children, 
D. Gloucester comes to the King, and his answer to him.  which with some regret was granted, and the Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Gloucester brought to him. The King taking the Duke upon his knee, said, Sweet heart, now they will cut off thy father's head, mark child what I say, they will cut off my head, and perhaps make thee a King, but you must not be a King so long as your brothers Charles and James be living, for they will cut off your brother's heads (when they can catch them) and cut off thy head too at the last, and therefore I charge you not to be made a King by them. At which words the child smiling said, I will be torn in pieces first, which falling so unexpectedly from one so young, made the King rejoice exceedingly.  
The same day the King urged it again to the little Duke, that he might not take the Kingdom if he regarded the good of his soul, and therefore commanded him upon his blessing not to accept thereof, unless it lawfully redounded to him: to whom he answered to this effect, that he hoped God would give him grace to be more contented with the legal title of Gloucester, than the usurped authority of that right which from God and nature belonged to another; and after that day he never saw his father's face more.  
Near upon two years after this he continued at London, although the Juncto had now ordered they should have no longer any honour used towards them, which a little startled our young Princes, 
D. Gloucester and Lady Eliz. to Carisbrook in the Isle of Wight.  but what a condition may we imagine them to be in when news arrived to their ears that they were ordered to be carried Prisoners to Carisbrook Castle, the same fatal place where their father had suffered so many indignities. This I say did strike somewhat close to them, especially when on the 31 of July 1650. they were necessitated to go thither with untoward attendants, and less respect; which, together with the other sorrows that they had daily undergone, wrought so on the spirit of the discerning, though disconsolate Lady, 
Lady Eliz. died.  that she soon fell into a Consumption, and on the 8th of September in the same year, died at Carisbrook, and on the 24th of the same was privately interred at Newport in the Isle of Wight.  

D. Gloucester ordered to be sent beyond Sea.  Now is the little Duke totally left alone, to take comfort only in his solitary meditations, when those monsters at Westminster fell into consideration what to do with him: after many various and unmannerly debates, they resolve to ship him away beyond Sea, which coming to the Duke's hearing, (being now about eleven years of age) he gave God thanks that he should be so delivered, and that he had so restrained their malice, that though they had the will, they had not yet the power to hurt him. My father told me (said he to one about him) that God would provide for me, which he hath abundantly done, in that he deliveteth me as a Lamb out of the paws of the devouring Lyon.  
According to the said foretaken resolution, they order his going beyond Sea, and send a Tutor along with him, giving him in charge, First, that he should go and study at a Protestant School. Secondly, that he keep correspondence with the Parliament by letters, and that his tutor should render them an account of his progress and proficiency in learning. Thirdly, that he should not go near his mother or brothers, or have any thing to do with them, but in all things utterly disown them: and fourthly, that he shall immediately return upon notice from the Parliament to him given to that purpose; and upon these and the like terms he goes away, with an allowance of 3000 l. a year: but see the gallantry of this young Prince's spirit, he is no sooner at liberty, 
H●s allowance he quits, and the reason why.  but, slighting all these propositions, he goes to France, visits his mother and brothers, takes the blessing of the one, salutes the other, and after a short stay, for the future improvement of his learning, he goes to Leyden, and there settles to study.  
While the Duke of Gloucester is thus preparing to fit himself to enter into the world, 
Prince of Orange ●yes.  the Prince of Orange husband to the Lady Mary passeth out of this world into another by death, on the 8th of October in the year 1650. when he had brought the stiffnecked Hollander to reason, who began to wince at his superiority, and was in hopes to have seen issue of his own loins; for in November while his funeral was not yet past, the Lady Mary Princess Dowager of Orange, was delivered of a son, 
Princess Dowager 〈◊〉 brought to bed of a son.  to the no small joy of his mother and all her relations, to whom this was looked on as a prosperous Omen of future happiness, for that thereby was settled a continuance of amity between the Hollander and English, on behalf of the King of England, whose quarrel they shortly after endeavoured to maintain, in several sharp battles at Sea, though not with such success as was hoped, and expected from such a powerful assistance.  
When the Princess was well recovered of her childbed, the States of the Country had taken order for the solemn funeral of their deceased Prince, 
Prince of Orange interred solemnly.  which was with great state celebrated on the fifteenth day of March following, being attended with a gallant number of Gentry, and followed with a noble equipage of valiant soldiers, till he was interred among the rest of his famous ancestors, whose worthy deeds when living, are a more lasting and honourable tomb than aught can be inscribed on brass or marble.  
The English rebels having as aforesaid murdered their Sovereign, and banished his sons to seek their fortunes in foreign lands, the Scots who had betrayed the father seek to make amends to the son, by restoring him to his paternal inheritance; 
King C. 2. ●●th his ●ister of Orange at Bredah.  whereupon a treaty is had with the said Scots at Bredah, a town belonging to the Princess of Orange, for there with most security he durst intrust his person, well knowing he might cast himself into the arms of his dearest sister, who had neither spared time, labour, friends or money, to advance his interest, so trampled on by daring Treason.  
We left the Duke of Gloucester at Leyden following his study, 
D. Gloucester at Leyden.  being grown a most complete Gentleman, and rarely accomplished, of complexion much like his father, his hair of a sad or dark brown, of a middle stature, strong judgement, a deep and reaching understanding, and a most pleasing affable delivery, so that it might truly be said of him Mens formosa tegi formoso corpore gaudet. And indeed this made him be beloved and honoured in the fight of all men; 
His eanestnesse to attain learning.  for such was his forwardness and zeal to learning, and to attain the Arts, that he would steal from his hours of rest to add to them of his study, 
Iliad. 8.  taking that of Homer as if spoken to himself 
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. id est,  
Conciliarium non licet integram.  
dormire noctem.  And Plautus saith, 

In Ruden. — Vigilare decel hominem  
Qui vult sua tempore conficere beneficia  
Nam qui dormiunt libenter, sine Lucro  
Et cum malo quiescunt.—  Striving to imitate that famous conqueror of the world Alexanander the great, who being asked how in so short a time he had done such great things, which another could revolve in his mind in the same time, answered, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, noting thereby a continued industry with which he did always follow his occasions, and constantly persevere in the pursuit of his proposed end, letting no occasion of well managing his his business, rashly or negligently slip out of his hands. And indeed out Duke fell short in nothing of that Heathen, for he never would contract or let fall his spirit, 
His industry.  so as he might seem to be overpressed, but rather would cheerfully and freely, not as of constraint, meet occasions, and by all means endeavour to forward, never with a finespun compliment to delay or procrastinate any design.  
Imbue Puerum, 
Pro. 22.6.  Instruct a child (saith Solomon) in the way wherein he should walk, and when he is old he will not departed therefrom, for as the teaching is, such will the manners, according to that Morum quos fecit, praemia doctor habei. This rule being closely followed by him in his childhood, was never after forgotrens; for he made it his chief work to satisfy his judgement in the controversies of Religion, 
His religion.  as knowing that Principis est virtus maxima, nosce Deum. And herein certainly he was so perfect, that all about him were admiting hearets of his profound discourses, 
His Eloquence.  his words dropping from him in a mellifluous manner both to delight and satisfaction. Mente valet, juncta est facundis gratia didit. 
Homer de Iliss:  His insight in humane learning was very great, so that he was courted by foreigners as a son of wisdom, by whose example, the excess of his followers was abated, for they did subire animos magno authori, tie their minds to his rule, 
His mode ration.  to the perfect fulfilling that rule of the Poer, 
Si studia & mores populi cognoscere curas  
Rex facilis, vitam Principis inspicias.  
The master's life did surely prove  
A pattern to the servants love.  And as he inherited his father's portraiture, 
His father's imitator.  so likewise he owned his perfection, according to that of Isocrates, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉; the roots of virtue were so deeply fixed, that they could not be pulled up by any strength, nor by any means be removed: of such force is education, that the sweet savour of Virtue first received, when the mind is yet tender, open, and easily seasoned, is hardly ever to be extinguished.  
The ancient Romans, when their voices were demanded at the Election of their Emperor, used to cry out with one consent Quis melior quam literatus? resting assured that Virtue and Learning were for the most part copartners, and insinuating that he that wanted learning could never merit honour.  
This made Licinius that was Colleague in the Empire with Constantine the great, be recorded by all writers with Infamy, for that, (being uncapable of learning himself, by reason of the slowness and barrenness of his understanding) was wont to call learning the very poison, and public plague that infected Realms. The Roman Historians wholly applying this vanity of his to want of judgement, and not being able to comprehend the benefit of Arts.  
But our Royal Duke was of the Philosopher Aristippus his mind, being wont to affirm, that it was better to be a beggar then unlearned, because the beggar's penury was but want of money, but he that was unlearned was void of humanity: and therefore (saith one) if a good man, 
Joach. Wag. in Anatol. dedic.  or a learned man would ever wish to live long, certainly it would be for no other cause, but that they may do something worthy of living. This made Scaliger cry out, Nothing is better than knowledge, nothing more noble than to reach, nothing comes so near to true felicity, as to learn. But we cannot learn but from others, we cannot teach unless we converse with others, and we can learn little or nothing truly but what we learn from others; not by a continual poring on the book, for that (saith Socrates) weakeneth the memory, but by discourse, and public conversing with men.  
This made the Duke of Gloucester, when he had thus truly laid the foundation and ground work of his learning in his private study at Leyden, to return again to the Court of France, there to study men, whereby to become more capable of assisting his brother, the most incomparable King of Great Britain. He had already seen the beauty of many cities, known the manners of the people of many countries, through whom he had passed, and learned the language of those Nations with whom he had been conversant, which served him not only for delight, but ornament: nor rested he here, for observing that the greatest ornament is the beauty of the mind, he made it his endeavour to attain that which in moral Philosophy is called Cultus animi, consonant and agreeing with those of his body, namely beauty, health and strength.  
The beauty of his mind he shewin grateful and acceptable forms and sweetness of behaviour, which caused all men that had to do with him always to go from him highly satisfied and contented. 2. The health of his mind consisted in an  constancy and freedom from passions, which indeed are the sickness of the mind. 3. The strength of his mind he demonstrated in performing good and great things, the even temper of his mind keeping him from evil and base things. Now the greatest part of men have none of these: some have one and lack the other two, some few attain to have two of them, but this most Illustrious Prince was the great Master of all three; which as it shown a most deep understanding, so the means whereby be attained thereunto may well deserve a memorial to be recommended to posterity for great men to imitate.  
The first thing he endeavoured was to attain experience of forms, which he did, by making his mind expers rerum, for behaviour is but a garment, and it is easy to make a comely garment for a body that is well proportioned; whereas a deformed body can never be helped by Tailor's art, but the counterfeiting will appear. And in the form of the mind it is a true rule that a man may mend his faults with as little labour as cover them.  
The second way he proposed to himself for the aforesaid end, was this, to wit, imitation; and to that end he affected the worthiest, and did not think them most worthy whom he most affected.  
To obtain the health of the mind he used the same means which we do for the health of our bodies, that is, to make observance what diseases we are aptest to fall into, and to provide against them, for Physic hath not more remedy against the diseases of the body, than Reason hath preservatives against the passions of the mind.  
This made him all the while he did abide in the Court of France, where he saw infinite variety and behaviour of men and manners, that he always followed and imitated the best, not being caught with novelties, nor infected with Customs, not given to affectation: three excellent virtues, that are seldom seen concurring in a person of his quality.  
Nor did he think it enough to have been in the court, unless he visited the camp also, which made him go into the Army wherein his brother, the most Magnanimous Duke of York had then a command against the Spaniard; with this advantage, as also for many other strong motives, he laid aside the tenderness of his birth and breeding, and conformed his natural courage to be fit to true fortitude, thinking it better at the first to do a great deal too much, than any thing too little; for he knew it to be an observation infallibly true, that a young man, especially a strangers first actions, are looked upon, and Reputation once gotten is easily kept, but an eull impression conceived at the first is not easily removed; so that in short time his name and actions grew both famous and honoured.  
But now, as if fortune had not already done her worst to these Royal Branches of Great Britain's Monarthy, by a forcible expulsion of them from their Native Country by their unnatural Subjects, and setting up an usurping. Impostor in the Kingly seat, she throws one stone more, as hoping abroad to accomplish that villainy which by any means at home they were out of hopes ever to bring to pass; for about November 1655. that devilish Rebel Cromwell having engrossed into his own hands the reins of government, and brought the English Nation to a slavish submission to his Tyrant●cal power, not only within his own limits did what he listed, but quarrelled downright with foreign Princes, especially the King of Spain, upon whom he had made a violent breach in the Indies, by the assailing of Hispaniola, and surprising and taking of the Island of Jamaica. And now finding the King of Spain enraged at the attempt, he attaches him likewise nearer home, that is to say in Flanders.  
To which purpose, by the assistance of the Cardinal of France, Mazarine, and the help of money, in hopes to weaken the Spaniard, by strengthening the French, he enters into a Treaty with them, and on a sudden, concludes a league offensive and defensive; on the twenty eighth of November aforesaid, 1655. a peace was solemnly proclaimed with France.  
At the time of these transactions was the Duke of Gloucester in France, accompanying his brother of York in the wars there, yet both still having an eye to the King of England's affairs, when upon the conclusion and proclaiming of the peace aforesaid, it was suddenly propounded, (although before it was agreed) that they should all be gone from thence in a certain time; how great an affront and indignity this was to such persons who had so highly and eminently deserved at the hands of that people, I leave to all discerning spirits to judge. The King therefore upon good advice, having considered the nature of that rash and inconstant Nation, and minding how once they were like to have served Henry the seventh, by delivering him into the hands of Richard the third his messengers, was not minded either to run the hazard of his own sacred Person, or of either of his brothers, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, but by a timely retirement to make an absolute prevention, and so not only to take away their power, but their hopes of doing him any inconvenience. Hereupon they remove, not over hastily, as in fear, but as befitted their Grandeur, scorning to be driven, they leisurely go into Germany, and for some time abode at Colen.  
Here the Duke of Gloucester again retired himself to a more melancholy life, by his present reading, fitting himself for future employment. To this end he was much conversant in Histories, thereby settling his judgement in matters moral, politic and military, so improving that which they intended as a dishonourable banishment, that it proved an advantageous retirement. Adversity bendeth, but never breaketh a noble and undaunted courage, he abandons not himself, though all the world forsake him, but hopes that when Fortune is come to the Brumal Solstice of her frowning, she will be Retrograde, and shine again with the beams of better success: this made him therefore, though plunged to the lowest deep of disasters, not to sink into the nethermost hell of despair, whence is no redemption, but reserve himself to better fortune, according to that of the Greek Historian and Philosopher, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Decet utrum vere generosum ferre tum bona tum mala si lapsus fuerit.  
During this time of abode at Colen, came thither the news of an irreconcilable breach between England and Spain, as a certainty whereof, they heard that the Spaniard at Dunkirk had proclaimed open war against the English: this was taken as a fit and hopeful opportunity by our exiled Princes, who not long after were very ceremoniously invited into Flanders, where being come, and having received the first entertainment, as of strangers, the next seemed to carry with it a friendship, which so encouraged our two young Nobles of York and Gloucester, that intending a revenge upon France for her unhandsome sending them away, with some new raised forces which they had gotten together, they went into the Spanish Camp, and joined themselves to the Prince of Conde, who was a Protestant Prince, of the blood Royal of France, but now upon discontent in arms against the French King. To him I say they joined, as assured to do more than if they were all Spanish, in regard the secrets of the whole Kingdom were well known to him; and not only Conde, but our English Princes by their long residence there, had observed both his friends and confederecies, and upon what respects they leagued with him; they knew his power and strength, both in regard of his Country and his forces, being well acquainted (as having been trained up in Martial discipline) with many of his chief Commanders; and in cruth they nothing failed of their expectation, although the French by the conjoined forces of England, did things beyond their accustomed manner, besieging and taking Mardike, Dunkirk, and other forts from the Spaniard, although the Spanish forces did as much as could be expected from men, and the English in the quarter where the Dukes of York and Gloucester lay, acted wonders even against their own Countrymen; neither would our Princes leave the Spaniard for the first loss, but continued helping them with an undaunted courage, even till the happy restauration of the King of England to his throne and Kingdoms.  
In this military posture they made many intodes into the enemy's country, and that with such success, as made their valour applauded, and their judgement admired.  
We left the Princess of Orange newly out of childbed, and mother of a Posthumus son, the tenderness of whose years had hitherto kept him, as to the generality of the world, unknown, but now his years having made him seem capable of a more discerning judgement, the States of the Country begin to compliment him, and by a serious endeavour strive to train him up in the military art, that thereby he might in the future be able to do as his forefathers, and not only imitate their virtues, but their valour: and to this end there was a company of young Noble men and Gentlemen raised, of whom the Prince was to the Commander in chief, the Lord Breherode Lieutenant, and the young Lord Wassenaer Ensign. A good rule sure, so by custom and use in youth, to enure to practise, that their most perfect age shall not scruple at the toil, but rather count all difficult things pleasurable, as knowing that Ardua virtutis est via. But it is often seen that men are weary of well doing, and so were these Hollanders, quitting their widow Princess and her Son, and closing with English factions against the King, which being seen by Prince William Governor of Friesland, he, together with the whole Country, declared their dissent against any such agreement, and stand highly on their punctilios for their young Princes, and his mother's honour and right.  
This gallantry and nobleness of the Frieslander, was highly commended by many foreign Princes, especially the Brandenburgher, whose Electoral Princess with all her train, came to give a visit to the Princess of Orange; whither also came the Dukes of York and Gloucester, for whom there was a stately, and Princelike preparation made for their entertainment; which the whole States taking notice of, their stomaches also came down, and by their means the City of Amsterdam invited the Princess of Orange to a magnificent feast in remembrance of the great services performed by the house of Orange for them.  
The Dukes in this interim were retired into Flanders, to their forces in the Spanish army, wherein the Duke of York still continued an eminent actor, but the Duke of Gloucester having as he supposed, seen sufficient of the wars, and hoping that God at length would restore his brother the King, he intended to apply himself to such a form of life, as that he might by his Counsel be able to help him, knowing that most great men, 
Tacit. Annal.  plura Consilio quam ●vi perfecerent, have ever done as much by Counsel as by force. 
1 Com. C●vill. Bel●▪  This made Caesar say, Non minus est Imperatoris consilio superare quam gladio, A Prince's conquests are gained as much by Council as by the sword.  
We may justly say, that this young Duke did truly prove such a one as Basilius the Emperor recommended to his son, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, that is, Use such Counsellors who have counselled well in their own affairs, and managed the same well, not such whose imprudence hath made all things go to confusion, for they who through too much carelessness neglect themselves and their own business, will never be a good help or adviser to another: this I say, was so in him, for never was any man more atrent to what he undertook, nor more careful either in his own, or the affairs of others, by which means he hoped to shut out all foreiners from counsel, lest they should attract envy to his Prince, because Consilia externa sunt semper infausta.  
That maxim in him was truly verified, Miseria Prudentiae bowa Mater, for certainly his afflictions did infinitely refine him, He might say with David, It is good for me that I have been afflicted, 
●sal. 119.  for thereby I have learned not only they Law, but have gained an insight into worldly Wisdom, nor are Councillors only bettered by troubles but even Princes themselves are made excellent, whom a various fortune hath sometimes exercised, Charles the fifth of France was endued with an admirable Wisdom, and gained the surname of Wise, but few men were ever so variously tossed up and down even from his very childhood; his Father King john being lead away Prisoner, and the Kingdom harrassed over by another Nation, So Lewis the eleventh, a wise Prince, yet for divers years driven both from his Father, Friends, and Country, and forced to live as an exile with Philip Duke of Burgundy, many others we might join in the same rank; but what need we go from home, since we have among us the most religiously wise King in the World, whose trials have exceeded all before going. Most true therefore is that saying of the Greeks— 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. a quibus laesus ab jis doctus— In this condition we will leave him at his serious studies, to see how the Princess of Orange his Sister speeds with her pleased friends of Holland: the Sta●es having upon their second and better thoughts reconciled themselves to the Prince & his Mother, as a testimony thereof gave them a magnificent entertainment being welcomed by the chief of the Town accompanied with many horses richly accoutred, and many Coaches, the Burgomasters at their reception giging high thanks to the Princess fo● dignifying them with her presence▪ As a recreation after the Feast, wa● presented in various shows, the memorable Acts of the five last Princes of Orange, the Emperor Adolp● of Nassaw and others of that family, & in the show was placed a representation of the present young Prince in the Arms of Religion; nothing was wanting that might grace s● solemn an occasion, but only the Prince of Orange himself, the People longing with an unsatisfied expectation to see his person, for now as he grew up apace, so he began to draw the eyes and observation of most men in those parts towards him, as the person ordained to reduce things to the ancient lustre as they were wont to be in the days of the Princes of Orange his predecessors. Which others of a more factious and wicked nature murmured at, rather desiring that he might be laid aside. This made his Mother to look about her and with care to keep correspondencies especially with those Provinces that refused a confaederacy with the English, like a good Prince minding Patriae beneficium the advantage of the Country more than her own private ends: and that the world might take notice thereof, she bore her Son company to Leyden when he went thither to be instructed in the Languages and Sciences, and were by the Magistraces of that City honourably received.  
The Princess Royal being returned to the Hague and intending to go thence to Bredah, her Son the Prince came thither for a few days from Leyden to take his leave of her, and as soon as she was gone he returned back again to his studies.  
The Duke of Gloucester all this while remained private, only sometimes visiting in public his Illustrious brothers, being grown famous by his retirement; and his Councils looked on as Oracles, his knowledge being weighed not by the length of his life, but the observations he made upon all occurrents, proving thereby that he that liveth long and seethe much but observeth nothing, shall never prove any wise man.  
There was not any the meanest action whereof he took not notice, weighing the coherence of causes, effects counsels and successes, with the proportion and likewise between nature and nature, fortune and fortune, action and action, state and state, time past, and time present, thereby being able to render an account both of the manners and customs both of the places and people wherein he had resided.  
The Princess of Orange was now at Bredah, where she was carressed and courted by many foreign Princes and States, only the King of France, by what or whose instigation is not certainly known, began to play foul, for while the old Princess Dowager of Orange and she, were with some heat contesting about the Guardianship of the Principality of Orange, the French King surprises the same, takes into his own possession the Ammunition and Arms with all other strengths thereof, and gives out that he will keep them all for the young Princes use during his minority, and as a faithful Steward deliver them all up again when he comes to full age. A fair pretence, but much to be feared that it will with great difficulty be performed, it being too generally found true that Great men many times do wrong, because they have a power in their hands, and so long as that power lasts they will and do maintain the same by doing greater. But although the Princess and all her friends did much both doubt and fear such an event from so unhandsome a beginning, yet they for the present smothered the same within their Breasts, doubting least by showing their fear, they should cause a distrust, for as Seneca saith Qui timet a nicum amicum ut timeat docet. 
●en. Sent.  Whereas noble and generous spirits strive as much not to be overcome in courtesy, as the valiant and courageous not to be overthrown in Battle. Hence it is that nothing more obligeth the promiser to an unfeigned and free performance, than the free and confident assurance, which the promitter professeth to have in the word and offer made him, whereas on the contrary many have taught others to deceive, while they have appeared too fearful and jealous of being deceived.  
The face of affairs both in England and other parts began now to be altered, and that Royal family which had suffered so long and tedious an Eclipse began again to be worshipped as Sol oriens as the rising Sun in our Hemisphears, in so much that on every side it is courted and caressed, making good that saying of the poet. 
All things concur with more than happy chance  
To raise the man whom fortune will advance  and so indeed they did, for the Rebels of England being beaten at their own weapon, the immediate finger of God appeared and infused a new spirit of Loyalty into the hearts of the people which occasioned his Majesty accompanied with his brothers the Duke of York and Gloucester, to come from brussels in the King of Spain's Country and under his command to Bredah under tuition of his beloved Sister the Princess of Orange where they were received with that splendour as became such persons on all hands; she with joy to see the Sacred Majesty of great Britain in such hopes of restauration, and they with gratitude to heaven for so great and happy a change.  
Here they continued until the English Parliament sent Commissioners to invite the King and his brother's home into England, and as a particular testimony of their true obedience and Loyalty, they sent to each of them several great presents, and particularly to the Duke of Gloucester the sum of Ten thousands pounds which was acceptably received and shortly after the said Duke waiting on the King embarked in the good ship called the Nazby, but at that time new Christened and named the Charles, in which by the good hands of God assisting, he arrived in England and Landed at Dover on the five and twenty day of May and from thence went to Canterbury. On the twenty eight he riding on the left hand of the King came to Rochester and on the twenty ninth with a stately and magnificent passage through the famous & ancient City of London the Metropolis of the Kingdom, did arrive at Whitehall in the evening, which Crowned the solemnity of the day with incredible demonstrations. After a day or two respite and rest ●he Dukes of York and Gloucester went ●o the house of Peers and their took ●heir places, adding by their pre●ence two stars of the first magnitude to that sphere, which had of ●ate been wholly overclouded or at ●est taken up by comets & meteors.  
The King had not been above a fortnight in London but that he nominated a privy Council, whereof the Duke of Gloucester was one of the chief, the King having known by experience that Pa●vi sunt foris arma nisi sit consilium domi, & therefore upon his former observation of ●is rich endowments of mind, and strength of judgement, which with happy success he had often made use of, he made that choice, being well cautioned of the necessity of such counsellors. Salustius in his discourse to Caesar saith, ego comperi omnia regna avitates, nationes usque eo prosperum imperium habuisse, dum vera consili● valuerunt; ubi gratia, timor, voluptas e● corrupêre, post paulo imminutae opes● deinde ademptum imperium, postremo ser● vitus imposita est, I have found (sait● he) all Kingdom's Cities & Nation● so long to have prospered as the● made use of sound and wise Counsels▪ but where favour fear or partiality have prevailed, they have soon decayed and at last been made tribu●aryes to their Enemies Aristotle writing to Alexander useth these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 
Arist. Rher. ad Alex.  Consiliari eorum quae inter ●omines, divinissinum est, that to give good counsel is a thing more than human. And in another place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Quiddam sacrum ●st consultatio. Good counsel hath something of god in it.  
Heaven having thus propitiously ●etled the affairs of Government in 〈◊〉 good measure, lest so great excess ●hould breed supinesse or neglect, gives affliction, to moderate turgencies, by casting that most excellent Prince and Counsellor the Duke of Gloucester on his sick bed; the disease under which he laboured was common to this English Nation, and very seldom if ever mortal; curble for the most part by the attendant care of some knowing Nurse, but become mortal to the Duke by the overnice and too severe rules of the Learned Physician, who contra●● to the nature of the disease di●several times let him blood; fo● howsoever Rulandus Botallus, an● divers other good Physicians, command Phlebotomy as an excellent means to cure many desperate disease, yet in this our Northern Isle, or bodies being for the most part mo● Phlegmatic and gross than theirs t● the Southward are by consequenc● the better helped, by dejectory diuretic and diaphereticall mean then by any effusion of blood, but s● prevalent was the Physician's cred●● that their art was submitted unto i● all things. The Duke as I said twi●● or thrice let blood and by tha● means unfortunately in the prim● of his years and beginning of hi● strength, on the thirteenth day o● September 1660. was brought to his death, a day for ever to be noted fatal and in the Calendar to be nig●● Carbone notatus that all the world may know it be unlucky.  
We may justly lament his loss as cicero did the death of Sulpitius, 
Tul. Pist lib. 11. ep 9 & 6.12. ep. 5.  ●ervji Sulpitii morte magnum praesi●ium amisimus, amisso enim eo tan●um detrimenti respublica acceperit ut ●unc autoritate & prudentia prospicere ●ortet ne inimici nostri consule sublato ●erent se convalescere posse. By this ●eath of the Duke, we lost one great ●iller of the Commonwealth, which ●hereby hath suffered so great damage that it will ask our whole wisdom and authority to keep our ●nemies in a sure subjection.  
While this sad face of affairs ●egan to appear and cloud the En●ish; The Princess Royal desirous 〈◊〉 give a visit to her brother in his ●●n Kingdom, to congratulate with ●●m in the happiness of his miracu●s restoration, acquainted the State's 〈◊〉 the Low Countries with such ●er intents, who being highly sa●fied therewith, she further then ●mmended to their care & love, her ●ung Son the present Prince of Orange during the time of her absent in England, which she said would be for some time: the State's gla●● to be so highly entrusted, and wi●● such a treasure, promised the utmost of their care and endeavour in th● said young Prince's behalf, who● they then owned as their Prince a● promised to him all fidelity: a●● as a testimony of their present affection to her their Prince's mothe● they bestowed on her several gre●● and Princely gifts, together wi●● an honourable splendid entertainment, waiting upon her also to t●● Sea side, where in a solemn a● respectful manner they took the farewell of her while she imbark● on shipboard, and with a prospero● gale of wind arrived at the English shore, where being landed on t● three and twentith day of September she was met and received by th● King of great Britain and the Duke of York, and with a Royal train a● tended to the Court at Whiteh● where afterwards she remained, being entertained with Royal feast and pleasures according to the laudable custom of ancient days, and contrary to the Fanatic humour of these times. Where we may see some that do avoid pleasure out of a pretence of danger, and dare not but abandon lawful delights for fear (forsooth) of sin, these seem like jgnorant metallists which cast away the precious Ore because they cannot separate the gold from the dross; or some simple Jew that condemes the pure streams of jordan because they fall into the dead Sea; why do not these men refuse to eat because meat hath made many gluttons; how dare they cover themselves with clothes that know there is pride in rags? These hard tutors if not tyrants to themselves while they pretend a mortified strictness are injurious not only to their own liberty, but to the liberty of their maker: wherefore hath he given the Commodities of the earth if not for use? or why placed he man in Paradise not in a desert? How can we more displease a liberal friend then to departed from his delicate feast wilfully hungry: they are deceived that call this holiness: It is the disease of a mind sullen, distrustful and impotent. There is nothing but evil which is not from heaven, and he is none of God's friend that rejects his gifts for his own abuse: if God have mixed us a sweet cup, let us drink it cheerfully commend the taste and be thankful, rejoicing in it as his. In this manner and no other were the festivous celebrations given to this Illustrious Princess; the same still continuing until the Queen Mother was coming out of France, as to receive the benefit of the long detained Dowry so to give a visit to her son now settled for whose hoped restauration, she had sent so many daily Orisons to heaven: whereof the King having notice on the twenty seventh of October went to meet ●her at her landing at Dover, and from thence with a Princely equipage and royal attendance conducted her to whitehall after ninetten years absence thence, with whom came the Illustrious Princess Heniretta, (her daughter) and Prince Edward brother to the Prince Elector Palatine; on the second day of November 1660.  
Long had not this contexture of happiness lasted before a sad & sullen cloud began to cast a dimness over all these joys by the sudden falling sick of the Princess Royal of Orange, into a like distemper with that which had so immaturely rob us of her incomparable brother the Duke of Gloucester; whereof she had not lain sick many days but by the same hand using the same means of blood-letting she was translated into another world, exchanging this life for a more certain, and the transitory pleasures of earth for the never fading joys of a more glorious Kingdom.  
Her death was a new cause of sorrow to all faithful and Loyal hear●s which made them express their various sadness in several sorts according to the magnitude and excess of their grief, among whom give me leave (since the poor widow's mit● bringing what she could and all tha● she had was acceptable) to add on tear to the general deluge of sorrow which covers the face of our English world in this ensuing Elegy  

An Elegy on the ever to be lamented death of the most Illustrious Princess Mary Princess of Orange and Sister to the King of great Britain  
WHen Gloucester died such was my inward grief  
As made me speechless, knowing that his life  
Was so profound a loss, that weeping were  
A too too common tendant on his Beer:  
That sorrow's weak that deluges the eye,  
'Tis grief indeed that turns to ecstasy.  
But custom bats the greatness by degrees  
None counts that strange which every day he sees:  
Though then my grief's renewed, yet fashion will.  
Break through and on this Hearse lament its fill  
The Princess dead! What dismal sound is that  
Which to my Soul such sadness doth relate?  
Surely the fatal Sisters are agreed  
Always to cut never to spin a thread  
Or if they will prolong, they then devise  
To make Physicians (as that spirit of lies  
Made Ahabs Prophets) erring and deceived  
Whereby their words are not to be believed  

〈◊〉 Christ●as.  Or if they may yet every one may see  
Who walks thereby, lives but in jeopardy  
Hence thence pretenders, from whose outside show  
We have received a second deadly blow.  
Fatal as that of Treason is the air  
(As the late times) infected, thus to dare  
Only at Royal Branches, or is this  
Of latter plots the Metempsuchosis.  
What will the Belgic Lion think, when now  
He hears of this, with corrugated browth  
Inwardly curse the more than luckeless time  
He spared his darling to our wretched clime  
Tell me, ye fates did ye intent it thus  
To bring a Gem and only show it us?  
Why have you else so soon our blesses crossed  
To let us know by seeing what we lost.  
Bring her again, I'll search the dismal deep  
For her lost shade, nothing shall hold or keep  
My zealous spirit from an hourly quest  
Until I find the place where she doth rest.  
Then on my knees I'll pray that she will tell  
The cause and means how she so early fell,  
But ah! it is to late, she's gone, and I  
May melt myself to tears, dissolve and die  
See how Great Charles himself doth sadly shroud  
His Kingly splendour in a mourning cloud  
And how dark sable the whole Court benights  
Which else had gloried in festivous rites  
And all is but too little, when we mind  
Our loss, for which such sorrow's left behind.  
Hence forward I to Heaven will daily bow  
That it will deign with a serener brow  
To smile upon the Rest, that years may bless  
Their heads when hoary, with fresh happiness.  
Now though condoling greatens but our loss  
And sense thereof but addeth to the cross  

●vid. Act. lib.  Yet we must grieve and make each sarfetched groan  
Niobe like turn us almost to stone  
Or with Ciane let our discontent  
Admit no comfort while we do lament  
Our Princess rape, that every one that hears  
Our sorrow, may with us dissolve to tears.  
Or thaw with Arethusa to a spring  
Near to be drained by all our sorrowing  
Decem. 24. 1660. Sic maestissime plangit, T. Manley.   

ON the 31 day of December following she was honourably though privately interred in King Henry the seventh chapel at Westminster among her royal ancestors. Her corpse waited on by abundance of the Nobility and Gentry, whose inward sighs expressed their sorrow for so great a loss.  
But alas, as we know that inevitable decree Semel statutum est omnibus mori, and thereby may gather that though they be as terrestrial Gods, yet they shall die like men; so we must thereby conclude, 
Prov. 16.33.  good is the word of the Lord, since without his providence nothing can happen. The Lot is cast, saith the wise man, 
Pro. 16.33.  into the lap, but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord, so as that which seemeth most subject to chance is yet disposed by the Ordinance of God. And hereof the wiser sort of philosophers were not Ignorant, as Cicero witnesseth for them in his collecting and comparing the opinion of Aristotle and his sectators with that of Plato and the Academics to this effect, that the same power which they call Anima mundi was no other than that incomprehensible wisdom, which we express by the name of God, governing every thing in heaven and earth: To which also they sometimes gave the name and title of Necessity and fate, because it bindeth by an inevitable ordinance; sometime the stile of fortune, because of many effects there appears unto us no certain cause. To this effect St. Augustine in his question on Genesis lib. 1. 
St. Aug. Quest. in 〈◊〉  And likewise Seneca, which was also the Doctrine of the Stoics, of which Sect he was: for whatsoever (saith he) thou callest God, be it nature, fate or fortune, all are but one and the same differenced by divers terms according as he useth and excerciseth his power diversely. Why then should we too solliciously grieve, since their virtues assure us they are possessors of more than an earthly happiness, the sweet savour of their pius lives hath not been pleasing to God, but for the future will be an example to men, who shall record their fame and eternize their memories, which the dust of oblivion or ingratitude can never sully or cover, for in memoriâ aeternâ erit justus. The just shall be had in everlasting remembrance.  
Thus have I brought you to the graves of these two unparallelled Princes, it only remains now that I show you them in character tanquam in speculo, severally by themselves.  
Henry Duke of Gloucester born as aforesaid was of complexion and hair of a dark colour, but in face and nature much resembling his Father of glorious memory.  
Now although it be none of the least honour and happiness to be borne of Noble and high parents, whose virtues have been more exemplary than their lives; so it is also a great addition of felicity when Paternal virtue goes with the descent, which very frequently happens ac, cording to that saying Est in juvencis Patrum Virtus, or as the old Poet speaks more at large.  
Forts creantur fortibus et bonis  

Horat. Ilb. ●. ode 4.  Est in juvencis est in equis Patrum  
Virtus, nec imbecillem seroces  
Progenerant aquilae columbam  
By which means as also his other endowments of learning he became one of the most rarely accomplished Gentleman of the world; in ●is behaviour sober and somewhat inclining to sadness; of a strong body and sound constitution which were much bettered by a frequent and well displined exercise, whereby he became a most absolute Master over himself, in the conquering all the passions and affections of his mind, which otherwise might have misguided his youth; for the better clearing whereof, we must take notice, that three sorts of actions proceed from men's souls, some are internal and immaterial as the act, of our wits or wills, two be more external and material, as the acts of our senses, seeing, in hearing etc. Three other stand between these two extremes and border upon them both, the discovery whereof is best found in Children, because they lack the use of reason and a●● guided by an internal imagination following nothing else but that tha● pleaseth their senses, no otherwise than Brute Beasts. 
Aug. lib. 9 de civitate dei ch. 4. & Cicero quest Ruscul 3.  These action which as it were common to us wit● Beasts are called passions, affections perfurbations and are certain internal acts or operations of the soule● bordering upon reason and sense (prosecuting some good things or flying some ill things) yet not equally observing both, for passions and sense, are like two evil servant● who bear more love to each other then either of them to their Master, but reason as a Princess in her Throne sets bounds to those several habits maintaining a continual conflict with them; which most men finding and perceiving that by making peace with their sense, they should receive ●reat pleasures, presently struck ●●ile thereto, and in despite of rea●on, what curiosity the eyes will see, ●●ey yielded unto them, what dainty ●ates the palate requireth they ●ever deny, nor savours or odours which ●ill please the sent are restrained, ●or music to content the Ear is forbidden; and finally there is nothing ●f that cost or rareness which iensu●lity can request, but is presently by ●ll the endeavours of importunity, ●rayers and riches sought for and attained, so that reason now being conquered and, drawn to submit ●roves a better friend to sensuality ●hen the passions were before, in●enting strait ways ten thousand ●orts of delights which the dulness of ●he passions could have reached to or ●nce imagined; so that if it should ●e asked who was the first cause of ●o much profuseness and prodigality ●n meats and drinks, clothing and attire, costly buildings and rich furniture, no better answer can be give then this reason to please sensuality which made a religious man one lamenting this ignominious industry of reason to sense, wish with all h●● heart, that godly men were but ha● so industrious to please God a● worldly men to please their inordinate appetites.  
Now although it be true as is before spoken, yet doubtless these passions may be guided by virtue; and by good men so moderated tha● they shall rather serve for Instruments of virtue than fomenters ●●vice. And the reason commonly allowed of Philosophers and divine● most pregnantly proveth this verity▪ for if the motions of our wills be virtuous and directed by the square of religion and prudence, certainly with the same if not much more ease● pleasure & delight virtuous actions are accomplished then vicious thereupon the Philosophers and fathers perceiving what commodities these passions afford to a virtuous soul with divers similitudes declared their service; 
Cicero 3. Tusc.  some (say they were sparks of fire apt to kindle virtue into a flame, (others) that they were Soldiers to attend their Captains. 
Bas. Hom. contra Irascentes  They be like water saith St. Basil, that sustaineth oil about it that it may run more purely and not be infected with earth. 
Bas. der Vi●gin●  They are also compared to Horses, which draw a Coach, so the passions draw the soul to the fruition of her virtuous objects and indeed the passions of our minds; are not unlike the humours of our bodies, 
Cicero. 4. Tusc.  whereunto Cicero well compareth them, for if blood, phlegm, choler or melancholy exceed the due proportion required to the constitution and health of our bodies, presently we fall into some disease; so if the passions of the mind be not mod learnedly teaeated according to reason and that temperature that virtue requireth, immediately the soul is molested with some malady, but if the humours be kept in a due proportion they are the preservation of health: hereby may be gathered that passions are not wholly to be extinguished (as the Stoics seem to affirm) but rather to be sometimes moved and stirred up for the service of virtue as Plutarch learnedly teacheth. This hath many excellent Captains in former ages whom the desire of glory and repute stirred up to many honourable achievements, and if many rare wits had not been pressed with the same affections we should neither seen Homer's poetry, Plato's divinity, Aristotle's Philosophy, Plinys History, nor Tully's Eloquence: It cannot but be granted that shamefacedness retaineth from many offences: fear of punishment keepeth from theft, and remorse of conscience calleth many sinners to the grace of God.  
Now it cannot be denied but that the minds of all men are thus charged with passions, and that those passions work divers effects for their discovery, according to that of the Poet, 
O quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.  And as Pliny also speaketh, 
Plin. l. 11.  Frons hominis tristitiae, incaritatis, clementiae, severitatis Index est. 
Q. Curt. l. 2.  Alexander the Great (as Curtius relates it) had experience hereof, who after he had won the City of Tarson belonging to Darius, entering upon a hot Summer's day into the River Cidmus, and thereby catching so vehement an ague that hindered his journey at present against his Enemies, which then began to draw near to him, he resolved in himself for avoiding the threatened mischief to take some very strong Medicine, that should presently either mend or end him; To this purpose, Philip an ancient Physician who had constantly waited on him from his youth was spoken with, who promised to prepare him a Potion according to his desire: While Philip was making ready the Potion, Parmenio a Captain, whom Alexander of all other most loved and trusted, understanding the King's Determination, sent him a Letter, advising not to meddle with Philip's potion, because he understood he was corrupted by Darius with promise of a thousand Talents and his Sister in Marriage that he should kill him; Alexander was much perplexed in his mind at this news & while he was debating with himself what to do, his Physician brought him the Potion: when the King saw him he raised himself upon his elbow, and taking the Letter in the left Hand, with his Right took the Cup and drank off the Physic; which done, he delivered the Letter to Philip to read, and looked earnestly into his Face as long as he was reading, supposing that if he had been faulty, some token would have appeared in his Countenance, imagining with himself that as the pulse declareth the operations of the heart, so the internal cogitations and affections of the mind whether virtuous or vicious, no no where sooner bewray themselves, then through those living windows wherewith Nature hath compassed the olosets of our fancy▪ when Philip had read the Letter, he shown more tokens of displeasure then fear, which together with the protestations of the Physician of his innocence, assured Alexander so of his fidelity he not only rejected all fear of death but conceived an extraordinary hope of amendment, as indeed not long after it proved.  
If it be so then, that the face may be called mentis speculum the minds lookingglass, which discovereth the heart to be the seat of our passions; then hence may be deduced a most certain Conclusion, that according to the disposition of the heart, humours and body, divers sorts of persons be subject to divers sorts of passions, and the same passion affecteth divers sorts of persons in divers manners; for as we see fire applied to dry Wood or Iron, or Flax, or Gunpowder worketh divers ways; for in wood it kindleth with some difficulty, and with some difficulties is quenched, but in flax is soon kindled and quenched, in iron very hardly, but in Gunpowder in a moment, and can never be quenched till the powder be Consumed: so some men you shall see soon angry and soon pleased, others hardly offended and with as great difficulty reconciled, others are all fire, and in a moment with every trifle will be inflamed, and till their hearts be consumed almost with Choler will never cease until they be revenged; which confirms that old saying to be true, Animi mores corporis temperatum sequuntur. As then in Maladies of the body every man feeleth best his own grief, even so in diseases of the soul every man knoweth best his own inclination; Nevertheless (as Physicians commonly affirm) there be certain General causes which incline our bodies to several infirmities, so there are likewise that move our souls to sundry passions; for it cannot be denied or doubted but that there are some affections in the highest and chiefest part of the soul: for to God the Scriptures ascribe, Love, Hatred, Anger, etc. although he cannot be subject to any sensitive operation.  
But to return, the young Duke by a deep judgement having wisely foreseen this, did for the better ordering of himself make use of that Golden Rule.  

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Believe all this, and next these habits gain,  
From wrath and sleep; and food, and lust refrain.   
And looking at Religion as the chief point of true Nobility, according to that in another place,  

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〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉,   

Be thou assured their Offspring is divine,  
To whom things holy through clear nature shine.   
It might truly be said of him which was spoken by Solomon in another case, 
Pro. 31.25  that his lips dropped Wisdom when they opened; and what Job spoke of himself, may be truly attributed to him, The young men saw him and hid themselves, the Aged rose and stood up, the Princes refrained talking and laid their Hands on their Mouths the Nobles held their peace; when the Ear heard him, than it blessed him; and when the Eye saw him, it gave witness to him, Job 30.8, 9, 10, 11.  
To be short, his wisdom was great in that he was able to advise, and greater in that he was willing to be advised; never so wedded to his own resolves but on good ground he would be divorced from them; his temperance was great, his diet sparing, sleep moderate, not to pamper nature but keep it in repair: pleasures he rather did but taste or sip then greedily drink off, and that sometimes more to content others then please himself. Of a quicker apprehension, Eloquent tongue, and what was worthy of most repute; he was very religious, well skilled in several Languages, and extraordinarily seen in divine Sciences. To conclude, his soul was enriched with many Virtues, but the most Orient of all was his humility which took all men's love and affections without resistance, and made his death the more lamented, by which means we doubt not his Everlasting bliss.  

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Now raised to Heaven, he from his body free,  
A Deathless Saint, no more shall mortal be.   
I shall only give you a few of his observations, which while he lived he was known to have made, whereby his wisdom may be the better discerned; for if ex pede Herculem, as by the bigness of Hercules foot, we may guess at the vast dimensions of the other parts of his body, so the judgement of men's abilities are to be learned by their say; as a touch whereof I shall in the way of a Corollory add only these few of this most pious Prince as hereafter they sufficiently follow.  
1. It was an observation noted by him, That Good & Great men may secure themselves from guilt but not from Envy; for the greatest in trust of public Affairs are still shot at by the aspiring of those that think themselves less in employment than they are in merit.  
2. That oftentimes it is seen, that men's Consciences convincing them of another man's desert and merit, they suspect opposition in them, whereby their greatness may be Eclipsed, and therefore strive by all means to put disgrace on his person and parts, thereby to hinder his rising; for whilst a man is out of employment and finding that he cannot so publicly express his worth, they still labour to keep him in obscurity to the end that themselves may appear more glorious.  
3. It was the practice of Constantine the Emperor when his Enemy Licimus began his Wars with Exorcisms and Charms, he undertook all with prayer and holy Meditations, and therefore the Lord of Heaven made him Lord of the Field: and he found such comfort by prayer that he stamped upon his coin the image of himself praying to God. The Duke inferred from thence this Conclusion, How necessary this duty of prayer is for settling our affairs; my soul I am sure is experimentally sensible, if we settle our Affairs right with God, he will settle our business with man: is it not his own promise, Ask and it shall be given to you.  
4. This also was a similitude used by him. As a pot full of Water in the heat of Summer is troubled and polluted with many flies, but if it be boiled upon the fire they neither would nor durst come near it; so (saith he) while our souls in prayer are cold and liveless, we are still perplexed and have no relief from our troubles, whereas if our minds were inflamed with zeal, all Vanities would be abandoned, and our prayers so rectified that we should not offer the Sacrifice of Fools.  
5. That there is no better mark of a true generous spirit then to attempt things which are hard to be achieved: 'Tis in vulgar and adulterate spirits, that the soul of motion is wholly derived from the livelihood of action: Noble spirits court dangers. Avida est periculi virtus: Nec juvat ex facili lecta Corona jugo.  
6. He took great delight in that saying of Aristippus the Philosopher, who was wont to affirm that it was better to be a Beggar then unlearned, because the Beggar's penury was only want of Money, but he that was unlearned was destitute of humanity.  
7. He was wont to Note that the Ladder of Jacob mentioned in Genesis is but a Figure of Christ, which by his humane Nature touched Earth, and by his Divinity Heaven; therefore if we or our prayers pass by this Ladder, we have the Father at the top of the Ladder ready to receive us and our prayers.  
8. He used to say, That it is familiar with fortune to do more harm in one day, than she doth good in many years, using in delight to raise up vain Men for her glory, and on a sudden suffering them to fall with the weight of their proper vanity and want of Government.  
9 When he had read the Story of Archelaus King of Macedonia, who being requested by a Minion of his Court to give him a certain cup of Gold, delivered it to his Page, commanding him to bear and give it to one Euripides who was there present; and then said to the other, As for thee, thou art worthy to ask and to be denied also; but Euripides is worthy of gifts though he ask nothing. Surely said the Duke, this was an excellent reward for an insinuating Parasite, and a rare pattern for other Princes, who thereby may learn, that a deserving Subject aught to be rewarded, though his own modesty withhold him from ask.  
10. He always argued, that Faith and Obedience are to be persuaded, not wrought by compulsion: our minds, like unto generous and Noble horses, being best ruled with an easy bit; howbeit it is necessary not altogether to rely on words, for two things do Establish a Kingdom, viz. Force and Virtue, which between them produce that sinew of War, Money, according to that saying of Themistocles going in Embassy to the Isle of Andros; for Money, he told them that he came accompanied with two Goddesses, viz. Persuasion and Force.  
11. He constantly affirmed; that they are much mistaken in their aim who think to make a man infamous by Death: for there is no Life so odious, that ending in public with constancy and modesty changeth not hatred into pity, pity into favour, and leaveth not some favourable opinion of innocence behind it.  
12. Another observation was, That a man should not derogate from himself, there being two many ready enough for that office, at least to believe him as one that best knows what he most wants; and certainly he that doth censure himself, hath no colour for an appeal, nor person to appeal to, unless it be from his Words to his Deeds, which then must be very remarkable. Howsoever he must acknowledge it to be great folly to have denied that ability in himself which he desires to be much known, for thereby he is become a destroyer of his own fame.  
13. And other times he noted, That there is nothing more unjust then to Condemn those things which ourselves do not or see not, especially when whole Nations agree in it: for when only time makes them please us; it is apparent that in that they first displeased us, it was not their fault, but our ignorance. And it is to be thought that all Countries have both Manners and Habits agreeing to their Clime, which the Genius of the Country will infuse into you if you stay long enough in it. Terram alienam perigrinus exigit & sunm interdum alienum facit  
14. He said, That the truest and securest precepts of policy are those which either are drawn from the prudent resolutions or unadvised errors of great Princes in the deliberations of their most important Affairs, or from the study of policy: all consisting in a severe and judicious censure of the Actions of the Great: and the studious in Histories, which have the gift to know how to examine them, will draw out of them excellent Rules for the well governing of many people.  
15. He averred it to be an Observation as well known as true, That in the Infancy of the Church, men thought nothing too dear for God or too good to be imparted unto the Church; but now (said he) we are arrived to such times wherein all are generally Church-robbers: but the Sacrilegious person and the Simonist never yet did nor ever shall prosper to the third Generation: they are the two profaners of holy things: But God hath and will confound them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.  
Thus have I given you a short view of the life of this most Excellent Prince, together with a short character both of his person and virtues: and a demonstrative appearance of a most eminent wisdom, all which notwithstanding we must conclude all we can say, is too short; So that we must say of him as Parrharius did when painting the Hoplitides, he could neither make him that ran to sweat, nor the other that put off his Armour to breath, added, No further than colours; so when we searched the depth of Invenction and strained Rhetoric to her highest pitch of Eloquence to adapt words to set forth his Eulogies, we must at last submit and confess they all fall short of the reality that was in him; and with Alexander at the Tomb of Achilles, burst into tears and cry: Haeccine Trophaea sunt? Are there all the Trophies, the world could erect to the memory of thy virtues? mean thus, it is confessed, yet such as shall eternize his Fame as long as there shall be a Tongue to speak or an Ear to hear  
I must not in this place forget the late deceased Princess of Orange, whose Character I promised you, and here snall briefly insert it.  
Her Birth, Breeding, Education, and Marriage, you have before at large related; Her person was of a curious make, her Visage fair, whereto was added a graceful bashfulness which gave a lustre to her beauty; her every part being decked with some particular Ornament; her mind richly Embellifyed with the rarest qualities, and full of wit; her speech precious because not frequent: her modesty without parallel, and her behaviour serious, without either pride or affectation; in short, she was such as we may rather admire, then praise according to desert, and whose loss we may rather bewail and lament then recover.  
She was so well settled in the Principles of Religion, that she remained as a Rock , and as eminent for her courage therein, as those who in former Ages did offer themselves to most grievous torments, and to death itself for the love of the Truth; imitating therein her late Royal Father of Glorious and ever Blessed Memory, who parted with his Life rather than he would his Religion. And indeed seldom shall we see such a Father without such Children, or such Children without such a Father; for the plant is known by the fruit, and as is the Egg, so is the Bird that hatched it. And as it is thus in virtue, so likewise it is in vicious offsprings, by which means in policy, we may learn by the villainous and bloody carriage of such men's actions how to manage a just and lawful cause to bring Execution upon Rebels and Traitors, that is, to do nothing to the halves, but when the Sword of Justice is drawn, to throw the Scabbard into the fire, Tolle omnes (saith Seneca) nam profecto parentes libinque eorum qui interfecti, 
Sen. De Cle.  & propinqui & amici in locum singulorum succedunt: his paenam, si tuto poteris, donabis: sic minus, Temperabis.  
Her devotions were Frequent and Exemplary, not so much out of custom performed as zeal, and that not with a cold carelessness but reverential Humility, approaching to her God as a dutiful Child to a tender Father, whose bowels yern to give a suitable answer to the humble address of his bowing suppliant; being not only to herself, an inciter, but to all about her a pious example.  
In the choice of her friends she was very curious, choosing the best and most Virtuous, though not Allied to her, with them conversing and exercising virtue, as the Philosopher speaks: mdash; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. And to the advice of such she yielded consent, as being in herself sensible of those things that did concern her honour or any way conduce to her advantage.  
It is but a part of duty, in case one know better than another to impart it for the common good; and for others mildly to obey such things as shall be wisely represented.  
Her patience was Admirable, bearing the many crosses of her Life, as the Murder of her Father, and Exile of her Mother, and all her nearest Relations; with a true Christian and more than Womanly Courage.  
These indeed and the like, saith a Wise Man, are very harsh and insupportable to life, 
Hierocl.  but yet not really evil. So long as they occasion us not to layse into wickedness: for if we can bear our Misfortunes moderately and with resolution, as reflecting upon the Causes and Occasions of them, remedying as much as in us lies, those accidents seem hurtful, but making profitable use of them, but especially to aim by a perfection of virtue to become worthy to participate of the Divine Happiness; In short,  
Such and so Eminent were her many Virtues that we my justly say of Her as Solomon of his Virtuous Woman; Favor is Deceitful, and Beauty is Vain, but a Woman that Feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. And many Daughters have done Virtuously, but thou excellest them all.  
In a word, to sum up all. As in things we have so in those we do, each hath his proper trial to prove the Excellency thereof in his kind; Gold by the Test, The Diamond by his hardness, Pearl by his water; so the best discoverers of the Minds of men are their Actions; which in the Lives and Characters of these two Famous Dead Princes hath been endeavoured, with as much Candour as can on any hands be expected.  
Lastly, It shall be my prayer to God to send Health and Peace into the Habitations of our Royal Sovereign, and that Heaven will be pleased to spare Him and His in Mercy to this Kingdom, and Crown them with length of Days and Happiness.  
Seneca De Tranquilitate.  
Non is solus reipublicae prodest qui tuetur nos, & de pace belloque censet, sed qui juventutem exhortatur, qui in tanta bonorum praeceptorum inopia virtute instruit animos, etsi nihil aliud certe, in privato dublicum negotium agit.  
FINIS.   

AN ELEGY On the Death of the most Illustrious PRINCE HENRY DUKE of GLOUCESTER.  

SOme Prince's lives, such cold affections bred,  
That we do scarce repent their being dead.  
And such indifferent griefs attend their rights,  
As they were not their Funerals, but our sights.  
Hearse, Scutcheons, darkness, the pale tapers blaze;  
All that invites our first, or after gaze;  
The Nobles, Heralds, Mourners sable-clad;  
These make a solemn pomp, but not a sad.  
But to your Obsequies dear Prince! we come,  
As they that would beg tenements in your tomb  
And by your genuine sorrows seek to prove,  
Those Indians wise that die with those they love,  
And no less penance can these Nations shrive,  
Which make thee dead so long, while yet alive.  
And by as cruel method, as unjust.  
Bury thee first in Exile, then in Dust.  
Thy sufferings Inventary rose so high,  
There scarce was other left thee, but to die.  
And this was that in all his rage and storm,  
Though Cromwell wished, he trembled to perform.  
When pawzing here after thy slaughtered Sire,  
He seemed to fear this was to murder high.  
And bathing his black soul i'th' sacred flood,  
He durst gorge Royal but not tender blood.  
Where then shall innocence in safety sit?  
When a disease itself doth Cromwell it.   

If a distemper our complaints may bear,  
And we may fix a reverend quarrel there.  
Near to be reconciled, pursue we still  
Thy fate, that did with more than slaughter kill  
The sharp disquiets of an aching brain,  
A heart in sunder torn, yet whole to pain.  
Eyes darting forth dim fires, instead of sight;  
At once made see, and injured by the light;  
Faint pulse; and tongue to thirsty cinders dried  
When the relief of thirst must be denied.  
the bowels parched, limbs in tormenting throws  
To cool their heat, while heat from cooling  
Slumbers which wand'ring fancies keep awake,  
And sense not lead by objects, but mistake;  
Most fevers Limbecks though with these they burn  
●hey leave the featured carcase to the urn,  
But thine was born of that offensive race,  
Armed to destroy, she first strove to deface.  
And then to close her cruel tragic part,  
She slew against the augury of Art.  
No adversary could worse spite display,  
Since it is less to Kill, then to betray.  
'Twas savage beyond fate; for others lie,  
Dead of disease, you of revovery,  
All shipwrecks horrid are; but yet none more,  
Then that, which for its witness takes the shore.   

Affronts, plots, scandals, false friends, cold Allies,  
Exiles, wants, tempests, battles, rebels, spies,  
Restraints, temptations, strange airs; in all these  
Was there no Fever, no malignine disease?  
The Royal line (England this brand must wear)  
Suffer abroad, but perish only here.  
So to the Sun the Phoenix doth repair,  
Through each distempered Region of the Air.  
Through swarms of Deaths she there victorious flies,  
But in her cruel Nest she burns, and dies,   

Had you resigned your late afflicted breath,  
When life itself less lovely was then death;  
When the kind graves did but receive our care  
And the survivers only wretched were:  
Our greedy interests might tempted be,  
To call thy virtues back, but hardly thee.  
But now when Vines drop Wine from every trunk  
To cheer their owners, not make rapine drunk;  
Our goods find out our unfrequented hands:  
And crimes make persons guilty, and not lands.  
When Widows houses are no more a meal,  
And Churches spoils are sacrilege, not zeal.  
When our beloved yet dread Sovereign Head,  
Is Crown and Guard to all, but to the Dead.  
What Niobe can wail our mournful fate?  
Snatched from the best of Kings, & happiest state.  
The public peace, and your own large content  
In your just Brothers equal Government.  
Had raised so rich an odour to your sense,  
That growing time had ta'en you sated hence,  
But to departed under four months' return,  
To land in England, to prevent your Urn;  
Seems their disaster, who a bliss might shape,  
But lose their dear enjoyments, by a Rape.   

And now, most wretched we! who state our woe,  
By thy afflictions, and thy virtues too.   

Thy Infancy our cruelty forbore,  
Made thee an early Captive, and no more:  
Kisses that had from Princely parents fell,  
From servile lips seemed then supplied as well.  
Nor could thy sufferings then excite thy moan,  
Since sufferings are no sufferings when unknown.   

Thy childhood, that their nobler cares protect,  
Who strive to show, but are forbidden respect.  
While rude ones seek by a misbred resort  
To raze out all thy lines of birth or Court.  
That tutored out of Prince, you might be sent  
Into a common-people banishment,  
But thrift reclaims that project, eyes the heap  
Of thy expense, and bids thee perish cheap.  
Posts thee, ere least debasement could appear  
A Gem to Foreign states, a burden here.  
So the rude ways, fraught with a costly piece  
Of rich, but Sea neglected ambergris:  
Do, rolling, drive that fragrant billow thence:  
A perfume to the ravished finders sense.   

Abroad the wide improvement of thy parts,  
Drew in so fast the dews of tongues and arts;  
That both in thy accomplishments were spent:  
Arts were thy fortress, Tongues thy ornament.  
Learned latin, graceful speech & high of Spain,  
The courtly French, the clean Italian vain,  
The uncouth Dutch, these languages were known  
Indenizoned as Natives with thy own.   

Those arts where least advantages are found,  
Even those you did descry, but would not sound.  
Historians who record the life of Fame,  
And register each good or vicious Name,  
You from their sacred annals did resume  
Great past examples, for your life to come.  
Wise Navigators that disclose each creek,  
And in the more known world, the unknown seek,  
In their discoveries you embark your Oars;  
Because the seas do most concern these shores.  
By your severer choice selecting thus,  
What was most useful, not most Curious.   

Amidst your bright Embellishments beside;  
If truth or education were your guide,  
Became a sifting Quaere: a dispute,  
That will Afflict the world, but ne'er confute.  
Some to their climes belief, their faith do owe:  
Which is to be persuaded; but not know.  
You (at fifteen) this evidence did advance,  
Religion was your Judgement, not your chance.  
E'er eighteen, to Compagnes, your courage view  
And Dunkirks fight: so famed for York, and you.   

'Bout one and twenty we arrived see  
Others at Age, You at Eternity.   
FINIS.   

AN ELEGY On the Death of the PRINCESS of AURANGE.  
SAd Heaven of late has pailed its smiling brow,  
Wept much foreseeing this loss which happened now.  
The clouds so big with tears bewept the fate  
To come, as well as that we suffered late:  
Strong were heaven's swelling sighs, and foreign shores  
Herd it's Tempestuous groans as well as ours.  
When Nature suffers thus the wand'ring Age  
With expectation big waits the praesage:  
And here it falls within this fatal Isle,  
Adding fresh tears to those we shed e'er while.  
Hither great Aurange came; great dangers past,  
To see her Royal brother Crowned at last;  
To give him joy, and in his joys to share,  
To lighten with her presence Crowned care;  
But here she finds great Henry fled the stage  
Of sinful Earth; the wonder of our Age:  
She stays to see her Kingly brother fast,  
To see Heaven all new plots, and dangers blast,  
And fully now of heavens care satisfied,  
Took leave of him; to see great Henry died:  
Such is her kindness, such her constant love,  
She goes to give him joy, of's Crown above.  
What raging Seas of dangers, and what storms,  
What foaming billows of Tempestuous harms:  
The Royal issue has escaped! then are '  
The Fates more cruel in their Peace, than War!  
Come they but here to pay a debt to Fate,  
Their lives in peace, and rest to terminate:  
Not to triumph for all their travels past,  
And crown their pains with Olive boughs at last;  
This late received, as if content they yield  
A willing conquest; gain a greater field.  
Content and all her wishes answered now,  
This Princess hasts to Heaven to pay her Vow.  
FINIS.