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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09513	Deuoreux Vertues teares for the losse of the most christian King Henry, third of that name, King of Fraunce; and the vntimely death, of the most noble & heroicall gentleman, VValter Deuoreux, who was slaine before Roan in Fraunce. First written in French, by the most excellent and learned gentlewoman, Madam Geneuuefue, Petau Maulette. And paraphrastically translated into English. Ieruis Markham.	Petau de Maulette, Geneviève.; Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1597 (1597)	STC 19793; ESTC S110428	34,051	98

the Gods hath fed Hee which hath made Ioue tremble at his lowre Stoopes vassaile-like and humbleth his proud head Begging the pleasures of a happy howre O great insearchable almightie Fate Thys was your will and you thus form'd his state 147 Euen you sad 〈…〉 VVhich in you● 〈…〉 VVhat hath or 〈…〉 light VVhose Stories none 〈…〉 lesse recite You Rulers of the 〈…〉 gaue might That our great 〈…〉 should vnite All her best tre●●ures in 〈…〉 That after-age might say Thus could shee doe 148 Nature in 〈…〉 Liuely presenting 〈…〉 Is that same Spi●●● of 〈…〉 diuine VVhich causeth euery n●●●rall worke to be All things shee doth preserue and can re●ine Muddy pollusions from impuritie Philosophie can teach no Art nor ground VVhich Nature elder borne had first not found 149 Nature th' effect of Order or 〈…〉 VVas neuer knowne so rich ●o prodigall As when shee tooke in h●nd the blessed frame Of this most famous worke this Generall Delight of those that doe behold the same VVhich to renowne and make more speciall Shee to her-selfe Learning and Vse combinds And then all three sleepe sweetly in theyr minds 150 Thys not to be disioyn'd tryumuerate From any minde that will be per●it taught Possest in them an endlesse during state By no fraile passion to distemper brought All what they could to them they dedicate Nature is Lear●ings eyes Shee Natures thought Vse wanting ●yther is imp●rfect made They without Vse no better then a shade 151 The finest Orpheus toucheth no more strings Then the vnskilfull man which nere saw Lute Yet th' one by Vse and Knowledge sweetly brings To th' eare delight th' other harsh repute So Natures perfit man the best of things Tryes but what fitt'st with Natures gyfts will sute Till taught by Vse and Reasons holy skill Hee brings vnto perfection what hee will 152 ❀ VVhy on creation liues my Muse thus long All the world knowes they are the best can be Contrary matter must be in my song No life but death no birth but tragedie In teares worne pen write dissolution That accent better fits my melodie Deuorax thy death is my desire to frame My prayer thy Brother will but heare the same 153 But woe alas thi● 〈◊〉 vp● r●ayding Muse VVhich tells mee what tho● wer● whē thou wert here Doth with the memory thereof in●use Into th'impou'risht 〈◊〉 which held thee deare Matter of endlesse mou●●ing Horr●●● newes Shewing it selfe how ●ilde it doth appeare VVho seuerd from the glory which it h●d Is now a widdow wofull desperat sad 154 Looke how the Sea swells br●●ely in her pride VVhilst two faire Nauies daun●● vpon her streame Seeming the starre-set heauens to deride But when leane Enuie with her poys●ning b●ame Amongst them doth her venomd hate deuide Leauing no memory of theirs or them Mournes in black-smoaks in clamors and in blood Saying shee is not which hath now no good 155 Or as the gallant Tyltyards kingly drest VVith royall eyes and famous Conquerours Boasts that no place can be more richly blest No not the Courts of greatest Emperours VVhen night appeares and calls them thence to rest VVhich him of all his happy loade deuours Becomes vnfaire subiect to vild abuse Seruing for base and most respectlesse vse 156 Such was the widdow-world when thou wert gone An honor-loosing sea in blood adrest A Realme dispeopl'd a deposed throne A witherd garland where no flowers rest A crowne not made of gold nor rich'd with stone T was altogether vild wholie opprest But whether doth this sorrow beare my breath I yet should write thy life anon thy death 157 ❀ A lingring siege Calamities best friend The wealthy haruest gath'ring store of woes The worke where Deaths worke neuer finds an end The purchase got by blood and lost by blowes Increasing made the walls of Roan bend Famine an infant past his child-hood growes And comd to riper strength beginneth then Sterne Tyrant-like to raigne ore feeble men 158 His gouernment from exile calls Dispair● VVhich straight accuseth H●pe of periurie Affliction for a witnes doth appeare And adds beside more worse impietie H●pe seekes to pleade but no man giues him care Then banisht hee departs from miserie And taking with him all content of minds Flyes to the Campe and better welcome finds 159 Souldiorly tryumphs gi●es him entertaine All harts are open set to take him in Like an imperious Prince through euery vaine Hee rides tryumphant VVhat before had bin Low brought by VVarre rises to life againe Those which had thought to end doe new begin Nothing is held impossible but this To faile of conquest which incertaine is 160 ❀ The new made King whose tytle holy iust VVas by some Rebels yet debard their streets VVarring in other parts as needes he must VVith the report of their approches meets VVhich making complete his long-wished trust Turning feares-gall to conquests honny-sweets Inspyr'd him with desire to blesse his eyes VVith sight of them from whom his blisse must rise 161 A speciall day both parties doe propose And newes thereof by Herralds published In which these two almightie powers dispose Like seu'rall Oceans ioyntly married To meete each other and in sight of those VVhich knew th'ones right how it was iniured And how the others ayde might saue the weake To knit that loue-knot time should neuer breake 162 Dayes which beget dayes naturally begot Thys blessed day worthy some holy Name And brought it purely forth without one spot Spreading most vniuersally his flame VVhen Fraunce that had not all old pomp forgot Though she vsd little since shee was fa●ne lame Now pranks her selfe like an old widdow-bride And striues t'out-goe her youths admired pride 163 England as much and by so much the more As her long peace taught how she might be braue Adorns herselfe and as her birth-day wore VVhat euer curious was and did ingraue Admire in such as saw her starres before Rode twinckling like heauens spangles on the waue Some marcht behind but in the mid-poynt went Two Sunnes which made made one Sunne excellent 164 In selfe-like order Fraunce directs her state And then like two great elements conioynd But not propostrous as distemperate Theyr ioyfull clamors note a blest reioyne This Plannet-like coniunction soone begat The fayth which Times exchange shall nere disioyne Thus French with English mixt they march'd together Hope seene in both and sworne to part from neither 165 VVhat better Emp'rour can the body hold Then sacred Hope the element from whence Vertue is drawne fresh-looking neuer old Matter most worthy of a strong defence It animates young men and makes them bold Arming their harts with holy influence It like a seale in tender thoughts doth presse The perfect Image of all worthines 166 This Hope is double and hath double powre As beeing mortall and immortall fram'd In th' one shee 's mouelesse certaine euery howre In th' other doubtfull and incertaine nam'd Th' immortall Hope raignes in a holy bowre In earthie closurs is