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A03783	The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second, King of England Together with the downefall of the two vnfortunate fauorits, Gauestone and Spencer. Storied in an excellent poëm.	Hubert, Francis, Sir, d. 1629.	1628 (1628)	STC 13900; ESTC S104257	65,064	152

King Edward the 2 surnamed Carnaruen was crouned att westminster at the 22 yere of his age the 24 of febru 1●03 he Raigned 19 yere 6 monethes was deposed the 25 of Ianuvarius 1326 he was slayne in the Castle of barkley in the 43 yere of his age THE DEPLORABLE LIFE AND DEATH of EDWARD the Second KING of ENGLAND Together with the Downefall of the two Vnfortunate Fauorits GAVESTONE and SPENCER Storied in an Excellent Poëm LONDON Printed for Roger Michell 1628. THE DEPLORABLE Life and Death of Edward the Second KING of ENGLAND 1 I Sing thy sad disaster fatall King Carnarvan Edward second of that name Thy Minions pride thy State ill managing Thy Peeres reuolt the sequell of the same Thy Life thy Death I sing thy sinne thy shame And how thou were depriued of thy Crowne In highest Fortune cast by Fortune downe 2 Did I say Fortune nay by Folly rather By vnrespect vnto the rules of State For let a Prince assure himselfe to gather As he hath planted either Loue or Hate Contempt or Duty not the workes of Fate Much lesse of Fortune but of due respects Two causes which must needes produce effects 3 As if a Prince doe lay his platforme right And then with courage prosecutes the same His ends proue happy but by ouer-sight He that is weake wholy subuerts the frame Of his owne building and doth idly blame Fortune which wise men make to wait on them But for a way-ward Mistrisse fooles condemne 4 In which Discourse if I shall hap to touch Those faults that in our time are frequent growne Let not the gauld offender winch or grudge For I intend a priuate wrong to none Onely I would haue those same errours knowne By which the State did then to ruine runne That warn'd by theirs our age like sins might shun 5 Nor doe I meane to bound my selfe so much As onely for to tye me to those times The causes courses consequents I 'le touch Of latter ages and of their designes And if detractions breath doth blast my lines Be it for me I haue for my defence The priuy coate of harmlesse innocence 6 And thou great King that now dost weild our State Building on that which former times did square Oh let it not be thought to derogate From thy perfections admirable rare If I some errors of these times declare Sure neuer State was so precisely good But faults haue scap'd which could not be withstood 7 For men are not like God compleat Diuine Whom neither passions mooue nor errors blinde Who is not limitted with any time Nor tyde to meanes nor into place confinde But free in all no counter-check doth finde But worketh all in all and nothing ill To contradict the least part of his will 8 Whereas our humane actions are all mixt Men liue in motion so do their designes Nothing is simply good or firmely fixt All haue defects nature it selfe declines Darknesse oft clouds the clearest Sunne that shines Our purest streames are not without their mud And we mistake what oft we take for good 9 Besides Kings needs must see with others eies From whence mistaking cannot choose but spring And when th' offence from errors doth arise Why should men cast the enuy on the King And not on those that mis-informe the thing This is the gall most banes the Kingly Throne That of his faults the least part is his owne 10 For he himselfe is blamelesse oft God knowes Except it be because he doth not know The noted scandals that arise from those On whom he doth his fauours most bestow Which they abusing discontents may grow Against the Prince though not deseruing them So apr we are euen goodnesse to condemne 11 Nor must we with a coale straight marke or brand A Prince or State because of some defect Who can be free from Sulley if 't so stand But that same Prince or State deserues respect Whose actions doth in generall effect And ayme at good for in particulets None can be so compleate but often erres 12 And much are they deceiu'd that thinke to finde A State without a blemish or a stayne Conceite may cast Ideas in the minde And forge strange formes not practis'd in the braine But States consist of men and men retaine This natiue badge which vnto all doth cleaue That is to be deceiu'd and to deceiue 13 The warlike Trumpet sounding to the fight Commands the hearing more then doth the reed Each eye is fixed on the Eagles flight When little Wrens deserue not any heed The greatest men shall haue the greatest meed Marke who so list and they shall finde it tride That all mens eares to Princes tongues are tide 14 Then let the World attend King Edwards words The second Edward matter fit for moane Whose smiles gaue life whose frownes did wound like swords Whilst hee did sit vpon the Kingly Throne Not minded now nor mean'd by any one So time cuts downe we see with fatall blow Aswell proud Oakes as humble shrubs below 15 Imagine with your selues you see him come From forth the deepe darke cauerns of the earth Starued and pin'd nothing but skin and bone In Princely plenty suffering want and dearth As naked as an infant at his birth So pinching need doth pluck what pride doth plant And wastfull ryot is repayd with want 16 And thus poore Prince begins his Tragicke plaint Am I the same that was first Edwards sonne By nature borne to liue without restraint Were there for me so many Trophies won By Long-shankes and such great atchiuements done I am the same and he so great did leaue me As none I thought of greatnesse could bereaue me 17 But now I finde by proofe that one there is And well it is that there is such a one Who is not hood-winckt vnto our amisse And he can pull vs from our Kingly Throne For all our Guards our Forts our Walls of Stone Know King how great and powerfull thou be The King of Kings still ruleth ouer thee 18 I know that nature apt to ouer-weene May easly straine a Princes thoughts too high I know it is and euermore hath beene A common course to flatter Maiesty Greatnesse is apt to swim in Surcudrie Yet though like hils we ouer-looke low grounds All vertuous Kings confesse they haue their bounds 19 And therefore though we haue Prerogatiues Yet there are certaine limits to the same Which hinders Kings to be Superlatiues To sway as Gods Lieutenants this faire frame And those Aspirers merit Death and shame That do repine against those Supreame powers Whom God hath made his vnderlings not ours 20 And yet although their State be free from force That giues not Lawlesse liberty in all Kings must obserue a iust and rightfull course God is their King by whom they stand or fall And euery Act vnto account will call Their oath their vertue and their owne renowne Are Dyamantine chaines to tye a Crowne 21 And such as are not moou'd with these respects

wrath doth ouer-looke The wicked actions of obdurate men The Court of Heauen doth keepe a tallying booke VVherein is enter'd all our sinnes and when Our score is full let 's looke for payment then And oh what Prince what Common-wealth can stand When God doth scourge it with a rigorous hand 176 And let vs make this vse of their new wracke Forbeare to sinne for feare of punishment God is not sencelesse though he seeme to slacke He respits vs in hope we will repent But vse growes more the longer debts are lent And God forbeares and winkes at our abuse That we might haue lesse colour for excuse 177 I could not choose when I had yoak't my Teame But make this Furrow to inrich my field And now returne to my intended Theame And Edward wishes that his Raigne might yeild Fit presidents for Princes how to weild That weighty Prouince which they do sustaine And thus continues his Discourse againe 178 When my chiefe friends did see how things mischanced And those mischances did impute to sinne My sinne to him whom I had so aduanced To banish him they then againe beginne And made my selfe to haue a hand therein Their force my feare compeld me thereunto T is hard when Princes are inforst to doe 179 It is the chiefest good of Kingly raigne That it is free from base compelling feare And t is againe the Kingdomes chiefest baine Not to admit wise Counsell to the eare Away with aw hold Admonition deere Feares ne're should meete with Kingly eyes But one the backs of flying enemyes 180 But the faier liuely picture of aduice should still be placed ny the Princes sight Thrice happy Kings that are both stout and wise Your scorne controwle but set not counsell light No feare but vertue moues you to doe right Y' are Kings indeed and may securely rest Whilst feares are pitch't within a weaker brest 181 Te solum Vereor is a Princely word Speaking to him that is Lord Parramount And supreame Princes so should beare the sword As but to him they neede giue no account Which they shall doe if as they do surmount In greatnesse so in goodnesse they excell T is certaine he rules all that gouerns well 182 And none doth so but the selfe gouernor That his owne priuat passion can command Which makes a slaue euen of an Emperor If once they growe to get the vpper hand And soone deepe searching spirits will vnderstand And finde a Prince that 's weake and ride him soe That he must pace as they will haue him goe 183 Whereof my selfe may be a president Who was soeuer aw'd by my great Peeres That Gaueston was doom'd to banishment And now my soule full fraight with greefes and feares Was in her motion restles with these pheres But not so fixed now goe he should now should not So woman-like I would and straight I would not 184 Yet ere he went as goe he must and did Deere Prince saith he wherein haue I misdone That I am banished thus doth Edward bid His poore but yet his owne poore Pierce to shunne His gratious fight must I from England runne He bidds I must farewell yet thinke of mee my body goes my soule doth stay with thee 185 What were theis words but each to mee a wound Whereat my very life-blood gushed out I would haue spoke but words with teares were drownd While giddy passion hurld by braine about Confusedly I spake oh do not doubt Theis damned Peeres it is not long on mee though body stayes yet goes my soule with thee 156 Mourne not sweete Prince said hee oh doe not mourne Let neuer teares disgrace those gracefull eyes Is 't not enough that I am thus forelorne Must cares from mee as clowdes from sea arise My deere deere Liege let it at least suffice That still you haue the better part of mee My body they command my soule is free 187 Cease cease my Pierce thy tong doth wound my hart I grieue to see because I see thy griefe Farewell and yet me thinkes we should not part And yet we must well this be thy reliefe Thou bear'st a field of gold a King in chiefe But be thou Irelands Gouernor then for me Would thou mightst stay or I might go with thee 188 At parting thus with wanton griefe we playd He went to Sea and I to sorrow went And yet my lustfull heat was not allay'd My treasure that to Gauestone was sent And was in triumphs mongst the Irish spent Who seem'd now greater then he did before So Vines being cut increase and thriue the more 189 And here my Peeres did in true iudgment faile So to remoue not take him quite away Who once returning needes must seeke to quaile The aduerse part that labour'd his decay Dead dogs can neither barke nor bite men say But anger'd curres more fiercely still returne And wronged minds with greater fire burne 190 Better it is still to dissemble hate Then first to enter into discontent And leaue him great whom thou hast edg'd of late VVho hauing meanes and sharpned in intent May easily worke some dangerous euent Either strike not or else be sure strike so That thou thy selfe need feare no future blow 191 Besides they did the more exasperate By opposition my enraged Ire And for my Gaueston whom they did hate they did inflame mee with a greater fire His absence setting edge one my desire For Princes kept from what they doe affect do hurrey to their ends without respect 192 What euer stops the currant of the streame Is swept away with furious violence Force being effectlesse 'gainst a stronger meane But if one will with labour and expence Diuert the course and turne the Channell thence 'T is possible that he in time preuailes For Arte doth compasse when resistance failes 193 Philosophers doe hold and truely too That lightning oft the sheath vntouch'd the blade Consumes the reason why it doth so do Is by the one there 's small resistance made Being full of pores th' other hard t' inuade Doth set it selfe against that heauenly shot Which quite consumes because it pierceth not 194 I cannot fit the awfull wrath of Kings More properly then to this wondrous fire Which once inflames consumes resisting things Breakes vp the bounds that limits their desire And by depressing downe still mounts vp higher VVhereas strong passion borne with patience Spends on it selfe and dies without offence 195 My peeres soone saw which way the hare did run And therefore gaue consent to his repeale Not Caesar when Phasalia field he wonn Did triumph more then I when they did seale And did subscribe the ruine of our weale Then all was well whilst all did well agree But all prou'd Ill for all and worst for mee 196 For Gaueston after hee did returne Of all my former fauours once possest His full filld fortunes held my peeres in scorne Nor could he any equall well disgest Oh foolish man to swell aboue the rest When bubbles fullest blowne doe soonest