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england_n	parliament_n	person_n	scotland_n	3,251	5	8.9554	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12813	Tes irenes trophæa, or, The tryumphs of peace that celebrated the solemnity of the right honourable Sir Francis Iones, Knight, at his inauguration into the maioraltie of London, on Monday being the 30. of October, 1620, at the particular cost and charge of the right worshipfull and ancient Society of the Haberdashers / with explication of the seuerall shewes and deuices by I.S.	Squire, John.	1620 (1620)	STC 23120.5; ESTC S2905	6,183	20

thee on the way that vnto thy honours shrine Wee might dedi╌cate this day And his die╌ty vs a╌mong So curious╌ly shal wrest thy glory That the enuious mongst this throng shall confesse it merits story THE third presentment was a Quadrangle that mounted by ascents to the forme of an Egyptian pyramed whereon in a well wrought Landskip where figured the seuerall shieres of England on the top sat a princely Maiesty acootered in a robe of purple veluet furred with Ermines on his head hee wore an Imperiall Crowne and in his right hand a scepter ouer his head were fixt the armes of England and at his feete a Lyon couchant which did demonstrate his power in reconciling fearcenesse vnto a willing seruitude vnder him sate two Dukes two Marquises two Earles and two Barons in Parliament robes of purple veluet about their neckes they wore collers of Esses and on their heads the apt cognizance of each ones honor at the 4 corners of this Pyramed stood two Lyons Or and two Vnicornes Argent supporting 4 streamers wherein were Escutchoned the armes of our foure Kingdomes England Scotland France and Ireland before it was caractered in a scroule Respublica Beata and round about it ran the Ocean This Pyramed was supported by foure siluer Corinthian columnes the Bases and Capitalls fine gold Within these columnes sate 4 Persons that seemed as it were to vnderprop the ponderous burthen of the Pyramed the first was the Citty presented in a scarlet gowne garded with blacke Veluet like a Lady Maiores and in her hand two golden keyes the other the Country in a Rustique habit the third the Law habited like a Iudge and a scrowle in his hand the fourth Religion in a rotchet like a Bishop and in his hand a booke At the 4 corners of this vnder square stood two Lyons Or and two Gotes Argent which are the supporters of the Companies Armes bearing 4 large streamers in which were the armes of the Citty and of the company and in the front stood the crest of the Lord Maior a Lyon supporting an azure anchor and on it was fixt his cote of Armes which was a chiefe Or with a Lyon Or vpon a field azure betweene 3 crost formes Or. THE fourth presentment being the maine Pageant was a Mount where on the top vnder a canopie lim'd with starres was seated Catherin the Saint of the Company whom antique stories report to be the daughter of Costus King of Alexandria she was attired in a snow white sattin gowne in one hand she held a booke and in the other a sword with the point downeward it being the instrument that in death sealed her the fruition of immortall rest her head circuled with a crowne of gold which did intimate her princely descent and at her feete lay a broken wheele round about sate her Attendants twelue maydes of honor gorgeously attired each one bearing in her hand a siluer sheild vpon which were portrayed Catherin Wheeles and within them the Motto to the Companies armes Serue and obay Vnder these sate her seruants at worke some carding Wooll some Spinning others Knitting capps with her Feltmakers one Bowed one Basoned and another Blockt and behind the Mount sate a Shepheard keeping his sheepe Each of which industrious faculties haue reference to the support of this Worshipfull Society THE fifth and last inuention was a Chariot painted full with houre-glasses and sun-dialls the fore-wheeles were two Globes and the hinder wheeles were like two Church dialls within it aged Time was drawne seated vpon an houre-glasse that was supported on the shoulders of a gyant representing the Iron age in one hand he held a sickle in the other a croutch and in the Chariot with him were drawne the foure Elements Ignis Aer Aqua and Terra Ignis fire was attired in a flame coloured taffaty robe leaning on a Salamander and in his hand three teend Lightning Aer Aire in a robe lymmed with clouds and seuerall shaps of Birds and in his hand a Doue Aqua water in a robe limmed with Waues and Fishes her azure tresses deckt with flegges and in her hand a vessell full of liue Fishes Terra earth in a robe on which grasse and flowers sprang as it were naturally on her head stood green corne and in her hand she bare a siluer spade This Chariot was drawne by the foure seasons of the yeare Ver the spring Aestas the sommer Antumne and Hyems winter Ver was suted in greene taffaty a chaplet of flowers on her head a bow in her hand and a quiuer at her backe like a huntresse Aestas in a yellow taffaty robe and her browes like Ceres deckt with ripe corne a cornucopiae in her hand Autumne in a naked shape like Bacchus his temples wreathed with vines and in his hand a cluster of grapes Hyems Winter in a furred gowne and in his hand a pan of burning coles This Chariot in the euening when the Lord Maior came to Paules at the vpper Conduit in Cheapeside Time made this speech ME thinkes I see amazement pierce each eye That viewes me representing my weake state Who sated with my dull variety Turne backe their heads I do not imitate But shew the spatious world the age I beare For when command of the immortall powers Had giuen me being when I first did reare My Nimble essence on the winged howers I went forth like the spring and did behold And weare out mans first dayes the age of gold Then rose the siluer age and that decaid● Successiuely another ganne to raigne Called the Brazen age when that did fade This last prop of the world that doth sustaine My ponderous glasse and me the Iron age Sprung vp to be my Atlas were he gone These Elements attending would with rage Turne feeble Time to desolation But now doe you not wonder much to see Me as I am ay'd a solemnity Like to a victor borne triumphantly O Honord Lord it is to shew the loue I bare to thee and thy Societie Whose bounteous intertainments are aboue All that I euer found Now in returne I promise this if that with honor'd care Thou execute thy charge then shall thy vrne Be reuerenced and thither shall repaire A blessed memory that neuer dies To bl●son it vnto posterities Vnder this Pyramed sate sacred Peace that changed her celestiall Mansion to make vs happy with the sweete pleasures of a quiet state on her head she wore a wreath of oliues in her right hand a palme her robe was of white taffaty limm'd with the mappe of England in her lap shee bare the modell of London and on her left arme a sheild whereon was Vndae Argent and azure vpon a bend Gules a Lyon passant gardant Or the Armes of the Societie at her feete lay warre in compleat armes vpon Speares Launces foulded ensignes and leaning on an Vnbrac't drum this shew passed along till the Lord Maior came to Saint Laurence lane end where Peace began to speake thus The speech of