for puer loue And heauen he gaines Must â—uch away as walke aright Shall â—hose decaie as are a light And countries stay ah great despight And griefe ofheart Nay stay thy rage let faith thee leede Death spares no age that earth doth breede Both young and sage God hath decreed Once to depart But gone is he that vice did hate The bad we see enioy their state They liue they be they sport they prate How falles this out The wicked still God le ts abide Such is his will to haue them tryde When from the ill the iust man slide To heauenlie route So BVTTES is gone most worthie Knight And we alone to abide the fight The earth may mone the heauens bright Are now his rest His faith was sure one God he feare Religion pure was all his care The popish lure he did not spare For to detest For Prince no wight was more precise He sparde no might howe to deuise By iustice right to exercise Her royall will In warre or peace he did not dreede By lande or seas to serue at neede His countreies ease he sought to breede Such was his skill He sought not gaine nor honours hie His litle traine suffisde his eye None he disdainde but heard the crie Ofriche and poore He spent his dayes sinne to destroy And sought the wayes voide of annoy He liued with praise he dyed with ioy Thanke God therefore Samuell Stalon In eiusdem obitum per R. C. SIlua vetus stabat multos intacta per annos Pendebant tremulis dulcia pomaramis Glandiferae quercus illuc odiosa colubris Fraxinus inque auras se extulit altapinus Serpentes hederae coryli vitesque nodosae Et lapidosa pirus populus alba salix Apta fretis abies amictae vitibus vlmi Et fagus spectans sydera laurus item Nec tantum arboribus sed amaeni floribus agri Et varios cantus hic modulantur aues Mille modis renouat veteres Philomela querelas Et Progne nati rubra cruore sui Quas sequitur Tereus cui stant in vertice cristae Non oblitus adhuc Ilios ipse sui Hic matutinos iterabat Acredula voces Et cantu siluas aurea alauda replet Aedes Diuorum Musarum maxima dicas Templa per angustos aedificata locos Hic ego fortè loci insolita dulcedine captus Defessus nimio membra labore sedens Dumque oculis valdè vigilantibus omnia lustro Mens intentarei dum nouitate stupet Hic oculis subitò obijcitur magnoque futurum Augurio monstrum foemina flens grauiter Dilacerata comas miserè similisque furenti Talia lugubri verbula voce refert Heu nihil hic stabile est celeri nam singula gressu Diffugiunt cunctos mors violenta rapit Ipsa ego quae fueram natis opibusque beata Squallentem lachrymis atque cruore vides Inuidiae me dira lues subuertit vnum Proh dolor è natis abstulit atâ—a dies Vnum sed multorum instar pietate secundum Nulli par cunctis relligione fuit Cui propius postquam accessi vultusque notaui Collustrans oculis vndique cuncta meis Protinus agnoui Mulier Norfolcia dicta est Defuncti nati funere moesta sui Funere moesta sui Guilielmi nomine Butti Qui nuper superûm sede receptus erat QuaÌ„ quia tristis erat lachrymaruÌ„ flumina fuÌ„dens Consolaturus talia verba loquor Desine cur luges genitrix sistasque dolorem Quodqueemel factum est desine quaeso queri Corpore concessit fatis sed fama per orbem Peruolitans nulla est interitura die Ne terrere quidem possis res vna salutis Certa fuit pietas conscia recta boni Caetera quid referam generoso stemmate natus Factaque praeclaris signa reliquit auis Iustus erat fortisque simul duo pignora Craesi Omnibus eximij splendidiora opibus Orphanis pietate parens largus egenis Oppressis miseris portus aura fuit Ianua tota patens occlusaque tempore nullo Hospitium ignotis reddere dulce viris Patriae amans facilè tales optaris alumnos Subditus fidus principis ille fuit Denique quod non est munus mortalis adeptus Miles militiae munere fortis erat Foris fortis erat multo sed fortior intus Hoc clipeo vicit flumina dira Stigis Anchora perpetuae Deus est fidissima vitae Et sors laetabonis caetera vana fluunt Chare vale dux clare vale tua funera fleui Praelachrymis nequeo scribere plura vale R. C. An otherin English MOurne and lament we may Gods elect children deere From vs is gone our ioy and stay and guide whilst he liude here That worthie famous Knight Sir William Buttes by name Who ranne his race alwaies aright to his immortall fame I cannot worthily commend his vertues rare They be worthie of memorie namely his godly care Which he had to maintaine the preaching of Gods lore Who willed it should still remaine in Thornage as before Behold a zealous minde thirsting for mans soules health A father and most deare friend a stay for common wealth To our dread Soueraigne more faithfull none could be The lawes and statutes to mainetaine none more carefull than he To doe iustice and right he had a great regard Ofsuch as would doe wrong by might he would take no reward BVTTES hated all excesse and prodigalitie Whose portion were it more or lesse he spent full bounteouslie BVTTES pinched not the poore BVTTES raised not his rent BVTTES fed the needie with his store that which God had sent In all the countrie round of those that did him knowe BVTTES fame and good report did sound among both high low O ve rtuous blessed Knight and thrise blessed againe It may be saide and that full right thou wert both wise and plaine Thy wisedome spred thy fame thy plaine dealing did proue That both of theÌ„ thou didst so frame as good men might thee loue But Thornage thou maist say and proue it true to be Fewe townes like thee had such a stay as this BVTTES was to thee A mirrour and a glasse BVTTES might be for vs all How we our daies and time should passe vntil the Lord doth call But Gods wil must be done for so he hath discust All must die either late or soone and be turned to dust Giue God the whole glorie who did giue him such grace Godlie to liue and so to die and thus to end his race His corps in tombe doth lie his soule is freed from paine And both shall liue eternallie when all shall rise againe Robert Lawes FINIS
Sic mortale genus nobis venit ordine fati Exitus reges populosque extrema citatos Vrna capit nullique statum praeuertere tempus Aut tardare licet foelix qui linquere molem Terrestrem potuit vilemque hunc carceris vsum Et mundi exolui curis viuere Christo. Sophonias Smith In eiusdem obitum per F. B. INduat pullas gemebunda vestes Quaeque clarorum regio virorum Aura lugubres resonet querelas Duplicet Echo Tabefit frondens equitum corona Impiae terror perijt cateruae Sternitur cretus Guilielmus alto Sanguine Butti Atropos tantae feritatis author Quae fuit tantae tibi causa caedis Vnde commotis tibi mens procellis Aestuat irae Nil mouet splendor generis paterni Nil mouent gnati species acumen Nil sacro verae moueare cultu Relligionis Iam scio diris genus esse dirum Non enim diuis atauis creatae Conferunt vera pietate ductae Praemia turbae Sed manus tinctae tepido cruore Stragibus gaudent cumulare terram Filiae noctis stygijque lacus Saeua propago Litteratorum celebris senatus Litteratorum doleat patronum Litteris tanto studio fauentem Sic perijsse Plangat heroum generosa proles Pauperum plangat chorus vniuersus Hijs salus illis decus haud pusillum Desijt esse At genae nostrae lachrymis madescant Quum veternosae genitricis aluo Illius corpus gelidosque condi Cernimus artus Lugeat demum populus Britannus Christianorum cecidisse robur Robur aduersus pietatis hostes Pseudoprophetas Franciscus Burleigh Aliud PLange fidele genus Buttus tellure recessit At petijt coelos Plaude fidele genus Eiusdem The same in English LAment and mourne that BVTS is gone you godly that remaine But BVTS is gone from earth to heauen therefore reioice againe T. Buttes Aliud CVius vita fuit vita viris bonis Mors mortis specimen Buttus ab inclyta Buttorum numerans stripe genus suum Commendat gelida corpus humo tegi At mentem celerem sydera transuehi Videte corpus ast obedientiam Sequatur omnis huius inclyti viri Gratus enim erat Deo virisque vir fuit Angelus Angelis beatus est erit Franciscus Burleigh In eiusdem obitum per R. I. BIs duo sunt perhibent docti primordiarerum Vulcanus tellus aether vnda simul Ex istis fiunt quae fiunt corpora cuncta Haec dant corporeis corpora quaeque suis. Haec sunt principium sunt haec substantia rebus Haec sunt vitae causa cuique suae Sic ex aduerso rursum soluentur in ista Quaecunque ex istis facta fuere prius Sic sunt ista salus sic ista cuique ruina Sic sunt principium finis ista simul Ex his facta vigent in ista solutaperibunt Omnia sic fragile est quicquid in orbe manet Quod terrestre fuit fiet terrestre vicissim Quod fuit vnda latex quod fuit aether idem Unde gelata suam formam amisisse videtur Quippe ea non eadem quae fuit ante manet Vnda sed est glacies glaciesque soluta fit vnda Naturam capiunt omnia versa suam Terram vult tellus aether vult aetheris ignes Omne in hoc ipsum quod fuit ante redit Hic est naturae cursus nihil ergo nouarum Si morti fragilis det modo vita locum Nascimur èterra ad terramque reuertimur omnes Terra sumus nobis maxima terra parens Terra tegit quem terra tulit sua membra reposcit Quae dederat tellus non aliena petit Rhodolphus Ioyner Aliud LVget Musa virum non quia vir fuit Luget Musa virum non quia mortuus Luget Musa virum sed quia viriacet Iustus quisque perit qui satus est homo Non est quòd doleas si cadat improbus Horum depereint vndique plurimi Ast est quòd dole as si pereat bonus Rarum hoc est animal vir bonus pius Fatorum fateor magnanecessitas Nec quisquam poterit mors tua spicula Euitare tamen mors nimis inuidaes Quae iustos citius tardius improbos Tristi perpetuo vulnere corripis Exercere velis si tua robora Si notum cupias vis tua quanta sit Prauos tum feriant spicula nec bonos Attingant etenim commoda pluribus Horum vita manet mors grauis omnibus Contra nemo virûm respiciet malos Unâ si pereant ter tria millia Quorum vita no cet pluribus impia Et contra interitus proderit omnibus Eiusdem Aliud LVgeat ploretque virum necesse est Musa moesto carmine nostra talem Si quidergo Musa potes dolere Musa doleto Cùm dolor vexet facile est dolere At dolorem significari versu Arduum quantum potero libenter Musa dolebo Exprimas luctus igitur gementes Nouerit praesens studiosa turba Vita quam sit chara tibi bonorum Musa doleto Si minus nos impediant cadentes Ad genas tristes lachrymae dolorem Non sinemus testificare quare Musa dolebo Fac agas quae sunt peragenda paucis Fac viri mortem celebres camaena Dignus est is qui celebretur ergo Musa doleto Nostra lugebit tenuis camaena Flebili quanto poterit dolore Quicquid in nobis remanet gemiscet Musa dolebo Eiusdem Aliud MVsae Pierides nouem sorores Nobis suppetias feratis omnes Omnes non aliquas adesse vellem Vobis omnibus est opus sorores Non vt laudibus euehatis vllum Aut Bacchi celebretis alma festa Non vt carmine mulceatis aures Laetorum placido sed ergo adestis Ut mortem bene defleamus omnes Herois veteris dolore magno Mortis qui cecidit feralis ictu Omnes plangite qui nauatis omne In rectis studium artibus caterua Doctorum philomusa plangat omnis Et planctu doleat iuuenta moesto Morti succubuit grauis patronus Musarum celebretur ergo Musis Nunquam nostra sinet camaena tantum Deplorare virum canoro versu Sic quamuis iaceat peremptus atra Iam nunc morte tamen vigebit ille Atque omni celebratus ibit aeuo Eiusdem Aliud DOleto plebs Norfolcia Omnes dolete plangite Imò quot orbis continet Lugete cantu flebili Et lachrymis cadentibus Deflete Butti funera Planctu viri dignissimi Niforte vobis penitus Sit dempta fletus copia Omnis dolore languido Si causa vobis extitit Vnquam dolendi maxima Uobis in isto funere Certè datur iniustissima Nam qui iacet non quispiam Ignobilis sub vulnere aut Notus suo vix seculo Sed mortuus vir nobilis Nō stēmate est quod vix suū Quamuis genus sit nobile Virtute sed quod est suum Faelicitas quae maxima est Illustris ille stemmate Magnis satus parentibus Illustrior sed factus est Factis suis
fuisset Saecla superstes Sed nihil semper remanet caducum Vita mortalis fragilis vacillat Illico humanae properant suprema Tempora vitae Sic dies Buttum rapuit senilem Mortuus mundo superos adiuit Qui probe vixit generosus ortu Stemmate pugna Flete Bacones patruum peremptum Flete maiorem iuuenes auunclum Flete iacturam iuuenes senesque Illius omnes Flentibus vobis ego non dolebo Heu genas par est lachrymis rigare Rupta singultu gemitu ciêre Ilia pectus Quo feror morsus animo doloris Sint procul quamuis iaceat sepultus Attamen gratae potitur silenti Sede quietis Qui fuit mundi peregrinus orbe Commorans terris habitat superno Axe iam gratus superis receptus Ciuis Olympi Seruijt liber iacet à periclo Teduit cura senij leuatur Lippijt cernit penetrans Olympum Lumine mentis Praestitit caeco 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 leuamen Attulit funus vigili soporem Mors adest illi requies laborum Perdiapernox Sustulit moesto tumulus dolorem Indigens agri sat habet superque Possidet faelix potiora caeli Gaudia gazas Mane Septembris febre terno obiuit Lustra bis septem atque bienne vixit Mille gaudebit superum resurgens Saecula vitam Thomas Corboldus Vpon the decease of Syr William Buttes Knight W Ell is he gone that on earth deserude wel to be renoumed I nferior to none Buttes dead shall still be remembred L earned relligious studious rich bountifull humble L oued of all enimie to none so godlilie minded I ust dealing wisedome valiantnesse with moderation A ll vertues together in him most rarely redounded M ourne Thornage lament let teares downe trickle bewayling B uttes buryed to the needie shal he be missed hereafter V nder is earth interred he that thine wealthie befriended T umbed alas thy renoune Norfolke in dignitie glorie T rue worship credite who was and good reputation E nuyroned with dust he lyeth who noble before time S ingular excelled valiant in martiall armour K night for he was dubbed when from fought field he returned N ext Bacon solemnely set out his funerall herses I n mourning the grauest of your kinne and aged vncle G entle by bloud true from young yeres gentilitie bearing H appie by life if at all any mortall counted is happie T roubled on earth departed of all cares worldly released E ndlesse in heauen rest doth he receiue there to be redubbed Buttes adewe sleeping for a while benummed Buttes adewe waking for againe reuiued Buttes adewe rising for in heauen receiued Shalt be redubbed William farewell for in earth thy biding Buttes adewe no doubt but in heauen thy dwelling Knight all haile ere long with a blowen redubbed Trumpet of Angels Thomas Corbold An other in English IF he that liude a life deuoide of infamie Deserude to liue a seconde life then BVTTES will neuer die If he that dide such death as good ensample giues To vs behinde can merite heauen then BVTTES for euer liues And if nor life nor death could purchase endlesse ioy Then faith and truth and hope in God haue freed him from anoy Whose heart was helde by hope whose hope was fed by faith Whose faith was founded on the truth whose truth was scripture saith Such faith could neuer faile to bring forth heauenly fruits Such fruits could neuer misse the mark wherat each faithful shoots Then mourne his want but laugh because he wants no good Lament our losse triumph his gain that growes where vertue stood And say this was the wight whose poesie proues his praise Be wise and plaine both wise and plaine was Buttes in all his wayes In youth a christian stoute to further forraine warres In elder age an vmpier apt to cut off country iarres To prince a leaning staffe to common wealth a stay The one to serue the other saue from ruine and decay A friende to faithfull friendes a father to the poore An harbour to the harbourlesse that had not of his store A maruaile to the most a myrror to the best In heart so franke in house so free a marke for all the rest What wiser workes coulde frame or plainer partes could faine The shape of his so sage a saw Be wise and eke be plaine O would these vertues liu'd immortall with the man Till some deseru'de to beare the badge that Buttes by vertue wan Or would ensample his had gainde a longer date To moue their mindes to worke the like that wish the like estate But Ioua would the wight more ioy than earth containes And wild him prease to haue the price of his approoued paines Thus hath this worthie sir at Ioues appointed day Forsaken earth and taken heauen a holde of surer stay His body lies enshrinde in marble massie stone His spotlesse sprite with speedie pace hath past the Horison Henrie Gosnolde In eiusdem obitum CUnctipotens sanctos tollit nec tristia cernunt Quae nos heu miseros postmodo dira manent Tollitur Buttus clarus pius atque modestus Perdidit ah fidum patria nostra patrem Abstulit vt dederat mētem pater omnibus aequus Putre cadauer adest spiritus alta petit Spiritus alta petit nec curat turbida mundi Corpus inane iacet gloria vana vale Spiritus alta petitque papistica sordidaridet In cineres corpus nec timet ille minas Sic teneris annis sic vixit vltima vita Credite sic viuit dicere malo magis Exue nunc laetas vestes Norfolcia luge Concidit cinis est qui decus ante fuit Aureus atque senex syncero pectore seruit Ille Deo soli mente colique iubet Principis vt decuit fido res pectore tractat Ah fuit immensus nocte dieque vigil Charus erat patriae dignus cui patria chara Hei mihi quod non est dicere cogor erat Promptus erat quo iura vocāt sua cōmoda spernit Dum potuit praesto est militiaeque domi Rebus in aduersis nec defuit ille petenti Undique concurrunt vndique praestat opem Non sibi quaerit opes lautas amplos nec honores Sors ei lauta Deus spes bona vera salus Est animo constans nec vis nec gloria mundi Hunc potuit vera vana mouere fide Vixerat atque diu pacis studiosus amator Pace caditque pia sic bonus ille senex Frigida nunc gelido conduntur membra sepulchro Concidit heu cinis est qui decus ante fuit Terra tegit terram atque resoluet terra sepultum Mens sociata Deo non reditura manet Plangimus ergo tuam mortem dignissime Butte Non quia morte peris sed quia morte dees An other in English VVHat fate vnkinde hath wrought our woe What fortunes rate doth vex vs so BVTTES hath resignde his life and loe In graue remaines My friend no fate but mightie loue No fortunes rate but God aboue Hath chaungde his state