Visage thus said He. Thou doest command me to unfold O KING My noble NATION' 's genealogie Thou bid'st me not to tell a forraign story But of my Own thou bid'st me tell the glory 4. Upon Another's Prayses to dilate Is usual and that which Friends doth raise But of One's Own the Prayses to relate Will prove I fear me a suspected praise Besides to praise ours to the worth the date Would first expire of six the longest days But to serve Thee a double fault I 'l do I 'l praise my own and crop their praises too 5. Yet what in fine doth animate me is I 'm sure of Lying I shall run no danger For of such deeds say what I can I wis I shall leave more to th'utterance of a stranger But to pursue that method in all this Thy self prescrib d nor seem in all a Ranger First of the Territory large I 'l tell Then of the bloody Battailes that befell 6 Between the Zone where Cancer bends his clutch To the bright Sun a Bound Septentrionall And that which for the Cold is shun'd as much As for the Heate the middle Zone of all Prowd EUROPE lyes whose North and parts which touch Upon the Occident have for their Wall The OCEAN and with unreturning Waves Her South the SEA-MEDITERRANEAN laves 7. Upon the East she neighbours ASIA But that cold River with the doubling stream Which from Riphean Mountains plough his way To the Meotick Lake divideth Them So doth that furious and that horrid Sea Which with their Fleet th incensed GREEKS did steme From whence the Sayler now with his mind's eye Sees the name onely of once glorious TROY 8. Where she is most beneath the Artick Pole The Hyperborean Mountains she doth see And those where EOL raigns without controle Owing to blustring their Nobility The Sun That spreads his lustre through the Whole His rays have here such imbecility That a deep snow is still upon the Mountains The Sea still frozen frozen still the Fountains 9. Here SCYTHS and TARTARS in great numbers live Who were ingag'd in a sharp war of old About their Pedigrees prerogative With those who then th'EGYPTIAN-LANâ—… did hold But where the justice of the Cause to give Being hard by erring Mortals to be told To get more certain information look In the Clay-Office from which Man was took 10. In that far Nook to name of many some Are the cold LAPLAND NORWAY comfortless SCANDIA that triumpht o're triumphant ROME Which her proud ruines to this day confess Here whilst the waters are not stiffe and numb With Winters Ice glazing the BALTICK-SEAS That Arm of the SARMATICK OCEANE Sayles the brave Swede the Prussian and the Dane 11. Betwixt this Sea and TANAIS live strange Nations RUTHENI frozen MUSCOVITES LIVONIANS That were in former Ages the SARMATIANS And in th'HERCINIAN FOREST the POLONIANS Held of the GERMAN EMPIRE are ALSATIANS SAXONS BOHEMIANS HUNGARS or PANNONIANS With divers other whom the RHINE'S cold waves The ELIVE the MOZELL and the DANOW laves 12. 'Twixt wandring ISTER and that NARROW-SEA Where with her life fair HELLE left her name The warlike THRACIANS dwell who lay a plea To MARS his Sword as from whose loyns they came Here HAEMUS and ORPHEAN RHODOPE Obey the OTTOMAN and to the shame Of Christendom BYSANTIUM'S noble Seat A proud affront to CONSTANTINE THE GREAT 13. The next in order MACEDONIA stands Bath'd with the Actian now LEPANTO'S Sea And likewise you O admirable LANDS Where Wit and Manners were in high degree Which bred those solid Heads and valiant Hands Those streams of Eloquence and Poetrie With which Thou famous GREECE unto the skies As well by Letters as by Arms didst rise 14. DALMATIANS follow Them and in that Bay ANTENOR chose for his new City's Syte VENICE like VENUS rises from the Sea From low beginnings swoln to that proud hight That Sea an Arm of Land doth over lay Which the whole WORLD subjected by its might That Arm no less then GREECâ—… to HEAVEN soar'd With the two wings of LEARNING and THE SWORD 15. 'T is wall'd by nature part where it doth joyn Unto the ALPS thick shoulders NEPTUNE barrs The rest with his salt waves The APPENINE Cuts ith'middle where your LYBIAN MARS Wan him such Fame But now since the divine Porter hath got it impotent in Wars 'T is stript of the vast pow'r it had before So much is GOD delighted with the pore 16. Pass we from thence to FRANCE so much of old With CAESAR'S triumphs through the World renownd 'T is water'd with the ROYAL SEYN the cold GAROON the pleasant LOYRE the RHINE profound Now those high Mountains in the clowds behold Which still the lost PYRENE'S name resound From which being fir'd as ancient Books have told Rivers ran down of Silver and of Gold 17. Loe here displays it self illustrious SPAIN As Head there of all EUROPE In whose strange Successes of their Wars and ways of raign FATE' 's wheel gave many a turn wrought many a change But never Force or Fraud shall fix a stain Through Fortune's humor always giv'n to range But SPAIN will finde a time to wipe it out And make her blasted honors freshly sprout 18. She faces TINGâ—…TANIA and There As if to make the Mid-land Sea an Isle The well-known STREIGHTS to close their jaws appeare Innobled with the THEBAN'S latest Toyle With diff rent Nations she her head doth reare Sea-girt three sides the fourth with Hilly Pyle Of such Nobility and Valour All That each pretends to be the principal 19. She has the ARRAGONIAN so renown'd For conqu'ring twice stubborn PARTHENOPE Those of NAVAR ASTURIANS who did bound The MOORS broke in upon us like a Sea She has the shrewd GALLEGO many-crownd CASTILIAN whom his Star reserv'd to be SPAIN'S great Restorer and her Lord SEVILIA GRANADA LEON MURCIA with CASTILIA 20. The LUSITANIAN KINGDOM here survay Plac't as the Crown upon fair EUROPE's Head Where the Land finishing begins the Sea And whence the Sun steps to his watry Bed This first in Arms by gracious HEAV'N'S decree Against the filthy MAURITANIAN sped Throwing him out of Her to his old Nest In burning AFFRICK nor there let him rest 21. That That the loved EARTH where I was born To which if kinder HEAV'N do so dispose That I this Task perform'd alive return With It my dying Eyes there let me close From LYSUS which the Latines LUSUS turn Old BACCHUS'S Camrade or as some suppose His Son was LUSITANIA'S name deriv'd When in that Countrey his Plantation thriv'd 22. Here was that Shepherd born who in his Name As well as in his Actions did write MAN Whom none must hope to equal in his Fame Since that of ROME he to eclipse began This Spot through shuffling of light Fortune's Game TIME who devours his children saw Anan On the WORLD'S Theater a great Part play Rays'd to a Kingdom and it was this way 23. There was in SPAIN a King ALPHONSO hight Who made so
to be slain 40. Many are posted to the Stygian Wave Into whose Bodies entred Steel and death Of St. IA GO there the MASTER brave Dyes fighting stoutly to his last of breath Another MASTER dire of CALATRAVE Pulls Troops down with him to the shades beneath The Renegade PEREYRAS likewise dye Reneaguing HEAVEN and their Destiny 41. Went thousands of the Vulgar without noat And nobles too unenter'd in FAME'S rolls Where that lean dog still gapes with triple throat Which never can be fill'd with humane souls And more to humble them who when on float Thought the whole World must stoop to their controlls The high Castilian Standart now doth fall And kiss the foot of that of PORTUGALL 42. With deaths with groans with blood with gashes dire The battail cruel above measure grows The multitude of men that here expire Makes all the Flow'rs in colour like the Rose All fly or dye Now out of breath was Ire Now Valour lost an Arm for want of Foes Now routed sees himself CASTILIA'S King And quits the purpose he from home did bring 43. The Field he leaves unto the Conquerer Glad that he did leave him his life too The poor remainder follow To whom Feare Gave wings not Feet nor did they run but flew The loss of so much men and Treasure there Profoundly in their silent hearts they rue Hiding the smart the sorrow and the soyle To have Another triumph in their spoyle 44. Some Him with open mouth blaspheam'd and curst Who first invented War mankind to quell In whose obdurate Breast Ambition first And Covetise of others goods did dwell Nor car'd for feeding his hydropick Thirst How many silly soules were pack't to Hell Who taught the way to shorten humane lives To orphan Children and to widow Wives 45. Victorious JOHN upon the place stays out In martial glory the accustom'd days With Offrings then and Pilgrimage devout To Him That gave the Conquest gives the Praise But NUNIO minding what he was about As He That knows a lasting Fame to raise No way like Arms which all the world command Passes his Troops to the Trans-Tagan Land 46. To Him his stars so favourable were That the success applauded the designe For he both conquers and the spoyls doth weare Of Andalusian Countreys That confine The Betick Standard of SEVILIA there Under which divers neighb'ring great ones joyn With small resistance at his feet soon falls Quell'd by the force and name of PORTINGALS 47. With these and other Victories opprest A tedious while were the CASTILIANS brave When Peace and now by both desired Rest The vanquisht People from the Victors have After the KING OF HEAV'N for ever blest To the Foe-Kings in holy marriage gave Of ENGLISH SISTERS the unequall'd pair Illustrious lovely beautiful and Fair. 48. But long that Breast inur'd to bloody Broile To live without a Foe could not sustain So having none upon the Land to toyle Goes to extend his Conquests ore the Maine This is our first of Kings who doth exile Himself from SPAIN to make the AFFRICANE By force of Arms perceive the diff'rence great Betwixt CHRIST's Law and that of MAHOMET 49. Behold on curled THETYS'S silver flood Their wings a thousand swimming Eagles beat To catch the swelling wind a moving wood Where the World 's utmost bounds ALCIDES set MOUNT AVILA he takes and the Walls good Of noble CEUTA outing MAHOMET With his blind Worship and secures all SPAINE From Treason of another JULIANE 50. Death envies so great Bliss to PORTUGALL As to injoy the Ages it desires This worthy Prince and takes him from Earth's Ball To add a new Voice to the Angells's Quires But that GOOD POW'R which Him to Heav'n did call Left his large off-spring to supply their Sire's Lamented want PRINCES who shall command Augment and with new Vertues deck the Land 51. King EDWARD was not of the happiest though The while that He the Regal Throne did fill For moody TIME goes blending joy with woe And with alternate Hand gives good for Ill. Who ever Happiness did constant know Or FORTUNE with one face continue still Yet to this KINGDOM she and ev'n this KING More of her honey gave then of her sting 52 He saw his Brother Captive good FERNAND Who had a Soul so publike and so brave That for his Troops distrest in AFFRICK-LAND Himself a Pawn unto the MOORS he gave Where when his ransome was in his own Hand He born a Prince would rather dye a slave Then that for Him we CEUTA should restore Freedom he lovd but lov'd his Countrey more 53. CODRUS because the Foe should not o'recome Deviz'd a noble Stratagem to dye To save the martial discipline of ROME Did RFGULUS to Death with Torments flye Ours distant fear to keep his Countrey from Invites himself to endless slavery CODRUS nor CURTIUS so much wonder'd at Nor loyal DECII did so much as That 54. But EDWARD'S onely Son ALPHONSO hight A lucky Name to our HESPERIA Who the prowd threatnings of Barbarian night In bord'ring Lands low as the dust did lay Would have been doubtless an unconquer'd Knight Had he forborn t' invade IBERIA AFFRICK will tell you 't was impossible To overcome a King so terrible 55. To pull the golden Apples was his hap Which none before him but ALCIDES bit On the feirce MOOR he such a Yoake did clap From which they cannot rest their Necks out yit The Palme and Lawrell green his Temples wrap Of Victories he at the Seige did git Of Pop'lous TANCER Strong ALAGER'S Towers And tough ARZILA o're the Barb'rous Powers 56. Infine the ever-conqu'ring PORTINCALL'S The succours beaten entring These by force Threw to the ground the adamantine walls And All that thwarted their Victorious course Wonders deserving Pens whence liquor falls Immortalizing with it's Nectar source Wrought private Swords in this Exployt of fame Exalting more the Lusitanian name 57. But after taynted with Ambition And Rule 's sweet Thirst though soure to Him at last FERNANDO he invades of ARRAGON About the Kingdom of CASTILIA vast Of the proud NATIONS which depend thereon A num'rous Hoast t' oppose him is a masst From CADIZ to the lofty PERYNEE All which the King FERNANDO did obey 58. The young PRINCE IOHN disdayns it should be said Hee is the only idle Man in SPAINE And therefore his ambitious Sire to ayd Resolves forth with nor is his Ayd in vaine The Battayle's bloody period undismayd Hee sees and with a brow serene and plaine The warlike Father put to totall Rout Yet leaves the Son the Victory in doubt 59. For the sublime and truly Royall son Gay Knight undaunted consident and high Having vast spoyle to the Adversary done Stays one whole day the Field to justify Thus was OCTAUIUS CAESAR overthrowne And Victor his companion ANTHONY When They or Those who noble IULIUS kil'd Reveng'd themselves in the Philippick Feild 60. ALPHONS o mounted to high Heav'n serene The Prince That then the Scepter swayd of right Was
2. These FIGURES all which moving seem alive As fierce and warlike as they show for here By the bright fame that doth of them survive In truth and Fact more fierce and warlike were They stand far off in time Through perspective Of cleer WITS yet they â—…oom boâ—…h great and neer This thou now seest is LUSUS from whom Fame Gives to our Kingdom LUSITANIA'S name 3. He was that THEBAN'S Son or else Camrade Who in so many Lands did Lawrels gaine Following the Wars which he did make his Trade This LUSUS built at length a Nest in SPAINE With those delicious Fields so well apaid Th' Elysian once 'twixt DWERE and GUADIANâ—… That there he set up his long Rest. He gave A Name to Those and Those to Him a Grave 4 The leavy staffe he bears for his Device The Thyrsus is That BACCHUS self did beare Which is to Us a letter of Advice And this was his own Son or Friend as deare Seest Thou Another who long Seas did slice With wand ring Keele and Lands by TAGUS there Where he a Fane to PALLAS sacred calls And is the Author of eternal Walls 5. It is Ulysses who that Temple founded For Her with Eloquence his Tongue that guilded If he in ASIA here fair TROY confounded In EUROPE there great LISBâ—…N hath he builded Who may this other be which dead and wounded That sows the â—…ield his sword with both hands weilded Death and Destruâ—…ion on great Hoasts that flings Where painted Eagles flye with true ones wings 6. Thus said the Pagan Thus replyes DE GAME This thou now seest a keeper was of Ewes And know that VIRIATUS was his name But better then a Hook a Sword could use With this he did affront the Roman Fame Invincible nor Fame once got did loose No ROME had ne re with Him nor shall that 's more That luck with PYRRHUS which she had before 7. By Valour not but creeping trechery They rob'd him of his life Why doest thou wonder In desp'rate Cases MAGNANIMITY It self doth teare it's proper laws in sunder Behold Another for Indignity Receiv d with Us that did his Countrey thunder To gain immortal Honour he chose well With whom to do it if he must rebell 8. With Us behold He likewise puts to flight Those Birds that are the Favourites of JOVE So long ago Nations of greatest might Knew how to yield when against ours they strove See with what wyle and artificial Slight Our People he to fight his Quarrel drove Th' inspiring Hind that helpt him with Advice He is SERTORIUS she is his DEVICâ—… 9. Behold that other Flag There painted see Of our first Kings the great Progenitor We make him an HUNGARIAN but there bee That do affirm he was a LORRAIGNOR After that overcome the MOORS had he GALLEGOS and the LEON-WARRIOR Went holy HENRY to the Holy War To sanctifie the Trunk whence our Kings aâ—…e 10. Surpriz'd with wonder who is this demands Tell me who this is cryes the CATUALL That doth so many â—…roops so many Bands Destroy and scatter with a Force so small So many Battailes strikes with his own hands With whose fierce Râ—…ms so many strong Tow'rs fall That fights in blood up to the Saddle-bow Whilst Flags and CROWNS fall at his feet like snow 11. 'T is first ALPHONSO doth DE GAME return Who from the MOOR all PORTUGALL did take FAME by the waters of black STYX hath sworn Ne re more to sing of ROMAN for his sake He lov'd of Heav'n with love of Heav'n did burn Whom GOD the scourge of MOORS his Foes did make Their Throne and Walls broke down to let CHRIST in And nothing left there for his Heyrs to win 12. Had CAESAR fought had ALEXANDER GREAT With such thin Troops so slender and so short Against such num'rous Armies as were beat By this brave King of every kind and sort Believe t nor He nor He with JOVE had eat Nor their proud Fames made such a lowd report But leave his Acts too glorious to unfold His Vassails deeds are worthy to be told 13. This whom thou seest upon his pupil broke All patience lost casting an angry Face Bidding him rally up his scatt'red Folke And turn again to justifie the place Turns the young man turns the old man That spoke And turns with them the day in a small space EGAS the name which the brave old man hath Tutor of MARS myrrour of Subjects faith 14. There how he marcheth with his children look Barefoot and Ropes about their Necks t' his end Because the young man as he undertook To pay CASTEEL low Homage could not bend He rays'd the Seige with Craft and Oaths he took When vain were Arms the Rampire to defend He pays the forfeit with his Babes and Wife And to preserve his Master gives his life 15 Less did that CONSULL who through folly was Caught at the CAUDINE GALLOWS in a Trap When Him insulting Samnites forc't to pass Under that shameful yoak they there did clap He brave and constant did himself disgrace To save his Army in so sad mishap This gives to shame and death himself his deer Chilâ—…ren and guiltless Spouse the last goes neer 16. Seest thou this man who from an Ambuscade Beats up a King besieging a strong Town The Leaguer's rays'd the King his pris'ner made A deed great MARS could wish had been his own See him again now Head of an Armade Massacring MOORS upon the watry Down Boarding their Galleys carrying cleer away PORTUGAL'S mayden Victory at Sea 17. It is DON FUAS ROUPINIO on the Land And on the Ocean gaining equal Fame Which from the fired Galleys neer the Strand Of AVILA shines glorious in their flame See how content he faâ—…ls by the same Hand The Fortune alter'd but the Cause the same Like Palme deprest in vain through shafts of MORâ—… His happy Soule to Heav'n triumphant soares 18. Seest thou not landing there in strange Attire From a great Navy Troops Aâ—…xiliar Not without which our first King did acquire LISBON their Prologue to the Holy-War Of these did HENRY famous Knight expire Behold Palms sprouting from his Tomb They are CHRIST'S supernatural Badge for Him to weare Who born a GERMAN dyed a Martyr there 19. See a Priest brandish not in vain his Blade Against ARRONCHEZ with revenge sharp whet To quit for LEYRIA which They taken had Who couch the Speare in Rest for MAHOMET 'T is PRIOR TEUTON But a Seige is laid To SANTAREN Look how Secure and Great That FIGURE plants upon her scaled wall The ever-winning Cinques of PORTUGAâ—…L 20. Behold once more where SANCHO overthrows In a fierce war the ANDALUSIAN MOORE He kills th' Alferez charging through the Foes And makes SEVILIA'S Standard mat the floore MEM MONIZ 't is How like his Sire he shows The Phenix of his Ashes worthy sure The Royal Flag and This who his did put Up with his Hand the Foe 's feld at his foot 21. See Him that by his
spoke when cleft with lightning sheen Trembles a cloud and darts squeez'd fire between The King of Shades into earth's bosome sunk And from his Brother's thunder frighted shrunk Forthwith the fates of men and ills to come Heaven shows by signes for the deformed Sun Veils with a mist his blushing face as far From giving count'nance to a civil war The Moon at full to leave them groaping pops Her light out too The palsey'd Mountain-tops Supported with weak necks come thund ring down Nor wand'ring Rivers run in channels known To dye a natural death Armies appeare In th' Ayre and Trumpets even in his own spheare Alarum Mars Now hotter Aetna burns And thunderbolts for thunderbolts returns Lo 'Mongst the Tombs and disinterred bones The Gastly shadows send up baleful groans A blazing-Star draws an unusual train And a new Jove descends in bloody rain Heav'n soon these signes expounds for Caesar drove With his own speed and sweet revenges love Threw down the Gallick Civil Arms took up On cloudy Alps where winding to the top The rocks made passable by Graecian hands A Temple sacred to Alcides stands 'T is thatch'd with crusted Snow and blends its gray Head to the Stars how like the milky way It thaws not with the Sun's Meridian rayes Nor with the Spring 's warm breath but pav'd with lays Of Ice and feathered Rain the Heaven it beares For it both threatens and supports the spheares When He the Soldier glad these cliffs did tread And touch'd his wishes from the Mountains head Stretching his voice the Latian fields survey'd And both his hands to Heav'n thus Caesar said All powerful Jove and thou Saturnian Land Triumphant oft safe always by my hand Witness I come unwilling to this warre Unwilling Clash but such my proud wrongs are Expuls'd my Country whilst I paint with blood The Rhine whilst I the Galls the Alps exclude Threat'ning again the Capitoll Exil'd Farther by conquering more the Germanes foyl'd And sixty triumphs are my crime But who Denounce this war Blind with our beams a crew Of trading Soules step-children to my Rome But they I think shall know too upon whom Nor shall mechanick hands bind these with cords Go mine Go victors plead the Cause with Swords We all are in one fault one shame threats all You câ—…nquer'd too If punishment must fall On them that beat if this our triumph be Let the Dye fall and Fortune judge for me Take up the war they throw you try your force If overcome my case can be no worse But arm'd and with such men that ne're can hap This said the Delphick bird her wings did clap An Omen good and in a wood beside A Bay-tree crackling in strange fire was ' spy'd APOLLO'S self shone brighter then he us'd And had a golden glory circumfus'd Stronger then Omens Caesar did advance And with unwonted pace first snatch'd a Lance. First bound with ice and candyed with the driffe The earth was quiet with dull horror stiffe But when the Troops the clouds gives off did take And trembling horses the waves fetters brake The heat snows melted streight new rivers burst Out of the hills these also streight were forc't To make a stand whilst lo new ice appeares And liquid late make work for Pioneers Then first deceiv'd the feet the slipp'ry ground And tript them up Men Arms and wohle Ranks round In heaps deplor'd big clouds with tempest's stroke Their burthens threw Nor blasts with whirle-winds broke Were wanting there or vollyes of gross haile The concrete raine fell ratling on the Mayle Like showres of Arrows from a Parthian bow The Earth was overcome with a deep snow The Lamps of heaven o'recome with Christal bit The Rivers overcome Caesar not yet But leaning on his speare that would not yield With secure steps he brake the horrid field As when Alcmena's son marched apace Down Caucasus or with an angry face When Jove descended the Olympian hill With Giants blood Phlegrean plains to fill ' Mean while swift Fame is born with frighted wings And perching on the Capitol sad things Tells the affrighted Romans that the Maine Is swarm'd with ships The Alps of a light flame With Troops yet reeking with Sicambrian gore Arms Blood Death Fire and War is drawn before Their eyes from head to foot which makes them erre And see their danger double through their feare This flyes by land this by and that to Sea So for no land his native changes he He 's safest now the Chance of war that tryes And follows fates instinct He farthest flyes Whose feare is longest winged A grief to say The people led by wild amazement stray They know not whither Rome delights in flight And scar'd Quirites their sad mansions quite At the bare rumour of approaching Arms Those clasp with trembling hand their tender barnes These in their bosomes hold their Houshould-Gods And hurry from their desolate aboads And in their prayers kill the absent Foe There are that to their wives sad bosomes grow And bedrid parents youths impatient heat Takes onely her on whom his soul is set Some all and to the war unwisely sweep The prey for which 't is made As when the deep Is plough'd up by Northwinds and her roul'd hills Are knock'd together And the Seamen's skills Avail not now one binds the splitting mast Another to the quiet shore doth hast A third to Sea and Fortune trusts with all What talk I of small things the Generall With both the Consuls The great Pompey He Terror of dire Hydaspes and the Sea The Pyrates rock whom thrice triumphing late Jove trembled at lest he should shake his state Whom Pontus having crush'd it 's watry braves And Bosphorus ador'd with crouching waves Oh shame deserting the State 's rudder fled That fickle Fortune might t' have seen be sed Ev'n Pompey's back A flight authoriz'd so Involv'd the Gods and Heaven his back did show See a mild troop of Gods loathing the rage That regins in mortals take a pilgrimage From a damn'd crew of Earthlings And first Peace Beating her snowy Arms her vanquish'd face Hides with a cask and flying from the light Seeks the husht mansions of eternal Night With Her pure FAITH and JUSTICE her sword brâ—…ke And CONCORD in a rent and mourning Cloak On th' other side where Hell 's wide jaws respire Grim Pluto's train springs rife Erinnys dire And fierce Bellona and flame-girt Megeare And Death and Fraud and multiplying Feare Amongst whom Rage like Bacchus his reines broke Runs headlong and with bloody helm doth Cloake A thousand ugly faces digg'd with wounds With heavy shafts a Martial Target sounds Worn with his left and from his right hand hurl'd A blazing fire-brand terrifies the world The stars are pos'd light-headed Atlas reels Wond'ring to miss the weight that poys'd heaven's wheels The factious Gods come down on earth to side And Venus first her Caesar justify'de Pallas with her and Mars that shakes a wholâ—… Oak for a spearâ—… and with his
when his Race is half-way run And leaves it loath when his tyr'd Steeds adjourn You who we look should clap a yoak upon The bruitish ISHMAELITE become your scorn On th' Eastern TURK and GENTIL who still lies Sucking the stream which water'd PARADISE 9. That Majestie which in th s Brow appears This tender one suspend for a small time Already such as in your perfect years When FAME'S immortal Temple you shall climbe Those milder eys with which you banish Feares Bend to the ground on which by num'rous Ryme You 'l see in me a Passion overgrown To make the Portugal-Atchievemenes known 10. You 'l see a strange love to my Native-soyle Not mov'd with Vile but high immortal Meed For to be compted is a Meed not vile The Trumpet of the Nest where I was bred By That their names drawn great and laid in oyl You 'l see of whom you are the Sov'raign Head And judge which is the greater Honour Then To be King of the World or of such Men. 11. Hear me I say for not for Actions vaine Fantastick Fabulous shall you behold Yours prais'd though forraigne Muses to obtaine Name to themselves have ev'n feign'd names extold Your Subjects true Acts are so great they staine And credit all the Lyes of others told Stain RHODOMONT that puffe ROGERO too And MAD ORLANDO grant their deeds were true 12. For These I give you a fierce NUNNIO Who King and Country propt almost alone An EGAS a Don FUAS whose worths to show I wish my Voice could reach great HOMER'S tone For the twelve Peers I other twelve bestow That past to ENGLAND and MAGRIZZO one Th' illustrious GANIA in the Reare I name Who rob'd the wandring Trojan of his Fame 13. Then if to Match with CHARLS THE GREAT of FRANCE Or one you seek to rival CAESAR'S name The first ALPHONSO see who with his Lance Eclipses whatsoe're outlandish Fame And Him who by successful Valiance Rescu'd and snatcht his Realm from civil Flame The second JOHN unconquer'd by the sword The Fourth and Fift ALPHONSO and the Third 14. Nor shall my Verses in Oblivion leave Those CHIEFS who in the Kingdoms of the Morn Their name in Armes unto the starres did heave By whom your ever-conqu'ring Flag was born Matchless PACHECO Two ALMEYDA'S brave Whom weeping TAGUS will for ever mourn Terrible ALBURQUERQUE CASTRO bold And more whom death had not the pow'r to hold 15. And whilst I These do sing and dare not you Great King for I aspire not to that height Take you your Kingdomes reynes your Hand into And furnish matter for a loftier flight Whilst your new worth may meet a Vein as new Your num'rous Fleets and Armies pond'rous weight Let the World groan with and their terrour â—…eize The AFFRICK Land 's and ORIENTAL Seas 16. On you with fixed eys looks the cold MOORE In whom he reads his ruine prophecy'de The barb'rous GENTILE viewing you is sure You 'l yoak his neck and bows it to be ty'de The silver THETYS offers you in dow're All her blew Realm and doth the same provide Took with your Face where love is mixt with Awe She seeks to buy you for her Son-in-Law 17. In you out of their Blissful Bow'rs Above Your Grandsires souls both famous in their way The one in golden peace which Angels love T'other in bloody War themselves survay In you they hope their glories shall improve Their Vertues be recoynd with less Allay And wide they sit to keep for you a roome In Heav'n's eternal Temple 'gainst you come 18. But now because your time creeps slowly an To rule your People who much wish it so Play with the new Attempt of a bold man That up with you this Infant muse may grow And you shall spye ploughing the Ocean Your ARGONAUTS that they may also know You see them tost upon the angry Brine And use your self to be invok'd betime 19. They now went sayling in the OCEAN vast Parting the snarling Waves with crooked Bills The whispring Zephyre breath'd a gentle Blast Which stealingly she spreading Canvas fills With a white foam the Seas were overcast The dancing Vessels cutting with their Keels The Waters of the Consecrated DEEP Where PROTHEUS'S Flocks their Rendezvouses keep 20. When in the HEAV'N OF HEAV'NS the Deities That have of humane things the Government Convene in glorious Councel to advise On future matters of the ORIENT Treading in Clusters the Diaphane skyes Thorough the Milky way their course they bent Assembled at the THUNDERER'S command By Him That bears the Caduceian Wand 21. They leave the patronage of the Seav'n spheres Which by the HIGHEST POW'R to them was giv'n The HIGHEST POW'R who with an eye-brow steers The Earth the raging Ocean and the Heav'n There in a moment every one appears Those where BOOTES's waine is slowly driv'n Those who inhabit South and where the Sun Is born and where his golden Race is don 22. With an austere and high Majestick grace Upon a Christal Throne with stars imbost Sublime THE FATHER â—…ate worthy that place By whom the Bolts dire VULCAN forg'd are tost An Oderiferous Ayre blew from his face Able to breathe new life in a pale Ghost A Scepter in his Hand and his Head crown'd With one stone brighter then a Diaâ—…ownd 23. On glitt'ring chairs imbroyd'red richly o're With infinite of Pearles and finest Gould The other Deities were placed low'r As Reason and the Herald Order would The Seniours first to honor them the more And after them those who were not so ould When thus the most high JOVE the silence brake With such a voice as made OLYMPUS shake 24 Eternal dwellers of the Tow'r divine And Impirean-Hall with starred Vault If the much Vertue of the valiant Line Of LUTUS be not worn out of your Thought You needs must know what the great FATES design To crown the former Wonders Those have wrought That they shall darken with their evening-Glory Th' â—…ssyrian Persian Greek and Roman story 25. Your selves were witnesses with what a poor And naked Army it was giv'n to Them To take from the well-fix't and num'rous MOOR All that sweet TAGUS waters with his stream Then 'gainst the stout Castilian-Warriour Heav'n still beheld them with a fav'ring beam And still in fine with glory and Renown The hanging Trophies did their Churches crown 26. I speak not Gods of that more ancient name Which with the Queen of Nations they did get When led by VIRIATUS so great fame They wan whilst They and hostile ROME were met I pass their other Clash with that proud Dame Which 't is impossible you should forget When a Bandito did their Truncheon bear Who feign'd himself inspir'd by a tame Deare 27. See now how trusting to uncertain Waves In a fraile Barke through ways untrod before Fearless of horrid Boreas and the Braves Of the fierce Southern wind they throw at more How having yoak't before that Sea which laves AFFRICK'S North-side and yoakt her Southern-shore They
bend their purpose and their forces turn To win the Cradle of the budding MORN 28. To Them is promis'd by eternal FATE Whose high decrees no Power can ere revoke To be perpetual Porters of that Gate Through which the Sun first guides his silver spoke They 've spent at Sea the bitter Winter s date The men are harast and with Travaile broke 'T is now high time as it appears to me To shew them that new Land where they would be 29 And therefore since they have as you have seen So many dangers in this Voyage past Tost through so many Seas and Clymates been Of so sharp adverse Winds felt many a Blast I purpose now they shall as friends be in The AFFRICK Land refresh't with some Repast And having victual d there their wearied Fleet Proceed in their long course as it is meet 20. Thus JOVE when in their course of Parliament The Gods reply'd in order as they Sate And to and fro by way of Argument Upon the matter calmly did debate Then FATHER BACCHUS stiffly did dissent From what great JOVE propos'd As knowing that His Fame i th' EAST must suffer an eclipse Should there arive the Lusitanian-ships 31. He of the FATES had understood from SPAIN How that a warlike People was to come Thorough the middle of the OCEAN Which all the Indian-Coast should overcome And which with modern Victories should stain All old ones whether forraign or their own It griev'd him sore those Actions should be drown'd Which still in NYSA made his name resound 32. He looks on INDIA as his old Acquest From whom nor Time nor deeds by others don Had rob d the stile of CONQ'ROUR OF THE EAST By All That taste the streams of Helicon But now he fears that Glorie 's neer it's West In the black Water of Oblivion To set should their desired Port obtain The valiant PORTINGALLS That Plough the Main 33. Fair VENUS holds up the contrary Theam Affected to the Lusitanian-Nation For the much likeness she observ'd in Them To her old ROME for which she had such passion In their great hearts in the propitious beam Of their to-AFFRICK-fatal constellation And in the charming musick of their Tongue Which she thinks Latine with small dross among 34 These things did CYTHEREA move But more Because from FATE of truth she heard it sed That at those LANDS her Altars should adore Where this Victorious People should be spred So one to keep what was his own before T'other to gain new honors to her head Contest and stickle for their sev'ral ends And Both are backt and favour'd by their Frends 35. As when the fierce South-wind and fiercer North Have got into the thickest of a WOOD Breaking the Boughs to force a passage forth Through matted shades impetuous and wood The Air that yells and all the mountain roar'th The Leaves are scattred and the strong Rocks mov'd Such was the tumult which amongst the GODS Was raised then in the Supream Aboads 36. But MARS who with more cordialness did take Then any of the rest the GODDES'S part Whether it were for old Affection-sake Or for this valiant People's own desart His look confest him vext before he spake Amongst the GODS upon his feet did start His heavy Target at his shoulder hung Displeas'd and dreadful he behind him flung 37. Lifting a little up his Helmet-sight T was Adamant with confidence enough To give his Vote himself he placed right Before the Throne of JOVE arm'd valiant tough And giving with the butt end of his Pyke A great thump on the floor of purest stuffe The Heav'ns did tremble and APOLLO'S light It went and came like colour in a fright 38. And thus he said O Sire whose will whate're All which thou hast created must obay If These who seek another Hemisphere Thou wouldst not have to perish in the way Whose deeds and Valour once thou heldst so deare And did'st of old ordain what they assay Then hear no more since thou' rt a Judge upright Reasons from one who sees by a false light 39. For if sound Reason did not plainly show It self here vanquisht by excess of Feare 'T were prop rer BACCHUS should his pains bestow For LUSUS'S Race who was his Minion deare But let this spleen of his at present goe T is an ill stomach rising at good cheare And envy never found the way in fine To do Man right or what the GOD'S designe 40. And Thou the Father of great Constancy From the determination thou hast tooke Recoyle not It is imbecility When once a Thing 's begun then back to looke But â—…ince in speed the winged MERCURY Outstrips the Winds a Shaft the swiftest Brooke Let Him now shew them to some Countrey where They may refresh and news of INDIA heare 41. The pow'rful Father having said the same Gave with a nod the SOVERAIGN Assent To that which MARS said here with greater flame And over All his holy Nectar sprent Streight through the milky way by which they came The GODS to their respective Stations went Making a low obeysance to the Throne As they past by in Order one by one 42. Whilst this in the HIGH-COURT is passing now And beautiful OF HEAV'N Omnipotent The warlike People the salt Ocean plough Leaving the South and face the Orient 'Twixt MADAGASCAR'S Isle where all things flow And ETHIOPIA'S barren Continent 'T was in that month when SOL the Fishes fryes To which fear'd BRONTES turn'd two DEITIES 43 So pleasantly they went before a Wind As those That now had got the Heav'n to frend Serene the Ayre was and the Weather kind No Clowd nor ought that danger might portend The PROMONTORY PRASSUS left behind Which antient ETHIOPIA doth defend NEPTUNE disclos'd new Isles which he did play About and with his billows danc't the Hay 44. VASCO DE GAMA a most valiant Guide Born and pick't out for that great Enterprise Of a high Soul and strongly fortify'de Who FORTUNE to him by his Boldness tyes Stands off to leave this Land upon one side Thinking that uninhabited it lies And on his course determines to proceed But otherwise the matter did succeed 45. For streight out of that Isle which seem'd most neer Unto the Continent Behold a number Of little Boats in companie appeer Which clapping all wings on the long Sea sunder The men are rapt with joy and with the meer Excess of it can onely look and wonder What Nation 's this within themselves they say What Rites what Laws what King do they obay 46. Their coming thus in Boats with finns nor flat But apt t'o're-set as being pincht and long And then they 'd swim like Rats The Sayles of Mat Made of Palm-leaves wove curiously and strong The Mens Complexion the self-same with that HEE gave the Earth's burnt parts from Heaven flung Who was more brave then wise That this is True The Po doth know and LAMPETUSA rue 47 The Cloaths they came in were a Cotton Plad With divers Colours
stripd and white the ground Which some cast queintly under one arm had Others about their Middles streightly bound All else from the waste up remain'd unclad Their weapons Skeyns and crooked Faulchions Round Terbants upon their heads and as they row'd Resounded Timbrels in an antick Mode 48. Waving their hands and kerchers These made signe To those of LUSITANIA to stay But the swift Prows already did incline To come to Anchor in the Island 's Bay Land-men and Sea-men in this work All joyne As all their labours should have end that day They haule the Roapes strike strike the crew resounds The salt Sea stricken with the Anchor bounds 49. They were not Anchor'd when the uncouth Folke Already by the Cordage did ascend Their jovial countenances wellcome spoke To whom the Lordly Chiefe did courteous bend Bids streight the Boards be spread the Bottles smoke With that rich juice which is the Poet's frend Ours pow'r it into Bowles and All They fill The burnt by PHAETHON spare not to swill 50. They ask and still the cheerie Bowle goes round In the Arabick-language WHENCE THE FLEET Who and of whence the men and WHITHER BOUND And through what Seas It came where now they see 't Hereto the valiant LUSITANIANS found Such answers as were proper and discreet We are the PORTUGHESES of the WEST We go to seek the Countreys of the EAST 51. All the great OCEAN have we sail'd and crost To the Antartick from the Artick Strand Gone all the Round of AFFRICK'S spacious Coast We have felt many a Clyme seen many a Land We serve a potent King who hath ingrost His Peoples loves so that at his command With cheerful faces not vast Seas alone But we would pass the Lake of ACHERON 52. And 't is by that comand we travel now To seek the Eastern Land which INDIES laves By that this distant Ocean-Sea we plough Where none but Monsters sayl'd the horrid Waves But now 't is reason We should likewise know If Truth have found a Harbour in your Caves Who you are what this Land in which you dwell Or if of INDIA you can Tydings tell 53 We are one of the Isle replying said Strangers unto this People Law and Place The Natives being such as Heav'n hath made Without the light of Reason or of Grace We have a Law of TRUTH which was convay'd To Us from that New-light of ABRAM'S Race Who houlds the World now in subjection due By Father GENTILE and by Mother JEW 54. This little Isle a barren healthless Nook Of all these Parts is the most noted Scale For such as at QUILOA'S Traffick look Or to MOMBASSA and SOFALA sayle Which makes Us here some inconvenience brook To gather for a mortal life and frayle And to inform you in one word of All This little Isle Men MOZAMBIQUE call 55. And now since you come seeking through long toyle INDIAN-HYDASPES and the Spicy Strand You shall have such a Pilot from this Isle As through the waves the way doth understand 'T were also good you here repos'd a while And took in fresh provisions from the Land And that our Governour did come Aboard To see what else may need for Him t' afford 56. This the Barbarian and retreated then Into his Boates with all his companie Departing from the Captaine and his Men With demonstrations of due Courtesie Mean time APOLLO in the Sea did pen The golden day and down to sleep doth lye Leaving his Sister so much Torch to burn As may suffice the World till he return 57. With unexpected joy their hearts on floate Blithely they pass the Night in the tyr'd Fleet To think that in a Country so remote The news so long desired they should meet Within themselves they ruminate and noate The mens odd fashion and admire to see 't Or how a People of their damned way Could take such root and bear so vast a sway 58. The silver Moon 's reverberated Ray Trembled upon the Chrystal Element Like Flow'rs in a great Meade at middle May The stars were in the azure Firmament The furious Winds all husht and sleeping lay In drowzy Hyperborean Caves dark-pent Yet those of the Armada do not sleep But in their turns accustom'd watches keep 59. And when AURORA left her Spicy Bed Shaking her deawy locks the Earth upon And drawing with a lilly-hand the red Transparent Curtains of the waking Sun To work go All over the Decks to spred The shadowing Sailes and all their Streamers d on To entertain with feasting and with joy Advancing in his Barge the Isle's VICE-ROY 60. Merrily sayling he advanc't to see The Lusitanian-Frigates in the Road With fresh provisions from the Land For Hee Still hopes they are of that inhumane Brood Which from their mountains neer the CASPIAN SEA The fruitful Lands of ASIA overflow'd And by permission of the POW'R DIVINE Usurpt the Empire of GREAT CONSTANTINE 61. The Captaine with a meen benevolent Receives the MOORE and all his company Things of great price he doth to Him present For such Occasions carryed purposely Gives him Preserves and gives him of that queint Unusual liquor which gives jollity The MOORE receives it all in courteous part But what he Eats and Drinks most glads his heart 62. The nimble Lusitanian Mariners Upon the shrowds in admiration hung To see a mode so different from theirs And barb'rous gibbrish of that broken Tongue No less confus'd the subtle MOORE appears Eying their colour habit and ships strong Then asking all things This amongst the rest If happily they came from TURKIE prest 63. Moreover to behold desireth Hee The Books of their Religion Law and Faith To see if with his own the same agree Or that of CHRIST as he suspects he saith And that he All may note and All may see He prays the Captain shew him what he hath Of Armes which by his Nation used are When with their Enemies they go to War 64. To whom the valiant Captaine made reply By one well verâ—…ed in that Bastard-Tongue Illustrious Lord I shall to thee descry My Self my Faith and th' Armes I bring along Neither of Turkish-blood nor breed am I Nor of a Countrey that delights in wrong In fair and warlike EUROPE was I born I seek the famous Kingdoms of the MORN 65. We worship HIM who is by every Nature Invisible and visible obay'd HIM who the Hemispheres and every Creature Insensible and sensible hath made Who gave Us his and took on Him our feature Whom to a shameful death his own betray'd And who from HEAV'N to Earth came down in fine That Man by HIM from Earth to HEAV'N might climbe 66. Of this GOD-MAN sublime and infinit The Books which thou desir st I have not brought For that in Books we need not bring that Writ Which written in our Hearts we have by rote For th' Arms whereof thou hast desir'd to git A sight with all my heart I do allow 't To see them as a Friend For well I know
Another with bent Bow and poyson'd Shaft Stay for the valiant PORTINGALLS to land In secret Ambush others hid with craft And send to make them think the business sure A small Forlorn as Faulkners throw their Lure 87. On the white Beaches the black Warriours prance Waving and vap'ring all the Levell o're And with heav'd Target and with threat'ned Lance Dare the bold PORTINGALLS to come on shore The noble people have not patience To see the doggs grin at them any more But spring in Covey with such equal hast One could not say which landed first or last 88. So a brisk Lover in the bloody PLACE His beauteous Mistress by in a Balcon Seeks out the Bull and planted face to face Curvets runs whistles waves and toles him on But the stern Bruite ev'n in a moment's space His horned Brow low'd to the Earth doth run Bellowing about like mad and his eys shut Dismounts strikes kills and tramples underfoot 89. Loe from the ships the Flames out of the hard And furious Cannon roll'd to Heaven rise The Bullets murther whom the Sound but scar'd The hissing Aire struck bandies back the noise The MOORS hearts melt in them they are so fear'd And the same passion chills their blood to Ice Now He That lay in hidden ambush flyes And He That ventur'd the Incounter dyes 90. The Lusitanian People rest not here But following their success destroy and slay The Wall-less-Town and timber-Houses there They waste with fire and flat with Cannon lay His sally now the MOOR repents full deer For which he thought a cheaper price to pay Now he blasphemes the War curses ill luck Th' old devil and the dam that gave him suck 91. The flying MOORS their Javelins backward threw Faintly through feare and haste of their Retreat The Flint the Stake the Stone in folio flew Anger makes all things weapons when 't is heat Now to the Victor leaving the Isle too Unto the Continent they frighted get The Sea 's small Arm that doth their Isle imbrace They cut and traverse in a little space 92. Some leap with their best goods into the Boats Some with their natural Oars swim to the shore This sinks into the crooked waves then floats That puffs the Sea out he new drank before The â—…owred Bullets from the Cannon-Throats The bruitish peoples brittle Vessels tore Thus did the PORTINGALLS in fine chastise The falshoodof malicious Enemies 93. To the Armada Victors they return With the rich spoils and booty of the War Water they may have now to serve their turn At their own time without controle or bar The MOORS fresh smarting with their losses burn With greater malice then before by far And seeing so much unrevenged shame Set their whole Rest upon the After-game 94. The Governour of that infamous Land To sue for Peace as if repenting sent Nor do the LUSITANIANS understand That under shew of peace worse war is meant For the desired Pilot underhand Instructed in his trecherous intent In token of the Peace which he did crave He sends to be their Pilot to the Grave 95. The Captaine who already understood T was time to go his discontinued way And that the weather and the wind are good To carry him for wished INDIA Receives the Pilot with a cheerful mood And th' Envoyé who did his answer stay Dispatcht in haste his minde is in the skye To the large Wind lets all the Canvas flye 96. Departed in this wise the azure Waters Of AMPHITRITE cuts the warlike Fleet Attended by a Troop of NEREUS'S daughters sweet Friends and no less constant then th' are sweet The Captain thought-less of those devilish matters Which in his Brain the subtle MOOR doth knit Touching all INDIA and the Coasts they past Informs himself by Him from first to last 97. But the MOOR well instructed in deceit To whom his lesson spightful BACCHUS gave Prepares for Him e're he to INDIA get New Ills either of Thraldome or a Grave Giving accompt of Indian Harbours yet He shews him All that ever he did crave That judging Truth what he in that confest The valiant People may not doubt the rest 98. And then he tells him with the same intent With which false SYNON witcht the men of TROY There is an Isle not far from where they went Which ancient CHRISTIANS from all times injoy The Captain who to all he told him lent Attentive Eare at this so sprang with joy That he conjur'd him with a golden spell To guide him speedy where those CHRISTIANS dwell 99. This very thing the trech'rous MOOR design'd Which the deluded CHRISTIAN doth intreat Those who possest this Isle being â—…he blind Disciples of the filthy MAHOMET Here death and certain Ruine he shall finde As he believes for a far more strong and great Then MOZAMBIQUE is this Isle by name QUILOA frequent in the mouth of Fame 100. To It the joyful Fleet he did incline But Shee whose Altars in CYTHERA steam Seeing him go astray from his right line To meet a death of which he doth not dream Permits not those in so remote a Clyme To perish whom she doth so much esteem And puts them with contrary winds besides The Place to which the trayt'rous Pilot guides 101. Then the base MOOR when he did plainly finde He could not work the Villany he meant Spawning another mischief in his minde And always constant to his black intent Tells him that since the waves are so unkinde To put them by the Port to which they bent There lyes another Island hard before Where mixed live the CHRISTIAN and the MORE 102. Likewise in this the shameless Villain ly'de As his Instructions were in fine to do For not a Christian-Soul did there reside But All of MAHOMET'S detested Crew The Captain who in all believ'd his Guide Made a short task to bring his ships thereto But his protecting Angel saying nay Past not the Bar and anchors in the Bay 103. This Isle lay to the Continent so neer That a small Chanel onely ran between In front thereof a City did appeer Upon the Margent of the OCEAN green Fair and Majestical the Buildings were At a far distance plainly to be seen Rul'd by an aged King MOMBASSA all The Isle the Town too they MOMBASSA call 104. And neer the same the Captain being come Is much rejoyc't There looking to behold People That had receiv'd their Christendome As the false Pilot promis'd him he should When loe Boats coming from the King with some Provisions to the ships For He was tould Of such a Fleet by BACCHUS long before Taking the figure of another More 105. Such the Provisions were as Friends send Friends But there is poyson hidden in the Baite Of Enemies their thoughts are and their ends As will be too much manifested straight O the perpetual danger which attends The lot of Mortals O uncertain State That where our trust seems to be anchor'd sure We are not safe although we are secure 106. By Sea
bought Illustrious Starlet colour of content Brancht Coral fine for Nobles greatly sought Of double nature under water soft And velvet-horn'd hard-pen'd when 't is aloft 78 Sends more one dext'rous in th' Arabick-Tongue To treat a firm League with the ROYAL MORE Excusing him he did not leave his strong And lofty Ships to kiss his hand on shore Unto the noble KING led through a Throng Presents himself the fit Ambassadore And with these words which PALLAS herself dips In her own Nectar disunites his lips 79. Most high and mighty King to whom the pure And incorrupted JUSTICE from Above Gave to restrain the rough and haughty MOOR Nor more to force his Feare then win his love As to the strongest Port and most secure Of all the EAST Hither we flye to prove What FAME reports and find in It and Thee A certain Port in our necessitie 80. We are not Men who spying a weak Town Or careless as we pass along the shore Murther the Folks and burn the Houses down To make a booty of their thirsted store But by a KING we have of high renown Sent from fair EUROPE never to give ore Our compassing the World till we have found The wealthy INDIA thither are we bound 81. How stony yet some Race of People was What barb'rous guize what stile of a Man-Hater To bar not their Ports onely let that pass But the cold Hospitalitie of Water To whom have we done wrong wherein alas Have we discover d such a savage nature To make so many of so few afraid That Traps and Pitfals should for us be made 82. But Thou O gracious KING from whom to have True dealing we are sure and hope we may That certain help too which ALCINOUS gave Unto the wandring Prince of ITHACA To Thee secure we come as boldly crave Of Thee conducted by the Son of MAY For since JOVES Harbinger was ours 't is cleare Thy Heart is large is humane is sincere 83. Nor think O KING out noble Chiefe declin'd Coming to see and serve thee persnally For any thing he scrupled of unkind Or hollow dealing possible in Thee But the true reason why he stayd behind Was that in all he might obedient be Unto his KING who gave him this command In Port or Roade never to go on Land 84. And because subjects are the self-same Thing With Members governed by the Head or Crown Thou bearing here the Office of a KING Wouldst not that Any disobey'd his own But he doth promise an acknowledging Of thy great Grace and favours now bestown With all That can by Him and His be done So long as Rivers to the Sea shall run 85. Thus He harangu'd And with one Voice the whole Presence comparing notes there where they stand The matchless courage of the men extol Who traverse so much Sea and so much Land But the wise KING revolving in his Soul The PORTINGALLS'S obedience to command In Scales of wonder and of rev'rence weigh'd A KING who so far off could be obeyd 86. Then answers gracious with a Brow serene Th Ambassadour to whom inclin'd he seem'd Wipe all suspition from your Bosoms cleane Let no cold Fear be harbour d there or teem'd For such your worths are and your deeds have been To make you over all the world esteem'd And They who injur'd you We will be bold Know not what price Vertue and Houor hold 87. That all your People do not come on shore Observing the respect due to our Port Though in our own regard it grieve us sore Yet our esteem of them is greater for 't For if your Rules permit it not no more Shall we permit that onely to comport With our desires such loyal excellence Should lose it self or suffer Violence 88. But when to morrows light shall come to greet And shew the WORLD with our own Barges Wee Shall go in person to the warlike Fleet Which we so many days have long'd to see And if it need any convenience meet Through shatt'ring storms and keeping long at Sea A Pilot it may have and Victnals here â—…nd Ammunition with intention cleere 89. This was his language And LATONA'S Boy Into the Ocean div'd The Messenger Returning with this Embassie of joy To the Armada rows with merry cheer Out of all Breasts is bauisht black Annoy Seeing the proper remedie is here To find the Land whereof they sayl in quest So all that night they keep a double Feast 90. There wants not there the artificial star Like trembling Comet nor less cause of wonder The Gunners do their Part making the Ayre Water and Earth resound with Mortalls's Thunder The CYCLOPPS practising for t'other War On JOVE with Bullets rend the Clowds in sunder Others on lofty Cornets singing playd And These with Musick did the SPHEARES invade 91. They answer from the shore at the same time With Squibs that crack amongst the Rout In gyres The whizzing Vapours up to HEAVEN climbe Th' imprison'd Powder with a bounce expires Heaven's brazen Vault ecchoes the Voyces's chyme The Sea 's cleer Glass reflects the joyful fires The Earth is not behind them In this sort Both sport in earnest and Both fight in sport 92. But now the restless Heav'n wheeling about To their day-labours mortals doth incite And MEMNON'S mother fair APPOLLO'S scout Sets bounds to sleep by her arriving light With her approach dull shadows Put to rout In a cold sweat upon the Flowers light When the MELINDIAN KING embarqued plide To see the Ships That in his Harbour ride 93 The shores are crown'd with people of a fire To be Spectators onely of the show The Scarlet Coates flame with the dye of TYRE The glossie Silks with all May's flow'rs do blow Instead of Arrows part of Warr's Attire And of the horn'd Moon-imitating Bow Palm in their hands in sign of Peace they bear Which on their Heads victorious HEROES wear 94. In a Canóe which was both long and broad And glissend in the Sun with Cov'rings made Of mixed Silks MELINDE'S KING is row'd Wayted by Princes 'mongst their own obay'd In rich Attire according to the mode And custom of that Land he comes arayd Upon his Head he weares a Terbant roll'd Of silk and Cotton with a CROWN of gold 95. A Roabe of Scarlet-damask high-extold By Them and worth the wearing of a KING About his Neck a Collar of pure gold The work worth twice the substance of the Thing A Velvet sheath a dagger keen did hold With Diamond-hilt hang'd by a golden string Sandals of Velvet on his Feet he wore With gold and pearl imbroydred richly o're 96. O're Him a round Silk Canopy he had Advanc't aloft upon a gilded Pole With which a Boy behind to burn forbad Or trouble the Great KING the beams of SOL. Musick ith'Prow â—…o merry that 't was mad Grating the Eare with a harsh noise The whole Consort is onely crooked Horns wreath'd round Which keep no time but make a dismal â—…ound 97. No less adorn'd the LUSITANIAN
his words they list ning All The Master Loe who in the Skye did peepe His whistle sounds From ev'ry Corner crawle The Saylors half-awake and half-asleepe And for the wind augments he bids them fall The Top-sayles climbing to the Scuttle steep Awake he said ope and unseale your Eyes From you black clowd ye see the Wind does rise 71. Not fully lor'd the windy Top-sayles were When a great Gust upon a suddain came Strike cry'd the Master so that all might hear Strike strike the Main-sheet thrice he did exclame The hasty winds for Tyrants have no Eare Ere struck it could be rushing thwart the same Rend it to rags with such a hideous rash As if the World destroy'd the Poles did clash 72. Then did the Men strike HEAV'N with a joynt-groane Themselves with horror struck and pale dismay For the Sayle split the Vessel hanging prone A pow'r of Water scoops up from the Sea Lighten the Master cryes with mournful tone Lighten the Ship if ye would live obay Run others to the Pump w' are at the Brink Of perishing unto the Pumpe We sink 73. Unto the Pumpe th undanted Soldiers ran To which no sooner come their parts to do But the Ship stagg'ring like a drunken Man Their heels tript up them to the Larbord threw Not three the sturdiest of the Saylâ—…rs can Manage the Helm with all their strength put to The Ship is bound with Ropes in every part The Land-men lose their streâ—…gth Sea-men their Art 74. Such the impetuous winds that to have shown More force and fury they could not devise Had they at once from all the Quarters blown To throw down BABELI which did threat the skyes The AMMIRALL upon the overgrown Mountains of water shrinks into the size Of her own cock-boat wondring her selfe how She did to live in such a sea till now 75 The second ship in which was PAUL DE GAME Had her main mast snapt in the midst and broke The people in her almost drown'd the name Of Him that came to save the world invoke With like vain Ecchoes to the Ayre exclaime In the Third all Câ—…ELLIOS daunted folk Although that master so good order took That e're the storm ariv'd her sayles were strook 76. Now All to Heaven are hoysted by the fury And rage of NEPTUNE terrible and fell Now to the bottom of his waves All hurry As if their keels would knock the Gates of Hell The East VVest South and Northern winds to woory The wor d by turns from ev'ry corner swell Her self with Torches the deformed Night With which the Pole is all on fire doth light 77. The Halcion along the ratling shore With strayned voyce cryes in a dolefull Key Rubbing with this the overplayst'red soare Of her own loss by like tempestuous sea The amorous Dolphins hide them which before Did friske and dance about the watry sea Flying the cruell storm in Caves obscure Nor in the very bottom are secure 78. Never such red-hot Thunder-bolts were made Rebelling Gyants to confound and awe By that foule Smith who by his faire wife pray'd Forg'd a riâ—…h Armour for his son in law Nor ever by the Thunderer displayd That frighted paire such flakes of lightning saw In the great FLOOD they only left to mourn Who stones to people a hard race did turn 79. How many mountains did the waves uncrown Bouncing against them like a batt'ring Ram How many aged Trees the wind rusht downe Which by the Cable-roots at once up came Little thought They the earth swept with their crowne To turn their Heelâ—…s to Heav'n in the low dam As little thought the sands which there were hid To floate upon the top as then they did 80. VASCO DE GAMA seeing his Hope 's crost Just at the Butt and end of hâ—…s desire Seeing the Billowes now to Hell goe post Now with fresh fury unto Heav'â—… aspire Confus'd with horrour giving All for lost Seeing no humane Fence against such Ire To that HIGH POVV'RE who is the sov'rain Ayd And can Impossibilities thus pray'd 81. â—…rotector of the Quires Angelicall Whom Heav'n and Earth and angry seas obay Thou who the Read-sea mad'st a double wall Through which thy flying ISR'ELL to convay Thou who didst keep and save thy servant PAUL From open Rocks and Shelvs that hidden lay And sav d'st with His from Cataracks down hurl'd The second PLANTER of the drowned WORLD 82. If we have past new dangers numerous Of other SCYLLA'S and CHARIBDESSES Other dire Syrts and Quicksands infamous ACROCER AUNIAN ROCKS in other seas Why in the Close doest thou relinquish us Why throw us off after such scapes a These If with our labours thou art not offended If thy sole service be thereby intended 83. O happy men whose lot it was to dye On whetted point of Mauritanian Lance Whil st smear'd with beawteous dust of AFFRICK The CHRISTIAN FAITH they fighting did advance Whose glorious deeds remain in History Or carv'd in everlasting Verse perchance Who losing a short life a long did git Death sweetned with the Fame attending it 84. Whilst this he says contending Winds that roare Like two wild Bulls when one with t'other copes Augment the horrid Tempest more and more And ratling whistle through the Spiny Ropes The flashing Light'ning never does give o're The thund'ring such that there are now no hopes But that HEAV'N'S Axles will be streight unbuilt The ELEMENTS at one another tilt 85. But see the amorous star with twinkling Ray Conspicuous in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE Fair Harbinger and Usher of the Day It visits Earth and Sea with forehead cleare She from whom arm'd ORION slinks away And who this Star sits guiding in her Spheare Spying what Risk her deare Armada ran At once with Anger and with feare grew wan 86. Here hath been BACCHUS says she I am sure Will he ne're leave this rancour but in vain He shall not wag the Ruine to procure Of mine but I will have him in the Train She stoops like Lightning from OLYMPUS pure Upon the troubled Kingdom of the MAYN Her Nymphs to crown them as for wagers bids With waking ROSES that new ope their lids 87. With thousand-colourd Garlands she commands Their flowing locks a little be comptroll'd Who would not judge LOVE there with his own hands Inamell'd painted flow'rs upon true gold Her purpose is to fetter in those â—…ands Th' inamourd Winds where there they wander bold The Faces of those loved Nymphs to shew them More faire then Stars to charm and to subdue them 88. And so it prov'd For she no sooner did But presently they faint they dye away Under their wings their bashful heads they hid In humble posture at those feet they lay The slip Those take them up in is the thrid Of that bright Hair which scorns the mid-day's Ray. Then to her servant BOREAS thus did say His sweet and bosom friend ORYTHIA 89. Fierce BOREAS This is not the way to prove That e're thou lov'dst as thou pretend'st to
wast And if thou fly thereby to flye my touch I can assure thee fair one stay thou may'st And yet I ne're the neer my star is such Stay if thou please and see but if thou stay'st The slight of hand the which my Fate so much In vain deplor'd will finde at last to reare A Wall between the Sickle and the Eare. 79. O flye me not So may Time never flye Thy Beauty out of sight For do but turn Dasht with the beams of thy Majestick Eye No sawcy fire in me will dare to burn What KING could break the force of destiny What ARMY conquer it and mine hath sworn To thwart me still Yet stay I 'm happy than And thou shalt do what KINGS nor ARMIâ—… can 80. With my malignant star doest Thou take part To help the stranger is not nobly done Carriest Thou with thee my Grief-loaden heart Send it me back and thou wilt faster run That Soul of mine grown heavy with long smart Hang'd in those Tresses which out-shine the Sun Does it not clog them Or since it came there Hath it chang'd mood and weighs but for one Here 81. With this hope onely thy white feet I trace That either Thou her weight will not indure Or she by being in that heav'nly place Will change her luck and better stars procure And if that change flye never such a pace LOVE can hit flying I am very sure And if he hit Thou't stay and on this score If thou do stay of Heav'n I ask no more 82. The fair Nymph now fled not so much to sell The Jewel dear for which the Lad pursu'd her As the sweet Tunes to hear that from him fell And amorous laments with which he woo'd her Her Eyes now bath'd in smiles and tractabell Turn'd upon Him who with his charms subdu'd her All melted in pure love languidly sweet She lets her self fall at the Victor's feet 83 O what devouring Kisses multiply'd What pretty whimp'rings did the Grove repeat What flatt'ring Force What Anger which did chide Itself and laught when it began to threat What more then this the blushing MORNING spy'd And VENUS adding Her 's to the NOON'S heat Is better try'd then guess'd I must confess But Those who cannot try it let them guess 84. For first with all the Rites of wedlock joyn'd Were the lov'd Sea-men to th'AQUATICK POW'RS What gentle Tongue and what white Hand could bind The Nymphs had added in those sacred Bow'rs And now their Lovers heads they crowned kind With gold and Lawrel and abounding Flow'rs Promise to keep them company for ever Whom life or death with honor shall not sever 85. The Chief of them whom all the rest went after And did obey in all things her behest Of URANUS and Holy VESTA Daughter As by her Face was easie to be guest Filling with wonderment both Earth and Water Th' illustrious Captain worthy of the Best With grave and Royal Ceremonies took Shewing her Greatness in her Pompe and Look 86. HIM whom she first acquainted with her name Then in a kind exordium mixt with state Gave him to understand she Thither came By the immutable decree of Fate To Him of the promiscuous Globe and Frame Of the vast EARTH and OCEAN to relate Parts undiscover'd by Prophetick Spirit Which He alone and his brave SPANIARDS merit 87. Taking up with her by the hand she led Unto a Mountain's top high and divine Where a rich Pyle erected the prowd head Of crystal all with massive gold and fine Here all the live-long day they rioted In full delight and sports to sports that joyn Within the Palace she injoys her love The others theirs within the flow'ry Grove 88 Thus the fair Bevy thus the Valiant Crew Divide the How'rs by innocent by chast Delights and such as Mortals never knew In recompence of so long labours past And thus the meed to such high Actions due Of noble Prowess ev'n the World at last Pays in despight of Envy with the sound Of a great Name which Time nor Place shall bound 89. For these fair Daughters of the OCEAN THETYS and the Angellick pensil'd ISLE Are nothing but sweet Honour which These wan With whatsoever makes a life not vile The priviledges of the MARTIAL MAN The Palm the Lawrell'd Triumph the rich spoile The Admiration purchac't by his sword These are the joys this Island doth afford 90. So those false Godships which ANTIQUITIE To all illustrious Men a zealous Frend In Starry Heav'ns created to which shee Made them on towring wings of Fame t' ascend For honorable Acts they did for free And noble Suff'rings VERTUE' 's path the end Whereof is smooth and pleasant like our Isle Though it self craggie steep and full of toile 91. What meant they but an Immortality Giv'n by the World for Actions Soveraign To such as ARTS or ARMS advanc'd t' a high And heav'nly pitch being born of humane strain For JOVE APOLLO MARS and MERCURY AENEAS ROMULUS the THEBANS TWAIN JUNO DIANA CERES PALLAS All Dwell as you doe in brittle Earthen Wall 92. But FAME the Trumpet of deeds great and good Gave them new Names and Titles on the Earth GODS of the whole and GODS of the half-blood GODS by Adoption and GODS by Birth If ye love Fame then if make These ye wou'd As Men your patterns though as Gods your Mirth Fly Sloath by which the SOULE which Heaven gave To be the BODY'S Queen becomes its Slave 93. Curbe with a Bit of Iron AVARICE AMBITION curb to which y' are too too prone And curb the black and detestable Vice Of TYRANNY and base OPPRESSION For these vain Honours this false Gold give price Unless he have it in himself to none Better deserve them and to goe without Then have them undeserved without doubt 94. Either in peace promote impartiall Laws That so great Fish devour not the small Fry Or armed tear out of the Great TURKS jaws The Christians prey on which he stretcht doth lye The Kingdom 's greatness by this means ye'll cause Nor lessen but augment your own thereby In Riches merited ye will abound And with true Honor have your Temples crown'd 95. And to your KING ye so pretend to prize Ye shall bring honour now with Councels grave Now with your Swords which will immortalize You as they have done your Fore-Fathers brave I ask you not Impossibilities He That will always can Then each shall have A HERO'S place or if that more may move Be Denizen'd into this ISLE OF LOVE End of the ninth Canto Tenth Canto STANZA 1. BUt now the Larissean Lasses Frend Who for a wealthier Lover did foregoe The God of Verse his setting Steeds did bend O're the great Lake of silver MEXICO SOL'S burning Rays FAVONIUS did suspend With that cool breath which makes where it doth blow Becalmed Jesamines erect their heads And naked Lillies sit up in their Beds 2. When the fair Nymphs and Lovers two abreast Now Frends and well contented hand in hand
But at this point her high and ratling tone The Nymph abasing made it hoarse and sad And with low Voyce drown'd in her Tears did moan Of so strange Valâ—…ur a Requital bad O BELISARIUS said she That art One Who by the MUSâ—… will still in price be had If MARS himself affronted were in Thee Here is a man that may thy Comfort be 23. Here thou a Rival hast as in thy Deeds So in their cruel and unjust return In Thee and Him misused VERTUE bleeds In Thee and Him doth begging VALOUR mourn Both Bulwarks of your KINGS Both of your 〈◊〉 Both dye in HOSPITALS ragged and torn This those Kings do whose justice is their will Their Evidence what MALICâ—… shall instill 24. This those Kings do who with smooth Tales misled Of Flatterers by whom asleep th' are sung Give the Rewards by AJAX merited Unto the fraudulent ULYSSES'S tongue But 't is reveng'd at full when hand o'rehead They deal their Bâ—…ns those SYCOPHANTS among By whom of their ill choice they will be made Ashamed first and afterwards betraid 25. But Thou That such a man couldst leave to SCORN And WANT O KING unjust in this alone If Thou to build his Fortunes were 't not born He was to give to Thee a potent Throne And credit me whilst PHâ—…US'S locks unshorn To light the Earth and Heaven shall be known Like that Sun glorious shall PACHECO be And Thou in this Eclipse thy Majestie 26. Another loe proceeding in her Song Comes with a Regal Title and his Son Who on the Sea shall do such things e're long As by no antient ROMAN were out-done They Both shall win by armed Hand and strong Wealthy QUILOA and shall sack it won Placing therein a mild and loyal King For a false Tyrant whom they out shall fling 27. Also the City of MOMBASSA Crown'd With sumptuous Houses and aerial Spires Shall by them Both be levell'd with the ground For an â—…ld fault which a new râ—…d requires But afterwards upon the INDIAN SOUND Cover'd with Ships and Artificial Fires T'o'rewhelm the PORTINGALLS with Oare and Sayle Alâ—…ne the young LORENZO shall prevaile 28. The CARACKS of the potent EMPERORE Peopling the scorched Ayre with Iron Ball Which from the burning Brass like Thunder roare Tear shall he Canvas Rudder Mast and all His grappling-hooks thrown resolutely o're Her lofty Decks Himself their Admiral Shall enter first and cleer with Lance and Sword Four hundred MOORS she will have then aboard 29. But GOD whose secret doom is over All Best judge of what 's his service and Man's good Shall bring him then where Wit nor Prâ—…wess shall Have pow'r to stop his Foes prevailing Flood Neer CHOUL where cheaply yet he shall not fall The purpled Sea there boyling o're with blood He will be forc't to leave his life behind By Fleets of EGYPT and CAMâ—…AYA joyn'd 30 There shall ennumerable Enemies Who with great force alone great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Wind that fails Danger that multiplyes Upon the Sea against him All conspire Now from their Graves let all the Antients rise A pattern to behold of noble Ire They shall behold aâ—…other SCEVA sâ—…ill'd How to dye piece-meal but not how to yiâ—…ld 31. Rob'd of a Thigh which an unlucky shot In splinters with it through the ayre shall beare Still does he use his Arms These fail him not Nor his great Heart uncapable of Feare Until another Bullet breaks the knot Wherewith his Soul and Body marryed were The prison open she escapes and straight Doth find her self in a triumphant state 32. SOULE go in Peace from furious War retire In midst of which Thou inward Peace shalt find The BODY Him who got it will inspire With high revenge when he shall see 't disjoyn'd I hear a rumbling storm I see the fire Of Sacres Drakes and Basilisks combin'd With fell and home-destruction to rebuke The fierce CAMâ—…AYAN and black 〈◊〉 33. Behold the Father comes a mad man like In whom for ma st'ry Grief with Fury vyâ—…s Whilst at one time paternal love doth strike Fire on his Heart pumps water from his Eyes A noble Anger whispers him his Pyke Shall blood his Foes so that the Tyde shall rise In their drown'd Decks knee-deep 〈◊〉 shâ—…ll beâ—… INDUS shall see his Blâ—…ws and 〈◊〉 â—…ar 34. As a Corrival'd Bull That practising For a fierce duel fences with the Oakes Or at the Trunck of a broad Beech doth fling In Thrusts and with his Horns the Ayre provokes So DON FRANCISCO e're his Fleet he bring In swoln CAMBAYA'S Gulph to desp'rate strokes On DAâ—…UL'S wealthy City whets his Blade The Mountain of her Pride a Level made 35. Then enters horrid with her blood the Baâ—… Of DIO fam'd for Sieges and pitcht-Fields The great but Coward-Fleet his loâ—…k doth fray Of CALICUT which Oars for Lances weilds That of 〈◊〉 YAZ which makes away More slow with Bolts of VULCAâ—… he unbuilds To the low bâ—…ttom of the OCEAN sent Cold mattrice of the humid Element 36. â—…ut that of MIR HOZEM which with close bords The rowzed wrath of the Avenger stands Shall swimming see i th' Ocean of their Lords Hands without Bodies Bodies without Hands The rage-blind Victors waving their bright Swords Shall seem to toss so many flaming Brands What there shall be perceiv'd by Ears and Eyes Will be Smoke onely Iron Fire and Cryes 37. But ah Of a defeat great MARS might boast Bound for his Native Tagus back again The Fame and glory shall he lose almosâ—… By a sad traverse I foresee too plain The CAPâ—… OF STORMS which in it's Desert Coast His Boâ—…s and Memory shall ay retain Shames not to ravish from the world a Soule Whole INDIA could not and EGYPT whole 38. By savage CAâ—…RES there shall that be done Which dext'rous Enemies could not perform And by rude Clubbs hardned with fire alone What Arrows Sâ—…ow'r could not Bullet's storm GOD'S secret judgements are not to be known Vain GENTILâ—…S being a â—…ook above their fâ—…rm Call it ill Fate cross Fortâ—…ne star maline Being solely purely 〈◊〉 DIVINâ—… 39. O! What new light beginneth there to bud The SIREN said and rais'd her Voyce thereat From the Melindian Sea dy'd with the blood Of LAMO OCâ—…A BRAVA all laid flat By great DE CUNIA who through all the Flood Which laves the Southern-Isles and Shores but That Of MADAGASCAR chiefly the wide mouth Of FAME shall fill and threat the unknown South 40. This light is of those flames and glitt'ring Arms Wherewith the stubborn PERSIANS of ORMUZE Spuâ—…ning the yoake and valiant to their harms Fierce ALBURQUERQUE afterwards subdues There shall the hissing Shafts like living swarms Turn'd in the Ayre their shooters Helmets bruize That they may see with Eyes though ne're so dim How GOD will fight for Them that fight for Him 41. The MOUNTAINS then of SALT will not be able To keep those Bodies from corruption Which on the Coasts shall lye out miserable Of CALAYAT MASCATE and GERUN Until the
the World wants similies To cast a shadow of and which gâ—…d None Can understand except it self alone 82 There is no true no glorious GOD but There For SATURN JANUS JUNO JOVE and I Vain Creatures only and blind Figments were Betwixt Mans pride and Mans Idâ—…latry To stick as Stars in the Poetick Spherâ—… From whence again w' are borrow'd by and by For to distinguish the true Stars in Heav'n To which ASTRONOMERS our Names have giv'n 83 As likewise because HOLY PROVIDâ—…NCE Which shadow'd is by JUPITâ—…R in Verse Doth by a thousand Ministers dispence His Gifts to the supported UNIVERSE And sacred Prophets oft impart their sence In mystick Parables which they reherse And tell us Men are favoured by the gâ—…d By the ill spirits hurt unless withstood 84. Now comes THE POET who would teaching please And pleasing teach and mix varieâ—…y And He the self-same Names bestows on These The HEATHENS did upon thâ—…ir Genii And feigned Gods for I can shew with Ease That ANGELLS ev'n in holy Poetâ—…y Are called Gods nor Sacred Writ denyes That ev n the Ill this glorious Name belyes 85. In fine ALMIGHTY GOD who rules the round World by his Second Causes He commands But to return to open the profound And heav'nly Operations of his Hands Within this Spheare where the pure Soules abound In endless Bliss which sphere unmoved stands Another runs so sâ—…iftly and so still 'T is not perceiv'd T is the FIRST MOVABIL 86. The motion rapt of this FIRST MOBIL draws All the rest after which with it are linkt The hurried Sun from his own bent and laws Makes Night and day by this RAPT ORB' 's instinct The NINTH moves next so curb'd with so great pawse That whilst SOL'S lamp which never is extinct Ends it's true course about the ZODIAKE Two hundred times This but one step doth make 87. Behold the EIGHTH goes under That imbost With Sleek and radiant Bodies These â—…kewise Besides the motion rapt with which they post Move on their proper Axe with twinckling Eyes See with how rich a Belt this Orb is crost How broad how glitt'ring with Embroyderies Where the twelve Starry Animals do make The Sâ—…n's twelve Houses in the ZODIAKE 88. Behold in other Parts what knots of Gold This FIRMAMENT displays the DRAGON there Behold CHARLES-WAYN and CYNOSURA cold ANDROMâ—…DA and her old Sire seâ—…ere CASSIOPEA'S sparckling eyes behold And turbulent ORION Sea mens feare Behold the SWAN which dying is not mute The HARE the DOâ—… the SHIP and the sweet LUTE 89. Under this great and spangled Canopy Loe in the SEV'NTH dull SATURN takes his place Propitious JOVE inthron'd in the SIXT sky Next Foe to Man MARS rides with fiery Face Plac't in the MIDDLE is the WORLD' 's GREAT EYE The QUEEN OF BEAUTY the THIRD ORB doth grace Eloquent HERMES rules the SECOND SPHEAR Three-shapt DIANA marches in the Rear 90. In all these PLANETS motions different Thou maist perceive some speedy and some slow Now climbing nearer to the FIRMAMENT Now stooping closer to the Earth below As seemed best to the OMNIPOTENT Who made the Fire and Ayre the Wind and Snow Those clos'd within the Heav'ns each other enter And both the Waves and Earth the common Center 91. Upon this Center is the seat of MAN Who not content in his presumptuous pride T' expose to all Earth's Mischiefs his life's span Trusts it to the unconstant Ocean wide Behold the various Parts that Ocean With interfused dangers doth divide Where various Nations dwell various Kings raign Who various Worships various Laws maintain 92. See CHRISTIAN EUROPE higher by the head In Arms and civill Arts then all the rest See untill'd AFFRICK covetous ill-bred Wanting ev'n things whereof shee is possest With her great CAPE by you discovered Which NATURE towards the South-Pole addreâ—…0 See all this Neck with People infinite Almost who neither doe nor know what 's right 93. See the great Empire of MONOMOTAPE With naked savage People black and grim In which the good GONSALVO shall not scape A cruell death for CHRIST who dy'd for Him In this blinde HEMISPHERE short of the CAPE The Mettle grows for which pale Mortals swim Through Seas of Sweat and Blood See that great Lake From whence with QUAMA NYLE this way doth make 94. Behold the NEGROES Houses without doores Whom both the Poverty of their Straw-nests The Laws and justice of their King secures And the black Candor of their Neighbours Brests Loe a vast Army of these bruitish MOORES Like a dark Band of Stares devouring Guests Against SOFALA'S batter'd Fort will bend Their strength which NAYA bravely shall defend 95. See there the very Spring and Head of NYLE Which fled though dearly sought the ANTIENTS eyes See how it laves spawning the CROCODYLE The ABBASIN who upon CHRIST relyes See where a better Fence then Walls a File Of Hills they man against their Enemies See MEROâ—… an Isle of antient Fame Which now NOVA the Natives of it name 96. In this In-land a Son of Thine great fame Shall win against the proud CIRCASSIAN And DON CRISTOVAL shall be that Son's name But against Fate can stand no mortal man See see that way thy shatter'd Navy came MELINDE'S dear and hospitable stran Mark well the RAPTO Natives call 't OBE Which at QUILMANCâ—… rouls into the Sea 97 See the Cape call'd of old AROMATA But GUARDAFU which now the Dwellers call Where the RED-SEA so famous doth Embay Dy'd with her Bottome's shade This is the Wall Or running Boundarie which ASIA Divides from AFFRICK And the principal Cities that on the Affrick-side are seen Are ARCHICHO MACUA and chief SUANQUEN 98. See farthest SUEZ HEROPOLYS of old City of Heroes so do some conceave Others that this was the ARSIONâ—… hold But EGYPT'S Navies it doth now receave The very place great MOSES past behold When with his Râ—…d he did the Waters cleave ASIA begins Her self she doth present In limits vast in Kâ—…ngdoms opulenâ—… 99. Mount SINAI see and tremble ev'ry â—…im From whence when MOSES came his face did sâ—…ine See TORO and GIDDA in wealth that swim Yet want Spring-water pure and crystalline See the Streight's other jaw having for Bâ—…im The Realm of dry ADEN which doth confine With Mountains of ARZIRA which they tell Are all one Rock whereon Raine never fell 100 Behold the THREE ARAâ—…IAS so wide-spred All Tawny-Moors All Thieves therein that dwell Whence come the Horses for the Warriour bred Of noble Race Fleet lasting terrible Behold the Coast by which thine Eyes are led T'another Gulph the Persian there to swell Into a CAPE which by FARTAQUE'S namâ—… Ow'd to the there known City shuts the same 111. See famous DOFAR which did ever boast The sweetest smoke to make the Altar steam Mark here where ROSOLGAT your eye hath lost And barren shores begins ARMUZA'S Ream It lyes extended all on the Sea-Coast And shall fit FAME with an immortal Theam When TURKS'S fierce Fleet and blushing Moons dismayd Shall see