vp and dovvne least they be famisht Driuing their vvhole-built coates from place to place Are being more sure of seat in better case 60. A vvretched mother gods and men may call me Still must my sons be fighting for their ovvne In euery place and time strife doth befall me For pains long past I vvill not novv make mone My present feares expecting yet far more Make me forget vvhat I endur'd before 61. This plague's not all extinct hels malice boiles His mischief-plotting brain deuiseth vvorse Our holy vvrits he burns and Saints he broiles Destroies vvhole countries vvith a blasting curse Appoints nevv lavves and sets nevv gods on hie All that gain-say by force or fire shall die 62. He still prepares more and more punishments For such as vvel professe my truths pure faith I see the massacres and banishments Prisons and poisons vvhich in store Dis hath Vnlesse you quell their pride blest povvres diuine We cannot scape helpe then my selfe and mine 63. If any piety or pittie moue you All Gods in wisdome should each care for other Forsake not my faint hopes and them that loue you You which defend all creatures do not loth her Which is your friend sister though much grieu'd See my true harmeless children soon relieu'd 64. Father if I haue euer prais'd thy power And spred thy mighty name through Earths vast ground Deliuer me and mine from this sad howre By thy right hand with which thou rul'st this round Thy God-head and my safe-gard I le inuoke thee If neither thy care nor my laments prouoke thee 65. Yet pitty thine owne glory thine owne brood For if I perish or my face must hide Thy fame and subiects which thou boughtst with blood Will faile from thee vvhich thou shouldst not abide If yet thou vvilt not helpe yet grant this boon I may preuent all griefs by dying soon 66. Thus did Religion speak and staid her speech Winding her armes and casting downe her eyes As if she death did rather then life beseech But as when haruest-winds rush from the skies The leaues in vvoods a rustling murmur make Such a soft vvhispring did the Gods ore-take 67. This Goddesse being so neere a kin so grieuing Mov'd much compassion in their tender spirits They thought high Ioue too milde in gouerning Themselues too calme to Dis for his demerits They meane to comfort her with heauenly force And stop the Furies in their bloody course 68. So much were all incens'd vvith her true teares When all-ore-swaying Ioue commands them silence Shakes Heauen and earth with shaking his gold-haires And then speaks thus with dreadfull excellence Daughter my praise and greatest power below Free thy faire cheeks from teares thy thought from woe 69. We nere did yet nor euer will for-goe thee Thy loue so deeply settles in our brest Our care and prouidence nere shall be fro thee Heauen is thy friend My selfe with all the rest And if thou wouldst the fates and me conceiue What we determine I 'le declare giue leaue 70. Hearing the boysterous threats of Dis foule iawes And seeing him loose his furies from stix flood T' infect th'erroneous world they might break lawes Of Gods and men confounding what is good Perceiuing darknes ouer-spread this age And man-kind much degenerate from our image 71. The primitiue purenesse all corrupt with lust The truth ore weighd with fond inuentions Vice boasting ouer Vertue laid in dust The Dragon conquering by dissentions We saw which mou'd vs most our children dying And heard their guiltles blood for vengeance crying 72. Often my wrath did burne to thunder-strike them But that the beautious order of all creatures Made me repent for though I did not like them Yet for them would I not dissolue all Natures I knew their houre of horror was not come Wherein they should receiue their damning doom 73. To be still bound in chaines of dismall night Eternally to suffer griefe and death Meane while how ere they deale by craft of spite He workes himself more paine and shame beneath More glory to the Gods No maruaile then If they corrupt the liues and harts of men 74. So soone so fin He formerly possest them Tempting but once he made them throughly euill Since when iniquity so much opprest them Their Vertue eas'ly yeelds vnto the Diuell The Crime of their first fathers concupisence Polluted all his childrens conscience 75. I see and suffer this for to strike all Would void my treasure-house of thunder-bolts Besides the vulgar oft in errors fall Calling euill good good euill and so like dolts Thinking to merit deserue their owne damnation Hoping to save themselues loose their saluation 76. I grieue indeed and faine would helpe with signes The faith of men but that my words are plain Though they remember not my sacred lines Pittying I put them to no further pain For thus hath heauen decreed from this high chaire Faith is not forced free-will admits no feare 77. It is our grace that enters mens soft mindes And there informes reformes conforms their will It neither draws or driues but as it findes It shews here heauen there hel here good there euill What so ere men doe being dead they shall sustain The more they know so rer shall bee their pain 78. When heauen and earth shall passe with horrid crie And all abused creatures plague their sin Yet I that made all would haue nothing die Least mine and their foule aduersarie grin And therefore counsel rather vse then strength That men knowing me might come to heauen at length 79. And with such order will I guide successe Vertue shall nere so faile nor sin so grow That euery furie shall their wish possesse As when they made all fit for that fowle blow I suffered them to choose deuise prepare Men matter place yet all defeated were 80. They could not bring to passe their policies The good were garded by mine hand and eie For I disclosing their deepe villanies Brought them to death which would haue others die Who keeps his hart from guile his hands from crime May now securely passe his peacefull time 81. And if some-times the tempest of mischaunce Hinder his ease heauen will thus breed his crowne So daughter whom I study to aduance Full oft thou findst my help being oft cast downe Nor could thy weakenesse haue endur'd so long Vnles my might had made thy faith more strong 82. Remember I did oft thine honor nourish When men against thee threatned sword and fire I made thy Children more and better flourish Whom neither force could feare nor meed could hire Hell striues in vaine against thy power deuine Thy kindgom shall remaine as long as mine 83. What thou giu'st other Gods men shall giue thee Thou shalt haue sinceere worship sacred orders Doubt not chere vp thine hart hope trust on mee With comely temples and enlarged borders Thou shallt be Queene on earth and Queen in heauen Iudgement shall right thy wrongs and make all euen 84.
vvith his current makes more wealthy Brurenia fed with corne and wine adore him Nortgoia rich in mettalls kneels before him 136. The nimble Vindelicians hunting Licates With many moe too many to recite That willingly submit their potent states Vnto this Prince Elector stiled right As being the first of them in their election And could their counsailes guide vnto perfection 137. For I shall still guide and accommodate His good endeuours till with famous fate He proue a semi-god in our high State Nor shall the following times obliterate The worthy name which fame shall spread beyond The Northern Ise and Southerne fiery strond 138. Fret Babel now defeated rage and kick Thy superstition and idolatry Falls much confounded by this Frederick Whom Fates ordain'd vvith Brittish Crowne to marry That both professions being ioyn'd in one Might bring thine errors to confusion 139. Their Crowne and heart vnited shall vnite Their loue and faith as long as heauens endure Daughter be comforted Gods take delight In Fates decree perform'd Our hopes are sure The Palatine vvith Britain ioynd shal bring Earths golden daies againe Times blessed spring THE SECOND BOOKE ARGVMENT Loues Goddesse and the Queene of marriage IRIS and CVPID send with many moe The nuptials praeordain'd wisely to mannage They flying from Heauen with ioy walke here below And kindly moue great FREDERICKS affection Who swiftly sayles to perfect his election 1. ALmighty Ioue while other Gods attended His words thus made their heauenly ioyes exceed No lesse then if a woman hauing lamented Her sons or husbands death should with good speed Behold him safe-return'd from Countries far In sicknes want or age to comfort her 2. The present gladness put away past mone This whole coelestiall Senate was well pleas'd So that each riseth from his golden throne Embracing their deare sister now full eas'd Reioycing at her honors new restor'd So that all sung this Oracle with concord The Palatine with Britain ioin'd shall bring Earths golden dayes again times blessed spring 3. But the Gods father bids his daughter deare Put on the crowne and robes best made and died And change her countenance from heauy cheare Then she with smooth-fac'd maiesty replied O blessed Gods which gouerne earth and skies Whose wisdome power and iustice neuer dies 4. You that make new from old and good from sinne From out my sorrowes haue now brought forth gladnes It lies not in my worth your grace to win To think to recompence with wordes were madnes That either I liue or breath or haue my due It was it is and must be still from you 5. But since your promise my sad greefe alaies Let me desire performance of the deed Let me no longer languish in delayes Conioyne the meanes ordaind the Gods agreed Consulting who might accept this office And speedily worke this busines for mans blisse 6. Who should reueale heauens will to them vnknowne And draw their parents to acquaintance kind Binding this league with adamantine stone And with affections mooue their tender mind Then Iuno which hath charge of marriage rights And Venus Queen of louers ioynd their mights 7. Ioue smiles commends them and commits this charge That euery thing in order might succeed He likewise other Gods commands at large That they should lend their helping hands at need Venus determines downe to send her sonne This work might with his quiuer be soone done 8 Iuno would Iris should accompany And therefore sent a messenger to cite her Who being cald came from below the skie To see what worke her mistris did behight her Lowly and louely like a pure handmaid She stood attending while Salmona said 9. Deck thy faire head with orient pearles put on Thy particouloured coat passe with swift speed My region ayre direct thy motion Vnto the Germane Empire and proceed Vnto the shores of Necaris cleare flood There for me thou shalt worke exceeding good 10. There the Bowarian Prince of royall blood A stately palace keepes himselfe more stately Worthier to liue in heauen then on earths mud This man the Gods assigne considerately To wed Elizabeth and cause thereby Earths peace heauens ioy mens true felicity 11. He shall repaire the losse and ruines of time If thou canst but affect his tender spirit Cupid wil help thee with his powers deuine With worthy loue which grace and beauty merit Hence take thy course to Seas-encompast Brittaine Lying vnder the bright sun-beames of Charle his wain 12. Vnto the Chambers of great Arthurs court VVhere pious Iames raignes and maintaines our lawes Of holy truth and right make thy resort His daughter mooue to loue her youth now drawes To marriage being of most esteemd most worthy For beauty vertue birth and chastity 13. Let either of these conceiue iust estimation Of others work let this good liking breed Let liking bring forth wedlocks combination Make all their parents to this match agreed Then Iuno leauing Iris flies amaine To do the busines of her Soueraigne 14. Venus meane while gathered her heauenly bands As peacefull concord Hymen euer merry Swift fame flow counsell who deuising stands Chast faith good fortune which wil neuer vary The Gods of dancing feasting kissing bedding Graces and Muses came to make this wedding 15. Cupid great Captaine of this amorous host With golden Darts which bred equall desire Was leading them from Ioues courts vtmost coast To whom faire Iris with her troops drew nigher With beauty borrowd from the suns reflection And all fit coulours for to mooue affection 16. Her cloathing vvas not precious pearles nor gold Nor vvol nor silke nor any mixt of all But both exceeding vvondrous to behold There vvas invvouen religions rise and fall Hovv first hels diuellish fiends vvrought her vexation And then hovv heauenly Saints brought reformation 17. Her skill and art had curiously distinguisht Th' euents of many yeares in many coulours Hovv vvhen the Roman Empire vvas extinguisht From that foule monsters head vvith extreame dolors Arose ten greater hornes and then a lesse Hauing face and eyes like man vvith mickle feircenes 18. Three of the former hornes did soone disgrace And therefore spoke presumptuous blasphemies Not far from thence it shevved a vvomans face Mother of vvhordomes Nurse of tirranies Sitting vpon a scarlet couloured beast Bearing seauen heads ten hornes on his foule crest 19. Her monstrous body vvas in purple clad And ruddy garments intermixt vvith gold Her eares rich pearles and precious pendants had Her forehead Sâ—igian misteries enrold A cupfull of Saints blood vvas in her hand Which drinking she vvas drunck and could not stand 20. Yet she calls neighbor Kings to deeper draughts Who madded with her fornication wine Follow her errors till they come to naughts She ore their Shoulders doth seauen mountaines clime Where sitting in Gods temple she decrees Lawes to procure her power and golden fees 21. With pollicies attracting many a nation To worship her Not far thence men may see Great Kings debased in adoration To kisse her whoorish feet
bending their knee Nor yet with earths vast Empery content She would fame thrust Ioue from his regiment 22. Vsurping power in heauen and hells deepe flood Peruerting all with superstition Shee will haue Images compact of wood Of smooth clay shining mettall wel-squard stone Made Gods with hallowd incense burnt before them Oh Gods vvhat furie makes her thus adore them 23. Can true religion be so bold and blind To thinke that in vaine Idols Gods do lurke Or that the Carpenter hath Ioue assignd To dwell in trees the potter in his work Or caruer wiser then Pigmalion Can call an heauenly power to dwell in stone 24. Oh shame can men in such deep darknes walk As that their spirits should worse then spirits obey Can their fense deities in pictures Chalk Will high-bred soules their bodies bow to clay No. God is greater then we can beleeue him No stocke or stone or body can receiue him 25. Naught can containe his power containing all Behold the sphears encompassing each creature The Sun and stars lightning this worlds huge ball Are all but shadows of his all-bright feature What can we see but footsteps of his mind Far greater better fairer are behind 26. Farther then heauen doth earth Ioue heauen exceede To whom the sacrifice of prayers and praise With truth and vprightnes in words and deeds Offered on harts as altars doth best please To vvorship senseles trees is times old error Receiu'd of this huge monster for mens terror 27. Yet multitudes bewitchd with her would faine With superstition and sedition Their blindfold hearts and wicked hands prophane The Lords and commons ioyne in inquisition The diuells deep forge the slaughter house of saints Which best and worst yet rather best attaints 28. As many twinckling stars appeare by night When Boreas blowing rough stormes makes winter cold As hony-sucking Bees in thick swannes light VVhen Flora Tellus beauty doth vnfold So many men wiues children poore and rich All run to serue the will of this proud witch 29. Some were deceaued with her hipocrisie Some came for feare of danger some for gaine None durst oppose himselfe Oh misery To her that had so many martyrs slaine So that more furious euery day then other Shee growes and truth with cruelty doth smother 30. Makes marchandise of soules sells sinne for meed Tecelius was her her factor for these wares Giuing indulgence for each hainous deed More then God would or Satan durst he dares All men were mute but Luther could not quiet His pen and tongue seeing him so proudly riot 31. Hath God quoth he giuen life to spend in sloth And sullen feare shall they so tyranize In shameles error I remaine so loth Truth to defend with my poore faculties Both wit and speech from Gods free grace are giuen And therefore should maintaine the lawes of heauen 32. They were not worldly wise which taught me first Stoicks or Accademicks they might erre But from truths hoâ—y fountaine with deepe thirst I drew the doctrine which I le now deliuer For truth and all that loue her I le aduenture To see whether Gods or men this griefe wil cure 33. And sure but from some heauenly institution This holy zeale comes not away vain feares I le passe the pikes of persecution He seemd to say thus much while trickling teares Bedewd his reuerend face his eyes bright flame Shewd Others sin mooud him to greef and shame 34. Religion made this hungry monsters prey Made him to pitty men so much opprest So that he seems to think what he would say To curb her madnes and reforme the rest Yet humane weaknes ouertakes his mind Conceiuing those great perills he should find 35. It may be thus he thought how rash am I When all dissembling sleep to rise alone Yet right religious loue with sacred fury Knowledge with zeale drew faith and boldnes on When he beheld such was their impious guise The Temple made a shop for marchandise 36 Thus being incensed with diuinest heat Which could not see and suffer such prophanesse He shakes the Tyrants falsly-grounded seat Opens her cunning plots reprooues her vainesse His flock but heares and yeelds to what he said His aduersary stands astonished 37. Next him did Zuiâ—glius full of holy courage Rise casting seeds of truth in mens pure harts Vsing Gods sword which beares a double edge He batting brings to nougther armes and arts He tought and fought he faire and hard meanes tried Till for his faith and countries cause he dyed 38. Next him stood Caluin clad in sacred armes Thundring out vengeance gainst Romes vsurpation His heart and pen a zelous anger warmes His words were followed with much approbation You might behold the beast fearefully shaking And her selfe-guilty troopes the field forsaking 39. As Turtle-Doues on some high trees and Towers With wanton murmur seem to kiss and speak In their kind language testifying loues powers When they shall heare Ioues thunder-beare break The cleere ayre with strong wings forget their sport And with swift speed vnto their nest resort 40. So fled the fiends On the other side with art Iris had wouen the surgefull Ocean streams In which the British Iland stood apart From all the world In midst whereof high IAMES Sate on his auntient Adamantine throne Trampling the neck of crowned Babylon 41. She mad with griefe and shame writhes her fowle traine Hither and thither to get liberty And with fell poison doth her place distaine And sliding thence at length not furiously As heretofore in threats or arms doth rise But mischiefe plots and treasons doth deuise 42. As when the Plow a big-swoln Snake sore squeeseth Shee writhes and slowly drawes her loines along Her body faints and pants her life-blood freezeth Yet her heart rageth and her three-fork't tongue Hisseth out spite her eyes and mouth flame fires Babell when she can least most euill desires 43. Wit in this web had other works inuented As racks swords flames prisons strange instruments Of death wherewith good-liuers were tormented With sundry kinds of dreadfull punishments Princes at length find out this Tyrants pride Pluck all her plumes her nakednesse deride 44. The light of holy Truth seem'd then to shine About the borders of this wondrous cloathing Where likewise embroidered with gemmes fine A Canticle that all heauens quire should sing The Palatine with Britaine ioin'd shall bring Earths golden daies againe Times blessed spring 45. Which when th' immortall squadron had well seene All rancktin order leaues th'Emperial Towers Mouing their nimble spirits the spheres betweene Iris then leades them to the Planets bowers Inuoking their asistant influence To blesse their proiects with due consequence 46. Her feet whom winges and purple buskins grace Slide through the milkie paths which Gods oft walk Then raine-bow like she winds her circled race That this faire company no starres might balk Then all the fixt and wandring starres consented To make men by this marriage full contented 47. On their left hand they left
thick sowne thin-skin corne Insteed of grasse weeds rise of roses thorne 110. Then men most lou'd of vs began to perrish Their natiue health and strength grew lesse and lesse No balme of Gilead could their heart so cherish But vnaccustomd greefe would them possesse Their blushing guilty cries though they dissemble Sighs fil their breasts feare makes their bones to tremble 111. Their cheeks vvere mard vvith tearâ—â— their voyce vvith crying Their smell vvith stench their tast vvith noysomâ— food Their hayre vvould stand vpright vaine terrors flying Continuall toyle and age dried vp their blood To this vvere added Rheumes boiles fluxes feuers Euery disease that soule from body seuers 112. Their invvard more then outvvard man did sicken So that not Zeuxis art nor Midas crovvne Nor Musicks harmonie their spirits could quicken Nor stately palaces nor beds of dovvne Nor health nor vvealth could mittigate their sorrovv Which each day thought extreame vvas vvorse next morrovv 113. Man differing from himselfe no rest can find Flesh fightes vvith spirit and sence vvith conscience This hinders them from hauing a setled mind Or knovving vvhat they resolue Concupiscence Would thrust out reason from his natiue rights All thoughtes and parts haue iarring appetites 114. Then vertue vvas opprest and vice grevv bold To send abroad her filthy plagues snakes snares Fell mallice and the insatiat thirst of gold Enuy vvith lust vvhich nought in publick dares Hence brethrens bloud prophan'd the cursed ground Iniquity did all thinges else confound 115. Heauen to restraine this punisht them by waters By fiery meteors and hot thundring strokes By plagues that spar'd no man or other creatures By mutuall swords which each vvrong speech prouokes Yet left they not their sins vvhich I grieu'd at Sought how to mend their miserable state 116. And did enquire of Themis if mans fall Might be recur'd vvithout such grieuances She sigh'd and holy-fury caught vvithall Said that albeit there vvere great hinderances Yet vvere the meanes appointed long agoe That should recomfort mens encreased vvoe 117. When Honor from right honesty shall perish The lawes of Holinesse and Vertue cease When men with worse faults will their former cherish And least hope is to call back truth and peace The Palatine with Britain ioyn'd shall bring Earths golden daies again Times blessed spring 118. Then I considering euery name and fortune Fit for performance of these high designes To hasten them the stars did much importune That either sex being borne of blessed loynes At the same tide might meet in marriage Restoring this long-wisht-for golden age 119. This true presage is now accomplished Black Dis hath done his worst that he can do The worlds huge frame had welny perished But now heauen may reioyce and vertues flow Learning may flourish mortalls clap their hands Either in age and honor equal stands 120. Nobles Dukes Kings giue place the Mayd's decreed For the Count Palatine oh blessed youth Before thy birth both Fates and stars agreed In heauen to seale on earth to shew this truth Elizabeth should be design'd thy Bride In equall worth profession loue allied 121. Such is thy royall power and excellence That neither in multitudes or cope of lands It yeelds to Dukes or Kings magnificence Whether in birth or armes or stile it stands Th' Auarian progenie vvas nere knovvne priuate But vvith great honor kept an auncient state 122. The Palatines did not first raise that flood Though they may boast of high-bred auncestrie Which mongst the Germans hath long noble stood But from the Troians famous Pedegree On valiant Hectors true Nobility They ground the root of their blest Familie 123. Amidst their auncestors was Charles the great The greatest Conqueror which liu'd of late Adding braue spirits new grace with nobler heat And with him they can reckon many a state As Henries which lou'd peace Othe lou'd praise Phillip religion Conrade walls did raise 124. Ruperts were euer studious Loâ—owics strong Frederics inuincible in bloody fieeld Their ofspring held rich Empires wide and long Which their strength wisdome iustice did wel weild The Duke domes of Baviere and Franconie Most fruitfull Brabant Swethland Saxonie 125. Hence warlike Deâ—â—myrh populous Bohemie Hence large Pannonia chose out mighty kings The Romane Empire euery vacancy Relies on their knowne power t'vphold all thinges These ruld the tottering world restores truthes right And tam'd proud rebells with comptrouling might 126. Beyond all these is Fredericks noble courage His manly mind and wisdome in young yeares His vertues far exceed his tender age As in his valiant exercise appeeres When he bestrides and makes his bounding steed To run career or stoppe his headlong speed 127. At long race rouud ring or crosse tournament He beares his arme lance body with such art His wand spur bridle with such complement Of strength and state adorning euery part He bounds the ball with such dexterity So right he shoots and that so smooth and swiftly 128. With force and quicknes he can throw steel darts And thereby peirce the Bore Beare Stags wild Bulls Their Iauelin makes an entrance to their hearts And fixt on back and sides their bowels forth puls So much he longs for wel deseru'd renowne Hee dares assault and often strikes theâ— downe 129. Meleager like neere Calydons low lake Hee seekes and driues the wild beasts from their den Making the mountaine woods and champion shake With hunters musick heere like Philopaemen He gathers rules of war to campe or fight And dares meet foes as well as those excite 130. When full growth ripens his firme strength he shall Follow expresse excel his auncestors In all his excercise he so doth all As easy sports of earnest acts be mirrors Yet there is one-thing worthier then the rest VVhich fills with hope and ioy my carefull brest 131 He fauours wits yeelds Vertues their due meeds Encourageth good schollers with reward Th'vnlearn'd may learne of him how to proceed For wiser bookes and sayings he doth regard Searching all causes and their consequence How nature imitates our prouidence 132. The Liberall Sciences and histories As much as higher affaires wil giue him leasure All ciuill manners and state pollicies He reades remembers and therein takes pleasure His tongue takes temperance courage guides his heart VVisdome his hand Iustice each other part 133. As far from rashnes as base cowardise From lust as from contempt of woman-kind From Prodigality as couetise As far from selfe-conceit as errors blind His pure white soule obserues the vertuous meane Free from all pride hate fraud or thoughts vncleane 134. His life beseems men elder wiser higher VVho for the most part haue not such a spirit His people feare Embassadors admire All think his fortune far lesse then his merit Though that be ritch and good his worth is better His crowne and honor great his mind is greater 135. Ouer Stiria Bipont Newburg he well raignes With many Cities mighty wise and healthy Which Neccaris with her cleare streames sustaines And Rhenus
the vpright scale Which measures equall time twixt euen and morne The Scorpion threatning both with tongue and tayle Chiron with his full quiuer and Capricorne The flood Eridanus with fierce Orion Perseus and Hydrae's constellation 48. On the right hand Calisto with her sonne Europaes bearer Cassiopeias throne The Ram which Helle too much trusted on Castor and Pollux the Crab kingly Lyon Arions Dolphin Ariadnes Crowne And Hercules with his all-daring frowne 49. As when the King of stars the God of day Apollo with his euer-burning globe Puts off his cloudy winters cold aray And in the liuely spring takes Floraes robe His flaming horses passe with iollity So went faire Iris and her company 50. She first began they followed in their order Making their longest way seeme short and sweet In passing heauen fire ayres vpper border To chant their Oracle with musick meet The Palatine with Brittaine ioynd shal bring Earths golden dayes againe Times bllessed spring 51. As when on cleare Meanders crooked bankes Or on Caysters flood or through the skie The milk white Swans passe on in louely ranckes Such beuteous order had this company But sweeter musick while they wau'd the wing Each other mooud with heauenly voyce to sing 52. Then part they quires and with redoubling voyce Make Spheeres resound Fredereck Elizabeth Let him haue her let her in him reioyce Let both vnite their hearts in loue til death The Palatine with Britain ioin'd shall bring Earths golden dayes again times blessed spring 53. As violets excell the bramble briar Lilly the violets that the rose disgraceth Eliza so doth Virgins As Stars fire Moone stars sunne moone so Frederick all surpasseth Both passe all others of like age or birth Yet each of both doth equall others worth 54. Now Ioue determines to vnite all nations Vnto himselfe in spirituall amity Stopping the loathsome inundations Of Dis and his outragious rascalry The Palatine with Brittaine ioynd shall bring Earths golden dayes againe times blessed spring 55. Let mortall men acknowledge this free guift Remembring Ioue the cause these two the meanes Which them from hells mouth to heauens throne vplifts And they with vs and we with them sing Paeans Apollo comes atir'd in mortall flesh To calme the troubled world and men refresh 56. The miracle of antient yeares reuiues The boy that lying in cradle crush the Snakes And tam'd the monster in our Frederick liues Th' infernall Dragon and his lernian shakes The Palatine with Brittaine ioynd shall bring Earths golden dayes againe times blessed spring 57. This German state old Roome in state out strides The peacefull dayes of Numa time recites Who hauing a Nimph his wife Muses his guides Religion taught encrease her fauorites So shall this Prince deuise endeauor act What ere can peace and piety compact 58. Aegeria turnes Eliza who by any Consulted shall giue oracles of peace As we instructed her shee shall teach many How shrewd contention and sterne war should ceaseâ— The Palntine with Brittaine ioynd shall bring Earths golden dayes againe times blessed spring 59 Harpies with maiden face and Lyons clawes Chang'd into Locusts rising from hell smoke Would haue deuoured all with open iawes But that this marriage did their mallice choak Princes may feed on delicates in quiet And rest at home in peace these cannot riot 60. These two like Boreas children shal hence driue them Back whence they came to the pit bottomles That catch mens house and land say they shriue them Earth shall be comforted they comfortlesse The Palatine with Britaine ioin'd shall bring Earths golden daies againe Times blessed spring 61. Now Laedas twinnes descend from their high throne To visit land and Seas with doubled rayes Cheering the plough-swaines and the marriners mone While their bright lustre threatned stormes allayes Their earthly honors are already greater Their state with vs heerafter shall be better 62. Such is their faith and loue such are their beauties Such is their vertue to driue euill away Mortalls with praise and vowes performe your duties To heauen hels instruments pack while you may The Palatine with Brittaine ioynd shall bring Earths golden dayes againe Times blessed spring 63. Thus had these glorious Nuncios past the spheres Fit mansions for the free or fixed lights Whence this world whom we count so vast appeares As here a barly-corne in their cleere sights Yet comming neerer they discerne the Mountains The Champain vales woods rocks seas floods and fountains 64. They seeing men shew like Ants kingdoms like fields Cities like Cells more neerely shape their course Towards the land which Tuisco's god-head shields At first with manly now with heauenly force There they saw Rhene receiue Neccars cleere flood On whose high banks the Palse-graues palace stood 65. Which once was but an homely shepheards coate Till Conrade built it in so gorgeous frame It may compare with Cities of great note For people buildings orders traffick fame Hither they take their flight and silently They passe the confines of this territorie 66. Then entring this braue Court not better grounded Then kept with Iouiall hospitalitie With one consenting voice which neuer sounded In mortall eares that place they sanctifie Saying oh deare gods that keep guide these rooms Blest be your powers bles your Prince nobles grooms 67. Oh mansion which with Babell maist compare In that thy walls contain'd an honoured Youth That in his power and courage can and dare Relieue the oppressed world restore the truth The Palatine with Britaine ioin'd shall bring Earths golden daies againe Times blessed spring 68. Now Phoebus red with heat and burning haste Had left our world and drencht his fiery throne In Hesperus warme waues now had he past With his bright beams to th' Antipods vnknowne And there vnbridling his flame-breathing steeds From toyle with Nectar and Ambrosia feeds 69. Now night with duskie chariot past the skies Fild heauen with twinkling stars earth with dark silence Fann'd sleep on mortall creatures wearied eyes That staid all businesse buried each offence The Palatine forgets his Princely cares With gratefull ease which crept on him vnwares 70. His Nobles had giuen ouer themselues to rest Nought could be seene and heard in all the Citie Then Cupid seeing his time as he knew best Began his ancient art and charming dittie With poppie-seed he doth all senses dimme That maz'd with sleep they might not hinder him 71. He setting then his fellowes each in place Where they might soonest further his designe With lanterne wisely clos'd and stealing pace Visits the chamber of the Palatine Carna the Goddesse which of doores takes charge Vnloosing hindge and lock makes entrance large 72. And that so softly that no mortall heares The God of loue seeing this goes till he came Where Frederick tooke his rest void of all feares And then discloseth his before-hid flame He might behold his Princely limms and face Which euen in sleeping could not loose their grace 73. Beholding he much wonders at his fairenesse In
We see in this quoth he Ioue hath his hand Our vision was none idle dreame we find Wherein we did receiue the heauens command Since heauen and Earth and all do promise vs This Princely mariage shall proue prosperous 52. When therefore royall Rhine sollicets me For that befits his errand and our state I will obey Ioues heauenly deity And knit that knot which heauens make fortunate Be bould to sue and feareles to receiue Rhines louely Frederick shall but aske and haue 53. Now as the Caedar or Semelian vine Hourely encreaseth in the vernall spring Spreading their braunches with a tender twine So loue encreaseth in this loue-sick King His eye inflames his hart his hart endures Loue flames still feircer which his eie procures 54. No maruell for the eie procures the flame Feeds it procur'd his eie's both fire and fuell No sooner looks he on this beautious dame But by reflection feeles a heate more cruell Hers do the like whose cheekes with ruby die Bewray her heart his spies she by his eie 55. Sometimes but who can write the art of Loue Their louely eie-browes speake one to the other Sometimes a beck which secretly they moue Maks known the thought which silence seeks to smother And oft withall when they assunder be They sigh for sorrow that they cannot see 56. But Frederick more impatient of delay Casts with his Princely Selfe what best to doe How he his thoughts may to the King bewray And won the Lady loue incites him to The former fauors which the King had shown Making him hope Eliza was his owne 57. Whose speach presented to the King and Queen They grant faire passage to his Princely shute Loue hid before now 's in the Louers seene And now hath got a tongue which erst was mute Now reuells court now royall festiualls London prepares against their nuptialls 58. And now my muse since many winged Fame Doth with as many tongues as Argus eyes The wisht-for Hymenaean rites proclaime Of these two great Imperiall Maiesties Helpe me to nurse that more then Pean mirth In heauen conceiud an'd brought forth on the Earth 59. Now moist Aquarius with his gelid vrne On Pisces poures his cold AEdonian waues Now watred drops to ysicles do turne And AEol brings his armies from the Caues But all to shew sure signes of good to come The times are altered by supernall doome 60. Aquarius to Aries giues place Pisces to Taurus winter to the spring AEol within the Cauerns hides his face Nor can feirce Vrsa wonder at the thing Squize the hoare snow from twixt her horrid nailes Nor vexe our Climate with tempestuous hailes 61. Warme Delius packs hence the frosty cold Whose faire approach calme Zephyrus ensues VVith violets be decking Tellus mold And fostering her Infants with his dewes Fauâ—â—ius likewise in greene liueries Adornes each field with flowers of sundry dies 62. Which of the mountaine Nymphs no soner seen But admiration enters at their eyes To view earhs frosty mantle turn'd to green And Summer thus with Winter simpathize Contending who should first trip to the flowers And fill their skirts to deck their pretty bowers 63. Heere get they Roses there Pinckst Daffadillies Sweet Marierum Carnations Camomel Primroses Crowfoot Marigolds and Lillies Venus-hayre Sothern wood Daisies Pimpernel Rosmarie and Time Cowslips with thousands mo Of diuers sorts whose names I do not know 64. They cannot tell for their variety Which first to crop where first to lay their hand So thick the flowers in euery meddow be They know not how where or whereon to stand Variety giues Earth so great a grace With Natures store enricht in euery place 65. They cannot tread but on the hearbs they rush Nor on the hearbs but presse their leaues so sweet Nor on the leaues but their sweet flowers crush Nor crush the flowers but gild their harmful feet Nor gild their feet with their depressed dewes But sauor odoriferous ensues 66. Now Phillis with new tresses wantoneth And Princely Poplar shades the hollow brooke Now Philomela sweetly warbleth Among the branches glorious on to look The heauens aspiring Lark begins to sing In welcome of this vnexpected spring 67. The Naiades all laying mantles by To bath and sport them to the riuers bound them Where weauing Garlâ—nds on the Gowlans nye Before they leaue the louely fountaines crowne them Th'vnfrosty streames run by the warme banke side Checkquerd with ornaments of Floraes pride 68. The Rhenist husbandman with axe in hand To lop dead branches and to dresse his vines Seing their Spring struck with amaze doth stand To view in winter such right summer signes But seeing new sowne corne shot to the blade He blest himselfe supported with his spade 69. True birth-exploring Rhenus hearing newes Forth from his Limphane waues the match was done For which both heauen and earth made ioyfull shewes With Heauen and Earth to make a third begun His Reinish waters turned to Reinish wine And all his sandes like golden Tagus shine 70. Faire Heidelbergian Neccaris runs tripping VVarlik Germania hops and leapes for ioy VVith all her nimphs Ercinia falls a skipping All all their best to shew their mirth imploy Men thought to see the frisks of Sea and Land Orpheus againe had tane his harpe in hand 71. To orient pearles his pretty pibbles turning Oceanus puts forth his Sea-green head Al rapt with ioy no place was left for mourning He curls his lockes his beard begins to spread When straight for silence becking with his rod The windes are whisht and thus begins the God 72. Great Neptunes nephew Monarchs of the flood Your silence and attention is requir'd That which the Fates foretold vs for our good What Heauen and Earth and Seas so long desird Now comes to passe the Palatine of Rhein Is linckt with Brittains blest most royall line 73. From whose faire loynes the heauens haue promist vs An issue hopefull happy fortunate VVho to the world shal shine most glorious Restoring age her former golden state Now wartes shall cease Enuy shall be bound And cast in darknes neuer to be found 74. Now shall the Smith of swords a mattock make And darts to culters turne the Earth to carue The martial halbert shall be made a rake Bucklers for scuttles fauchions for sickles serue The Soldiers Armes shal be the husbands now And fierce wars yeeld vnto the peacefull plow 75. The Oxe shall hold the Demi-lance in scorne The drum and fife shall henceforth cease to sound Our trumpets now shal be the Hunters horne VVhilst silly Wat runs panting fore the hound No poysonous VVolfbane now springs in our field No stinking Hemlocks shall our meadowes yeeld 76. The Serpent Elaps shall no poyson keepe The Dragon Amphisbana dwine away The Wolfe no more shall vex the sillie sheep The Lion on the Oxe no more shall prey The fatall Rauen and the ougly Owle shall fly To Athos Babes and those deserts by 77. The Oliue branch now crownes the head of Peace The
Bramble yeilds the sauor of the Rose The Thornes drop mirh wild Vines with grapes increase The Corke tree hony the Willow pepper grows The Alder sugar the Beach-tree Cinamon Where Acorns grew sweet Balsam springs thereon 78. Ginger Cloues Saffron Spiknard all do grow And spring with plenty in the vntild feild And from the Rocks doth sweet Ambrosa flow The Winds doe Aromatick odours yeild The watrie places spring Malobathrum The Fountains milk the floods pure Nectar run 79. Seas natiue pibbles gild the glorious shoare And the salt foame to Amber doth conuert Rich Plenty now presents her golden store And vnto Mortalls doth her gifts impart Old yeelds to New Quarrels to Peace's might Impiety to Faith and Wrong to Right 80. Vaine Superstition vailes to Pietie Deceipt to Truth Doubt vnto Demonstration Darknes to Light Pluto to Ioues deity Hell to bright Heauen Damnation to Saluation All shall be brought to pristin aequipage While to the world reuerts the golden age 81. Reioyce Germania ioy to see this day And thou possessor of the light most cleere The worlds admir'd great Britania In honour of this change let ioyes appeare Such happines attends this royall choyce As equall cause nere had you to reioyce 82. Nay all be blith let plows keep holliday The Oxe refuse his yoke let harrows rust The lopper leaue his vines halfe lopt to play The Clowne crie hoigh with points of lether trust For vines vnlopt shall yeild a fruitfull store And earth vntil'd shall spring as 't did before 83. Let hearts want hatred wrath be banisht quite And hasty words of modestie bereauen Let suits so cease that Clarks haue nought to write In stead of these sing Carrols to the heauen Let Courts be scaffolds for Clyents to gaze While Common Pleas be turn'd to common playes 84. Let Caesars selfe descend to see this sport Great Lords be merry with the lowly Lowne Cry helter skelter let the lawes come short Crafts-men leaue work May-games in euery towne Let Courtiers act some amorous Comedie With Iigs at end on 't to the Plow-iaggs by 85. Let Souldiers lay by Armes yet sleep secure Let only Loue be held a Warriour Let beds be fields where they the fight endure The conquer'd being pleas'd with loss by war Let neuer cloud dare to approach the day But let the times with pleasure pass away 86. Let all the world be fild with Hymens voice The world in wisht Vacuna's gouernment At good to come let Britans all reioice And euery yeere in Happines be spent Let euery month each day houre minute be Crown'd blest succesfull and from perils free 87. But Thee the best of Kings heroick IAMES The true Defendor of the sacred Word As now this world thy royall worth proclaimes So euer let all worlds the like afford Euer extolling thee with golden phrases Who gilds the world with thine immortall praises 88. Thou mighty Off-spring of Imperiall Race From whom great Kings do claime their greatest blood Yet thy knowne vertues giue thee higher grace Thine Off-spring great thy vertues make thee good Thy speech thy prudence wisdome to foresee In all assayes to all apparent be 89. Thy royall brest scorns worth by meere opinion Nor holds chiefe honor to possesse a Crowne Thy honor'd thoughts are how to raise Religion And in thy kingdomes pull Abuses downe In thee gods feare with innate Piety And mild aspect is mixt with Maiesty 90. God-like th' art slow to wrath swift to reward Iuditious to rule and helpe the right Thy Subiects to thy lawes haue due regard Won by thy fauor vnconstrain'd by might By thee the Gospell from thy Temples rent That true-light-giuing word hath gouernment 91. By thee the Sheep escape the iawes of Hell Without thee Faith would scarcely find her name Thou manst her cause and dost performe it wel For which the world eternizeth thy fame Thou ' mongst thine owne art set in Honors top ' Mongst faithfull Aliants held their chiefest prop. 92. Thou art what heauenly guifts can make thee bee What Subiects praiers what Art can fabricate What Fame can yeild thy sacred Maiestie What can be added to thy glorious state If ought then this thou dost prefer 't is knowne Religions cause in all before thine owne 93. Kings were deny'd thy royall sons to be Because they did not hold their faiths aright Thine end was how to establish pietie And on that end most blessedly hast light To happinesse now nothing doth remaine Vnlesse the same be acted o're againe 94. Be Iouiall then great King cast care away Rheins blood is not inferior to the best With whom thou hast confirm'd a league for ay And giuen the Gospell an eternall rest In which there is more cause of wonder showne Then when was made the Scots and English one 95. Wherefore againe be Iouiall great King And thou blest Queen of Denmarks royall line Thou fairest faire thou beautious Beauties spring Thou humane patterne of the powers diuine Be Iouiall sweet Queen cast care away In honor of this happy Nuptiall day 95. And you choice paire of Princes ioine your hands And with your hands your hearts with hearts your loues And with your loues speech such as loue commands With speech ioine kisses like to Paphian Doues From whose faire loynes heauens grant a royall line To raigne for euer Rheins great PALATINE 96. You speckled Glaucian Nymphs you flesh-fish Elues Come from your creeks skip from your pumice pores VVith rishy haire-laces trick vp your selues And with faire flowers bestrew your flood-gate dores To get the Topaze stir your little bones And make your shoares to glitter with the stones 98. And you pure floods skud with your christal streams And crowne your Founts with flowers of various sorts Sing but let Io be your merry Theames And let your hearts be cogniz'd by your sports All helpe to grace the Nuptials with vs And so left speaking great Oceanus 99. From euery chink skips out a Nereiad Old Nereus their father being first VVith all the rest All of these tydings glad It was the thing for which they long did thirst VVith ioyfull acclamations one by one They kneeling make this hearty Orizon 100. For euer liue great Brittains King and Queen For euer liue Rheins Prince and royall bride For euer may their Ofsprings both be seen Long wisht for hop't for Heauens euer be their guide Nor let vs euer cease to pray for them To which they all deuoutly said Amen 101. Amen quoth Thames Grant Dariom Owse Rheine Skern Scurfe Swale Seuerne Humber Iske and Clun Wisk Weer and Wharfe Nid Tease Tweed Trent Tyne Aire Sheld Tay Calder Vre Danow and Dun Waâ—me Caldâ—e Peterel Frith Lune Ments and Chaine With hundred others whome I cannot name 102. While Neptunes brood thus triumph on the Seas Venus must needs haue Vulcane play his part This royall match doth so the Lady please In show of honor he must shew his art Which to obtaine shee kindly comes vnto him
euer seene so bright The day of daies now 's happily expir'd Faire Phaebs hasting to produce the night A Night no night was euer equall seene Wherein the Prince enioyes his virgin Queen 154. Sweet Venus to thy golden Chariot hast thee Drawne through the regions by thy siluer doues Hymen the wonders of the world haue grac't thee Why hasts not thou to grace their bedright loues Light Tapers Hymen beauties Queene is wed With Io Pean sing the bride to bed 155. Hast honour'd God of vnpoluted louers Thou royall Lord of lawfull propagation Thy royall wedlock to the world discouers Thy sacred power and care for procreation Bring only thou canst bring the Virgin Bride And lay the Princesse by the Prince his side Chast Vesta yeelds to thy connubiall powers And Cypris selfe accknowledgeth thy might Withall confessing all her dallying howers Only by thee legitimate and right Light Tapers Hymen beauties Queene is wed With Io Pean sing the bride to bed 157. Thou honourer of that Thessalian mountaine The heauens-aspiring Pindus hast thee hither Forsake thy Phocis and Castalian fountaine Brittaine out-peeres them put them altogether Greece yeelds thee nought but Brittaine yeelds thee more And what Greece wants great Britaine hath in store 158. Heere haue the Muses fountaines of their owne Heere mountaines woods and patrons to defend them Heere is the Temple of true wedlock knowne Heere therefore rest thee Hymen heere attend them Light Tapers Hymen beauties Queene is wed With Io Pean sing the bride to bed 159. Each aged Sire no sooner knits the knot Betwixt his daughter and some good mans sonne But thour' t a guest thou must not be forgot Its thee they most desire when all is done The Virgin yeelds trusting no one but thee Her maiden girdle to thy custody 160. Haste thou great Off-spring of Vrania The Muses glory and Pernassus pride The knot is knit confime the same for ay FREDERICK intreats thee with his Princely Bride Light Tapers Hymen Beauties Queen is wed With Io Paean sing the Bride to bed 161. Now now 's the time when thou must play thy part Rhein for a wife ELIZA hath procur'd More sweet by Nature then Venus could by art When she Adonis to her loue allur'd Her sweetest perfumes neuer could compare VVith sweet ELIZA'S breath which sweets the aire 162. Now Swan-like Ioue when he to Ledae wended Or to his Danae in a showre of gold VVith FREDERIC for pomp could haue contended VVhen he espous'd this Queen of heauenly mold Light Tapers Hymen beauties Queene is wed With Io Pean sing the bride to bed 163. Faire Virgin flower of all Diana's traine Off-spring of Ioue and of Mnenie sine The Goddess-graces all in thee remaine To make thy Earth the heauens Epitome To thee doth golden Ceres giue her haire Diana cheekes and Iuno forehead faire 164. To thee Minerua giues her chastest eyes Pomona paps Latona lilly hands Astraea arms Venus lips rosie dies Tethis thy pretty feet whereon thou stands Gratia thy gesture what creature 's like thee liuing Whose euery part is of a Goddess giuing 165. Hermione was neuer halfe so faire No though Orestes were the Iudge of beautie Ne yet might Hellen with this Queen compare Make Paris Iudge to Hellen bound by duetie Light Tapers Hymen beauties Queene is wed With Io Paean sing the Bride to bed 166. Thou flower of youth Sonne to the Gods aboue The heauens delight and earths felicity To thee the Gods each one to show their Loue Present their gifts worthy eternity To thee great Ioue giues an heroyck hart And mighty Mars his courage doth impart 167. On thee Apollo doth his wit bestow Vranus forme Cyllenius eloquence To thee God Cupid hath bequeathd his Bow Neptune his treasures of magnificence Saturne thy manners what mortall can compare With him whom all the gods haue fram'd so rare 168. Theseus was neuer halfe so braue a creature Though Ariadne iudg'd betwixt them two Hyppolitus nere had so comly feature Make Phedra iudge who did the yongling woo Light Tapers Hymen this heauenly couple's wed With Io Paean sing the Bride to bed 269. If euer for heroick nuptiall rites In the delight or honor did appeare This Nuptiall both for honour and delights Out strips the best and all that euer were As far as floods out-strip the litte springs Or seas the floods or mighty meanest things 170. So sweet a pare no age did euer see No age shall euer see them paraleld No loue night Court was or will euer bee That linkt attended such sweet Princes held Light Tapers Hymen this heauenly couple's wed With Io Paean sing the Bride to bed 171. The Bridegroom now hath cast his nuts about As Casting thoughts away in nonage weaker The bride-cake's broak and hurld the prease throughout In signe of future Plenty to the breaker Gold in abundance giue they to the poore Betookning bounty Maiesty and store 172. Graue Senators chast Matrons doe invite thee Young louely Lords faire Virgins do intreat These may and wish for marriage that incite thee Denie their suit 't were sin and pitty great Light tapers Hymen this heauenly couple's wed With Io Pean sing the Bride to bed 173. See see they come Hymen hath tapers light Britans and Rheinâ—sts let your hearts reioyce And you that now professe your faiths aright With hallowed Hymus to heauens lift vp your voice Here towards her chamber comes the Virgin Bride Drawne from her royall faire Queen-mothers side 174. See with what state Hymen his Tapers brings You Virgin Ladies that attend along List likewise how melodiously shee sings Helpe Hymeneus sing his vnder song Hymen O Hymen beauties Queen is wed With Io Paean sing we Bride to bed 175. See where faire Concord comes sweet garlands weaving And loue her louely flowers before her stro'ing Neither their places or their office leauing Till they haue crown'd the Virgin as shee 's going Venus and Iuno on either side instruct her The Virgin blushing while the Queenes conduct her 176. Halfe nilling-willing with her eies demisse Shee forward steps but with a backward pace With a blush her beauty wrapped is Like Roses shut which promise greater Grace Hymen O Hymen this beauties Queene is wed With Io Pean sing the Bride to bed 177. Like as bright Cynthia in her golden shine Attended on with many aglittering Star Whose radiant Beauties though they bee deuine Yet Cynthya's praecedes the fairest far Euen so Eliza mongst her Nymphs most faire Exceeds their most with more past all compare 178. Her tresses eurl'd by Lydian art she weares With Emralds Rubies Amathists bedeckt With Diamonds dangling at her Princely eares Her neck adorn'd with pearls of best respect Topar and Berill who i' st can number them No Iewels wanted to adorne this Gem. 179. Thus rich attir'd but richer far in beauty Eliza meets her worthy PALATINE Whil'st all the Court in shew of loue and duty Cry Heauens preserue the Princess and the Rheine Hymen O Hymen this heauenly couples wed With Io Paean sing the Bride to bed 180. Against this mirrour to her chamber came Aglaia had prepar'd her Princely bed Where laid no sooner this imperiall Dame And purple curtains bout the Princess spread But all retire leauing to wait no other Saue louely Cupid and his louelier Mother 181. Propitious may the Heauens for euer be Propitious Earth with all they both containe Propitious proue for euer Ioues decree The golden-age reducing back againe Now Hymen cease thine hymenaean voice For Frederick enioyes his royall choice FINIS THere is great strife twixt death and loue Which of them is the stronger And which of them can strike the stroake Whose wound endures the longer HENRY FREDERICK sayd they both Shall be our marke to trie Which of vs twaine can doe the deede To get the victorie Death HENRY strikes God Cupid strikes Faire FREDERICKS strength to proue So HENRY dyes a sodaine death So FREDERICK is in loue VVe know Loue is as strong as Death But Death to Loue must yeeld For Death is past loue still remaines God Cupid wins the Field