siâ—ae sunt ut terna trigona faciant 'T is observable that this Star Pleiades or 7 Stars appeared about Noon when the Sun in the Meridian shone gloriously yet did not the glorious brightnesse of the Sun obscure the light or appearance thereof but rather add lustre unto it which may be interpreted as an argument of the Heavens auspicious aspect upon his Majesties undertakings and that the Sun of Righteousnesse with healing under his wings will smile upon him and shew the light of his Countenance upon his Enterprizes and give thereunto happy successes This vernall Figure of Heaven promiseth to his Majesty amplitude of highest honour and authority and that neither domestique Conspiracies nor Forraign Oppositions shall be able to prevent or restrain the sweet and smiling Influences of the heavenly bodies which promise him victorious successe And happily it may not be unworthy our taking notice that these Pleiades appear'd at Mid. day and in the spring the Month of May the pleasantest time of the Year being that time and month of our Soveraigns Nativity hence I observe that the Starrs signifie his Majesties eminent appearance by divine designement happeneth to be in or about the Meridian of his Age the thirtieth year of his Majesties Age at which time his Majesties coming is with a sweet comfortable Conquest of Love over his peoples Hearts and 't is well worth our joy and notice that his Majesty returns Triumphing not so much over as with his people And I am confident his Majesty conceives it a greater Honour and Felicity in saving these sinking Kingdomes then he would in gaining new ones And that it is yea and will be a greater content to his Majesty then any Plots of projecting councellors would have been were they at the ends of their Designs But this is the Lords doing the work of the Divine hand Digitus Dei and 't is wonderful in our Eyes and ought to be wonderful joy and thankfulnesse in our Hearts The number thirty a trigonon of tenus is memorable for many mysteries being a trine of tenns Ezekiall at the said Age began to Prophecy John Baptist was thirty years of Age when he began to preach in the Wildernesse and to prepare the wayes of the Lord. And in the Roman Church wherein although non omnia yet optima may be observed none are admitted to the Ecclesiastical function till thirty years of Age. 'T is observed that Joseph about the thirtieth year of his Age was brought out of Prison and after his long Affliction and Imprisonment came to his great Honour and received the Government from Pharaoh in Egypt Moses about the same time of his Age was called by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and to be their Governour And David about that time of his Age came to the Kingdome which God promised and gave him And our Saviour Christ Jesus by S. John in Jordan in the thirtieth year of his Age was Baptized began to doe Miracles and to teach the Kingdome of God And after many sufferings on Earth not long after the thirtieth year of his Age Ascending into Heaven sitteth at the right hand of his Father who made his Enemies his Footstoole and had all Power and Dominion given to him being exalted from his Crosse to his Crown of Eternal Glory And as this was about the thirtieth year of his Age in his humanity so it was about the same time of the year also in the spring Opima optima pars Anni The same time of Age and of the year when our Saviours Resurrection and Ascention came to passe Divine Providence hath brought to passe for our Soveraign King Charls his Restitution to his just Rights and his Ascention to his Royall Scepter and Crowne and Throne notwithstanding the rage and maugre the malice of all his Adversaries God hath ownd him as his David his Dilectus and said and done for him as he did for his beloved David Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion c. Psal 2.6 And his Majesty may say with David Ego autem constitutus sum Rex ab eo super montem sanctum ejus Our Kings coming may properly be compared to the comfort of the Spring Jam enim Hiems transtit Imber abiit recessit flores apparuerunt in terra nostra Tempus avium Cantationis advenit vex turturis andita in terra nostra ficus protulit grossos suos vineae florentes dederunt odorem Cant. 2.11 12. The Winter of our wofull Bondage and Affliction is passed over the showers of our sorrow and oppression are blown away and the clouds of our calamities dispelled and dispersed by the bright sun of Soveraign's shining whose enlivening influence revives the State and makes it flourish the fragrant flowers of Comfort appear in the garden of our Lands The voice of the Turtle Unity and Peace is heard in our land we may sit safely under our Vines eat the Fruits of our Fig trees The Antient Romans used ver sacrum facere to hallow the spring to God and the Primitive Church Consecrated the beginning of the year to God The time of our Soveraigns restitution to his Crown and Dignity being in the spring and in May Mensis Florum the most Fragrant and sweetest Month of the Year the vertue and quintessence of all Herbs Flowers and Plants being then in their full force which some derive a Majoribus others a Maio i.e. Jupiter which may signifie the sweet influences effects of the Pleiades or Charls's Wain attracting the Hearts and affections of his people in a most Loyall and Loving manner towards his Majesty and promising gracious and happy successe to all his future undertakings But to return to the further consideration of the said Prophecy of Sybilla the Star was prophecyed to appear in a most acceptable time when as mortal men being wearied with War and Arms shall Unanimously desire to Embrace peace This part of the Prophcy is fulfilled perfectly wherein we may take notice of Divine Providence taking all occasions and opportunities of time to do for persons whom God determineth to promote and advance and to prevent danger that may befall them as now appears by his Mercy shewed to the Kings Majesty beyond all humane expectation in so wonderfully delivering his Majesty from both Domestick and Foreign Perils and preserving him to be the Joy and Delight of his people To proceed to the verse or part of the Prophecy where t is said but at length the off-spring of the most ancient or one of the ancient Progeny overcomes This sheweth by what hath been said before that this part of the Prophecy cannot be intended not applyed to any other then his Majesty being the Off-spring of the Blood Royall of the Kings of England and Scotland and next Heir to these Crowns The next thing offering it self to Consideration is this in the said Prophecy it follows thus but France must first be overcome oâ— subject her self
debeaâ— a King ought to be replenished with true sound and saving knowledge Cic. according to the Psalmist Et nunt reges intelligite erudimini qut indicatis terram Psal 2.10 Veâ—a Konnen 1. pâ—sse polentemesse pollere To be able to be powerfull to exceâ—â— others as far in rare parts as in pâ—â—ority of place Propter summam à Deo regi potestatem concessam in respect of the large power given from God to Kings Latini potestates vocant principes potentes The Latines call powers potent princes Konnen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. valere vnibus pollere To be valiant to excell in strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esâ— vis robur potentia idâ—â—e à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Koach in the French tongue King is called Roy Italian Re Spanish Rey Latine Rex à regendo from ruling In the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. fundamentum populi the foundation basis and establishment of his people without whom no sound sure or firm building either in Church or State can be setled established Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Melech a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Malach i. e. regnavit imperavit Thus much of the political name but much more may be said of the Office power and prerogatives of Kings This double Distichon seems not to be impertinent touching the power of Kings upon these three words and things Rex Lex Grex Lex sine Rege velut Lumâ—n sine Soâ—â—â—uisset Rex sine lege vâ—lut Sol sine luce foret Grex Regem primo Legit Rex cum Grege Legem Condidit hinc legem Rex regit atque Gregem The powers priviledges and prerogatives of Kings by Laws II. sages and Customes Divine and Humane Rationall Naturall are many The Person presence patrimony of Kings by the Laws of our land are in some sort Sacred The Villein of a Lord which by law was seisable in the presence of the King could not be seised for the presence of the King was a protection to him which shews what reverence the law gives to the person of a King plod Com. 322.27 Assi pl. 49. Kings Courts are places priviledged from Arrests so ought the bodies of all his liege subjects in civill causes as debt or the like by the ancient law of the land to be freed from imprisonment that they might serve his Majesty and the Kingdomes being members of that body whereof his Majesty in his politick capacity is the head whereas by an unjust chielf and wicked custome under colour of law many thousand mens bodies are maliciously upon bare pretences buried alive in loathsome prisons and restrained from the service of their King and Country to the great displeasure oâ— God dammage of the King by loâ—â—ng his subjects dishonour of the Nation being branded with a mark of 〈◊〉 parrellel'd Cruelty to 〈◊〉 scandal and opprobry of the law in maintainting malice revenge and oppression and destruction of many thousand persons and their Families This is digression but it is hoped and prayed that hereof his Majesty will be gratiously pleased to make a speedy Reformation which may prevent judgments upon the Nation Reges sacro oleo uncti sunt capacas spiritualis jurisdictionis Kings are anointed with sacred oyle so was Saul and David by Samuel Gods prophet by Gods appointment and many others mentioned in the old Testament c. Their persons are sacred as appears by that strict Command given from God by his prophet Touch not mine anointed Rex est persona mixta cum sacerdote habet ecclesiastieam spiritualeâ— jurisdictionem All power and Authority under the Divine Majesty whether it be Civil and Temporal or Ecclesiastical and Spiritual Jurisdiction belongs to the King within all his Majesties Dominions and is derived from the King being the onely supream Governour over all persons in all Causes 33. Edw. 3. Ayde de Roy. 103 Fiâ—â—bâ—rt 10 â— 7.16 1. Ed. 〈…〉 c. 1. Cawdries Case Rep. 5. 〈◊〉 Which Act is but Dectaâ—ative of the Common Law 1. Jacobi c. 1. vid. 9. Edw. 4. f. 1. The Lands of the King in law is called Patrimoniam Sacrum Com. sur Littl. Sect. 4. What shal we think of those that indeavour to bereave his Majesty hereof or withhold keep the same from the King do they not commit Sacriledge And is not Sacriledge a sin as much odious to God as offensive to the King his Vicegerent Sacriledge whether of Gods or the Kings due Qua Dei aut quae Domini Regis sunt of any thing that belongs to God or the King will prove a sad lading which in the end will sink the best and ablest bottome A little of this Leaven may sowre your whole lump 'T will be as Achans wedge bring a curse with it a small parcell of this sacred patrimony taken into your Purchase like the Kings waste may alter your Tenour in Gods blessings and bring your whole fortune into Wardship Those that be pecants in this kind let them not ever trust to their smooth sayling sudden shipwrack may selfe them in their seeming calmest security It is a destruction to a man to devoure that which is sanctified and after the Vows to inquire If you believe Solomon who had wisdom from above Pro. 10 2â— As greater Power is by God given to Kings and Emperours and mighty Rulers 〈◊〉 greater parts Diviner gifts also of the minde as Wisdome Prudence Valour and the like are bestowed on them Saul being anointed King is said to have another heart given to him by God 〈◊〉 Saâ—â— 10.9 They have also nobler names and greater and awfuller Reverence is due unto them and many men are smitten with such terrour of their Majesticall presence as though they were partakers of somewhat more the humanity and that there were as probable t is there are some rayes of divinity evidently appearing and shining in their Persons Why else is God the great King of Kings pleased to be called King and suffer his name to be communicated to â—â—â—m and by a proper denomination bath confirmed it to them They are called mortall Gods Herâ—e's Terrestriall gods compaâ—ions of the Superior Gods 〈◊〉 by whom the world is governed and disposed by their Laws whom therefore at gods we receive Worship Reverence because God himself â—ath 〈◊〉 the communication of his name 〈…〉 〈◊〉 them gods I have said ye are all soms of the most high God Psal 〈…〉 And to Moseâ— God said I have made 〈…〉 〈◊〉 else where he Gomman 〈◊〉 concerning 〈◊〉 ye shall not detract from the gods And concerning the reverencing and honcuring of them also deereeing riches and first fruits for them and giving them power of the sword and forbidding any to curse them but enjoyning obedience to be yeilded to them though wicked How much the rather then ought it to be rendred to good Kings Antiquity called their Princes gods worshiped them as divine powers as Janus testifyeth in Ovid lib. dâ— fast 1. And divine Plato in his third book de
shall onely mention briefly from his late Majesty Charls le sag and le bon the mirrour of piety patience and prudence some few precepts or prescriptions of advise to prayers for and prophecies touching his now most hopefull and happy Majesty Touching Afflictions Religion and Resolution in all conditions a Crown upon sordid dishonourable irreligious terms is not worth taking up or enjoying Keep you to true principles of piety virtue and bonour you shall never want a kingdome Thus by our late Majesty of blessed memory to our now renowned King was it written concerning trouble and affliction whereby to gain wisdom in youth This advantage of wisdome you have above most princes That you have begun and now spent some years of discretion in the experience of troubles and exercise of patience wherein piety and all vertues both morall and politicall are commonly better planted to a thriving as â—rees set in Winter then in warmth and serenity of times or amidst those delights which usually attend princes Courts in times of peace and plenty which are prone either to root up all plants of true vertue and honour or to be contented onely with some Leaves and withering formalities of them without any reall fruits such as tend to the publike good for which Princesshould alwayes remember they are born and by providence designed The evidence of which different Education holy Writ affords us in the Contemplation of David and Rehoboam The one prepared by many afflictions for a flourishing kingdome The other softned by the unparalleld prosperity of Solomons Court and so corrupted to the great dimunution both for Peace Honour and Kingdome by those flatteries which are as unseparable from prosperous Princes as flies are from fruit in summer whom adversity like cold weather drives away I had rather you should be Charts le bon then le grand good then great I hope God hath designed you to be both having so early put you into that exercise of his gifts and graces bestowed upon you which may best weed out all vitious inclinations and dispose you to those princely endowments and imployments which will most gain the love and intend the welfare of those over whom God shall place you Who seeth not this divine direction digested pious prayer heard and granted and the prophesie of good and great fulfilled What greater what better Prince in Christendome in Europe then our most illustrious renowned Charlemain and unto this goodness and greatnesse attaining not mollifie and effeminated with the wanton pleasures of a prosperous Court but per mare per terras per tot discrimina rearum with David tryed and almost tyred with terrours and troubles yet clearly prepared to be at last terque quaterque beatus by divine providence restored to a triple Crown his just right and due by Nature and legal descent and designed to septem plici sceptro a sevenfold scepter which the Septentrional Lion shall obtain and enjoy before ter septies or septies tres Number of years and the major part of this sevenfold sceptor shall be gained into the power Dominion of this Septentrional Lyon before three and seven years expire the extent of whose time of years or age shall be to seventy three And by the age of 37. that star of Sybilla in the North said to enlighten the world shall shine most gloriously on this Septentrional Lyon whose fame shall ring and the terrour of whom shall be resounded through't the Universe This digression I cannot avoid being drawn thereunto by that divine spirit from whose dictates I am directed to declare what by divine designment is determined touching this transcendent superexcellent person but to return to the consideration of his late Majesties propheticall expressions Hath not Almighty God most graciously directed all those black lines of afflictions which he was pleased to draw on his late Majesty also on his Majesty that now is who hath drank liberally also of that cup of carefull troubles unto a centre of true happinesse even to draw them nearer to himself their sorrows are become Gods Physick having that in healthfulness which was wanting in pleasure The Fathers sufferings shall be doubly recompenced in solaces to the Sons Is not that sly old Serpent which pretended new lights at length by his deeds of darkness detected to be a proselyte to the Father of Lyes by whose perswasion and instigation he an his adherents prosecuted so violently the Innocents And that seeming Saint which assumed the shape of an Angel of Reformation discovered to be the Devill of Rebellion Have we not seen the Serpent devoure the Dove Hath not the faith of some proved meer Faction and their Religion Rebellion Have they not alwayes made their Interest Gods And under the colours of Piety have not there marcht their ambitious policies not onely with greatest security but applause as to the populacy Hath not Jacob voice been heard when Esaus hands have been felt Hath not God made his Majesty an happy Instrument of dissipating these devilish Factions which would have destroyed the Nations Hath not a divine hand divided them to so high a rivalry as sets them more at defiance against each other then against their first Antagonist as his Maâ—esty predicted Have not those rough horns of private mens covetous and ambitious designes made a clear discovery of themselves which were at first wrapt up and hidden under the soft and smoth pretensions of Religion Reformation and liberty And as the woolf is not lesse cruel so will he be more justly hated when he shall appear no better than a woolf in sheeps cloathing The mountains of congealed factions by the sunshine of Gods mercy and the splendor of our Soveraigns vertues are thawed and dissipated and the abused vulgar hath learned that none are greater oppressors of their Estates Liberties and Consciences then those men that entitle themselves the Patrons and Vindicators of them onely to Usurp power over them Doe not these deceiptions daily vanish and the vazards fall off a pace The mask of Religion in the face of Rebellion will no longer serve to hide some mens detestable deformities in their damnable designes The precepts prayers and prophesies of his late Majesty to for touching our now king his kingdoms are very remarkable and well worthy observation some whereof I have before mentioned and some few hereafter I shall specifie As first advice and precept touching Religion I doe require and entreat you as your Father and your King that you would never suffer your heart to entertain or receive the least check against or disaffection from the true Religion established in the Church of England I tell you I have tryed it and after much search and many disputes have concluded it to be the best in the world c. many incitements to the imbracing and continuing thereof which holy directions his now Majesty hath as dutifully and faithfully observed what then is or ought to become of those cursed calumniators under whose lips is the poison of Aspes which charged the late and this religious Kings with popery which however contemptible here yet teaching no such principles as have been held and practised by some of those who would be accounted the modern principall pillars of piety and Religion in these Nations Another direction touching revenge savouring of a soul truly divine notatu dignum Let no passion betray you to any study of revenge upon those whose own sin and folly will sufficiently punish them in time As your quality sets you beyond any Duel with any subject so the noblenesse of your minde must raise you above the meditating any revenge or executing your anger upon the many you will finde more inward complacency in pardoning one than in punishing a thousand Many other Observations and those material touching his Majesties Name Natural and Christian his royall Brethren the two Renowned Dukes of York Glocester and other remarkable matter relating to the noble General Monke not unworthy consideration are penned and were intended at this time to be published but are reserved for a particular Treatise-hereafter And this Tract at present concluded with that prophetical prayer or praying prophecy of the late most pious King Priest Prophet of most blessed memory for touching his now Maâ—esty then Prince in a good part granted and in a faire forwardness like to be fulfilled That Almighty God will make his Majesty an Ankor or Harbor rather to these tossed weatherbeaten Kingdomes as is already accomplished his Majesty being become an happy haven of rest and safety after so great danger of the Kingdomes naufragie And by his wisdome justice piety and fortitude a repairer of what the folly wickednesse ambition and Avarice of some men have so ruined as to leave nothing in Church or state to the Crown the Nobility the Clergy or the Commons either as to laws liberties or estates order honor conscience or lives This is in a hopefull way by his Maj. through his Parl. preparing and by a prosperous progresse therein like to attain speedy and happy perfection Happy times I hope will attend his Maj. wherein as all good subjects will be satisfied with the blessings of his presence and virtues so will they by preceding sad experiences have learned That religion to their God and loyalty to their King cannot be parted without both their sin and their infelicity as God promised Ps 132.17 18. The Kingly prophets prayer shall put a period to this present discourse wherein he desired God to purge his Church from Hypocrites and Rebels Do well 〈◊〉 Lord to those that be good and true in their hearts but those that turn aside by their crooked wayes them shall the Lord lead with the workers of iniquity but peace shall be upon Israel Ps 125 4 5. Finis
with the worlds Saviour far be it from even my imaginations much more expressions I know his Majesty as much abominates prophane adoration as he hates parasitical Adulation I shall therefore onely set down some brief but serious observations of resemblance happening touching that Star appearing at the Nativity of our Saviour and this Star or signe Câ—â—lestiall shining at the Nativity of our Soveraign and leave the signification interpretation and amplification thereof to some diviner Pens The first Observation is that as that Star did lead the wisemen to Christ to worship his divine Majesty so the wiser and better sort of men were directed by divine Providence to yield due honour and obedience to our rightfull Soveraigne Lord and King which by wilfully wicked persons was long withdrawn and denyed The second That as Christ Jesus was the worlds coelestiall and eternal Saviour sent into the world to save his people from their sins and Death Hell due for the same and therefore had the sweet name Jesus given him by the Angel from God So hath God sent our Soveraign King to be a Terrestial temporal Savior to our Microcrosm these three Nations ready to sinck in misery slavery and to be swallowed up by divellishly minded Miscreants Rebellious Traitors walking craftily c. Such as Jerewiah the Prophet mentions chap. 6.28 But God hath made our King as t is said v. 27. of that Chapter I have set thee for a Tower and a Fortresse among my people c. And chap. 15.20 I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall though they fight against thee they shall not prevaile for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee saith the Lords Thirdly as the wisemen of the East seeing the Star came to Christ and rejoyced with great joy and fell down and worshipped him and opened their Treasures and presented to him Gold Incense and Myrrhe Mat. 2.10 11. So hath the Lord touched and wonderfully inclined the hearts of the people towards our gracious King that with inexpressible joy and surpassing affection they bow and submit to his Majesty with rich Presents in token of Love Loyalty and Homage As the prophetical King and Kingly Prophet David of our Saviour prophesied The Daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift like as the rich also among the people shall doe hommage before thy face with presents Psal 45.12 Is not this Scripture fulfilled at this time in our sight Again Psal 68.29 Kings shall bring presents unto thee the Kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts c. This is in part fulfilled by the King of Spaines Royall and kinde Prefents c. But will hereafter be more fully accomplished but by whom and in what manner the same shall be done although I have good ground for my Faith herein I shall at present conceale another opportunity happily for discovery hereof may be fitter Many propheticall expressions in holy Writ might be produced properly appliable to our Soveraign King Charls and even parallel to the present times and occasions a short Tract whereof hath been penned a year since but not yet published which I now forbear to specifie intending onely at present to speak and write of the said Stars Apparition at his Majesties Nativity and observations thereupon Yet thus much I crave leave to say I trust without offence to God or good men and propose this quare What man ever more like the Son of man our Saviour in his humanity then this our Sacred King in several respects as he was 1. In his own person born to be a King 2 Pointed at by an extraordinary Star 3. Both in his pious Fathers person persecuted and in his own pursued into exile both in a worse case then Birds Foxes who have nests and holes Calamities upon calamities accumulated upon Innocent heads our late Soveraigne at length causelesly yet barbaroufly murthered at his own gate 4. Slandered as a Friend of Papists and Malignants as our Saviour Christ of publicans and sinners and many other such like sufferings as our Saviours Yet Orietur stella ex Jacob consurget virga de Israel percuties duces Moab vastabitque c. Number 24.17 c. There shall come a Star out of peaceable James the Olive-bearer of this Isle and a Scepter shall rise out of pious Charls a precious Martyr for the Laws of the Land and Liberties of the People Ex Jacob erit qui dominetur Num. 24.19 de forti egressa est dulcedo Out of the strong shall come the sweet a Ruler so pleasing so much longed for desired by the People What King except our coelestial Soveraign and King David ever rod on so many Clouds of Calamities ever bare such a burthen of bitter miseries yet maugre the malice of al the most potent opposers Me thinks I hear the Lord thus comforting his King people I will raise up for them a glorious plant of renown And they shall be no more consumed nor bear the shame of the enemy for Rebellion any more I will raise up a righteous Branch A King shall raign and prosper Jer. 23. I will give the Crown and Diadem to him whose due and undoubted right it is Ezek. 21. T is well worth our observation seven several sorts of Government in this last Years space sought and endeavoured to be set up yet Iniquitatem iniquitatem iniquitatem ponam eam saith the Lord perverted perverted perverted will I make it Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion Psal 2. The Lord made David prosper in all his proceedings what ever David did was pleasing to the people their tender care of him was such that they said thou art more worth then ten thousand of us The King of of Kings owneth eminently and evidently our King as he did King David to be his King on whom are set the hearts of all the people Hath he not united and knit them fast unto his and their King Is not our King by Gods grace to his Majesty become the love and longing of his people even the joy of their hearts They have been with the spouse in the Canticles sick for love for lack of his Majesty their dearly beloved Soveraign and which is a signal Note of Gods love likewise those that were his very enemies are not onely now in peace but in love with his Majesty And as Balaam for Balac though hired to curse yet blesse altogether The Lord God is with him and the shout of a King is among them Surely there is no inchantment against Jacob nor divination against Israel Our Charlemaine according to this time it shall be said what God hath wrought Numb 23.21 23. As the trees c. which the Lord hath planted and as the Cedar Trees besides the waters The King shall be higher than Agag and his Kingdome shall be exalted Blessed is he that blesseth thee and cursed is he that curseth thee Num. 24 6 7 9. This
is the Lords doing in love to our King and it is wonderfull in our sight The Star or coelestiall signe that appeared at the Nativity of our Saviour was doubtless the Pleiades the name of the star or signe appearing of a most benigne and benevolent Aspect often mentioned in Scripture and of most sweet influences as appeareth by the testimony of holy truth Job 38. and 31. sometimes it is called Charles-waine sometimes the seven Stars so it is named Amos 15.8 Plcides some derive from plurality quod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. plures essent hyadibus rectius ex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Navigando navigars quod sint utiles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. Navigantibus Because they are profitable usefull propitious or prosperous to Navigation Marriners or Navigators Quod primum Navigationis tempus orto suo graecis oftenderent alii volunt esse eas dictas quod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. plureâ— quia sunt septem numero seven in number Alii à pleione matre nominatas affirmant they were seven Sisters the Daughters of Lygurguâ— or Atlas They nourished Bacchus and he afterwards translated them into heaven and are become the seven Stars one of them is seldome seen because as the Poets feign all of them married Gods and she alone a mortall and obscure man Atlas was a skilful Astronomer who gave the names of the seven daughters to these seven Stars comprised in these verses Soptem esse feruntur Quamvis sunt oculis hominum sex obvia signa Alcione Meropéque Electraque Diva Celano Taygete Sterope Praeclaro lumine Maia What can this signifie but that â—ur Soveraign Charls is divinely â—esigned as Atlas is said to bear â—p Heaven to be a most firm Pilâ—r for supporting and promoâ—ing the glory of God and good of 〈◊〉 is people in many Nations the â—leiades signifying plurality and â—even the number of blessednesse â—ee Gen. 28.13 14 15. the blessednes â—romised by God to Jacob. These seven Stars are so placed â—t ternae quaeque stellae proxiâ—nae inter 〈◊〉 trigonon i. e. triquietram figuram â—onstituant i. e. triangulum That â—ach three stars next being themâ—elves altogether do constitute or â—ake a three square or triangle â—ometimes they are called Triones War possunt Triones dici septem quod â—a sitae stellae ut terna trigonafaciâ—nt seven Stars or Charls waine Several Observations may hence â—e probably deduced as presages conducing to his Majesties futuâ—â— Progresse to that transcendent hâ— nour and exaltation with which 〈◊〉 vine Providence is determined 〈◊〉 dignifie a Prince so highly deseâ—ving as our illustrious Soveraignâ— Why may we not believe thâ— heavens have decreed as well iâ— crease of Honour and greatnesse 〈◊〉 this one person his Majesty as plâ—rality of stars appearing united iâ— to one signe which in all probâ— bility should signifie a larger exteâ— of Power Dominion and Territâ—ries to the King at whose Nativity they shined so brightly Why maâ— not this heap of stars signifie accâ—mulation of Crowns from a threâ— fold Throne to a seven fold Sceptâ— according to the number of tâ—â— stars of which more hereafter Why may we not suppose seâ—ing Providence disposed a riddâ— for the Preachers Text at the time of these stars apparition that theâ— may be much mystery and many â—erets specially considerable and worthy the unfolding lye hidden â—et which revealed may happily five much satisfactory light to his Majesties future proceedings Our â—strologers have faltred much â—nd shot wondrous wide and most â—eakly failed in their predictions â—onest learned and witty Wharton of any I observed came nearest to â—e mark when in Aprill he cals for 〈◊〉 Beesome to sweep the House â—nd rid the Pallace both of Fox and Goose c. Astrology comes herein too short â—o render a resolution of this Riddle â—f Sampson a Joseph or Daniel diâ—inely inspired will be requisite for â—iscovery of those profound myâ—teries which divine Providence by Apparition of this celestial signe Pleiades at the birth of the King â—ath designed T is evident their influence hath operated upon his Majesty very plainly in one particular to wit Navigation being thereunto so much inclined and therewith so much delighted and having arrived to so much knowledge therein even to admiration of expert Navigators this being but one branch of their effects why may we not conclude all other their influences to attend his Majesty propitiously This propitious coelestiall signe the Pleiades hath also another name t is sometimes called Charls waine which seems to portend and signifie our Illustrious CHARLS shall by glorious archievements gain the additional surname of Charls the great become a second Charlemaine raise rare Trophies of Renown to his perpetuall honour riding triumphantly in the coelestial Charriot of resplendent Charls his Waine from the Western and Northern bounds to the Eastern and Southern parts Dilataberis ad orientem ocridentem Septentrionem meridiem That prophetical Distick before â—ecited upon the apparition of this â—igne intimatesas much Magnus in occiduo Princeps jam nascitur orbe â—uctus Ecclipsis eras Orientis Erit To the Western world a Prince is newly born And the East to morrow in Ecclipse shall mourn This Ecclipse being a privaâ—ion of light signifies sorrow obâ—curity adversity as light is an emâ—lem of Joy Honour and Prospeâ—ity presaging the sorrow conâ—eived in the Eastern parts for the â—reat Conquests which our Charleâ—ain victoriously shal there obtain where his Majesty shall appear as a new Sun rising gloriously in the Orientall parts In a short Poem published in the year of our Lord 1635. is contained a continued succession from King Henry the second there stiled the great Plantagenet To our late sacred Soveraign Charls le bon the first with his Majesties many ancient and lawfull titles to several forreign Scepters which I forbear at present to specifie therein also are many Prophetique expressions touching that royall thrice renowned Family which by divine Providence may be fullfilled in our now most hopefull Soveraign inter alia take this into Consideration which to me seems not impertinent to our present purpose To him his Neighbour Potentates shall bend The poplar Princes shall his vassals be Affrick and India to him shall presents send The Turk shall sheath his raging Semiter And prostrate stoop unto his Amity Esteeming them the happiest which preferre A league with him and so his name grow great As far as Neptunes wandring surges beat Another prediction touching the golden Mines and Indies the discovery whereof Christopher Colâ—mbus first offered to King Henry the seventh who married Elizabeth Plantagenet Daughter and heire of King Edward the Fourth by which happy match the civill feud which long before between the houses of York and Lancaster remained was reconciled Betwixt the Rose which first grew in the wood And that which Venus coloured with her blood Ovid Met. She and her Richmond that thricâ— blessed paire Refused the Golden