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B02405 His Majesties miraculous preservation by the oak, maid, and ship. Couch, John, of Horsmonden. 1660 (1660) Wing C6508A; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[38] 1,095 1

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His Majesties miraculous Preservation By the Oak Maid and Ship The Oak WHen Absalom rebell'd against his King An Oak betray'd him to a suffering Boughs hang'd him first then Joabs Dart Thrice striking wounded his perf●dious Heart When second CHARLES by Rebels lost the Field An Oak 'gainst Rebels was to him a Shield It open'd wide and in the Hollow where Once lay its Heart the King concealed there Men may suspend their Thoughts Trees can define Rebellion sinful Royalty Divine The Maid THe Oak discharg'd his Trust a Female found Men are but Trees inverted from the Ground Who next takes care the weaker seems the Hand The Wonder more admiring doth command The Sun was then in Virgo Heavens Maid Sent down a potent Influence and Aid They both agree Acted by Starry might Lady Jane Lane conducts the King in spight Of Armed Bands safe through the numerous force Of Those who King from Kingdom would divorce William was seen As if sh ' had Gyges Ring Invisible went Royal CHARLES the King In vain ye search Blood-thirsty Men to find Vail'd Majesty her Virtue makes you blind Her Faith out-acts your Malice and your Swords First drawn are melted by her softest Words Silence in France of Orleans Jone the Fame Whilst England doth record the worth of Lane The Ship POor Cottage of the Sea we admire thee Not for thy State or Pomp or Pedegree No Neptune and no Triton stand in Gold About thy Deck no Statues grace thy hold Nor Mermaids with their Combs Nor Stars that make Sometimes the Sea be calm sometimes to quake No Pontick Masts whose towring Summets shew How high the Sun 's above the Sea below Thy Oaky Ribs swell not the Forests Pride Nor canst thou boast of th' Ankers by thy side Nor Royal Sails Ships fram'd by Art most wise Are thus ennobled of the vastest size Thy low Condition various is from them Once thou secur'dst our King the best of Men Thy Glory is though mean yet strong hast stood 'gainst Rage of Tempests and 'gainst Waves of Blood When Lyons Tygers and those Beasts of prey Hunted his Life and most would him betray Talk now no more of Theseus Ship no more Of that which brought Prince Lothbrook to our Shore Drown ye the Fame of former Ships none yet Strange to relate before so small so great Worthy of Water more renown'd then Thames Though she like Tagus yeilded Golden Sands If Springs of Helicon could make a Main Thou shouldst ride there and Muses by their Brain Would make thee more then Mortal their sweet Breath Would fill thy Sails and long preserve from Death Depths are above the Clouds those Waters there May suit thee well worthy the Starry Sphere But if in place beneath the Moon thou rest Which for admiring Visitors is best Gaz'd on by thousands and when aged Time Thy Body shall dissolve and Limbs untwine May Seamen holy Relicts them account And with them still the Waves when high they mount Each piece an Amulet 'gainst Shipwracks harm Will stand 'gainst Winds and Rocks a Charm By John Couch M. in A. sequestred from Horsmonden in Kent