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A00699
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The worth of women
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Ferrers, Richard.
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1622
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be crown'd Her vessells all with oyle doth ouerflow And ceased not vntill the woman said My vessells all are full and then it staid 51 Then came she to the man of God and told The blessings which she had receiu'd that day Eliah said straight let the oyle be sold Wherewith thou mai'st thy creditors go pay And as the Lord this day thy state hath blest So keepe thy selfe children with the rest 52 The faithfull Shunamite deserueth well To be recorded with this sacred crue Who did the holy man of God compell To eate with her at euery season due And seriously her husband doth inuite To build a roome where he might lodge all night 53 Wherefore Eliah prayed vnto the Lord She being barren and her husband olde To make her fruitfull and he doth accord The Prophet cald the Shunamite and told For this good deed which thou to me hast done Thou shalt conceiue eke bring forth a son 54 And in due time this miracle was wrought By his great power that rules the starrie skie A ioyfull sonne into the world she brought Which shortly after happened to die Hereby to show his loue doth neuer cease To life he doth this child from death release 55 What title shall I giue this happy Queene Whose sacred worth her state doth far exceed No eare hath heard nor waÌ„dring eye hath seen An act more bloudy then is here decreed Her people all should be destroyd and slain Whose prayer and fasting did their liues obtaine 56 Of Prouinces one hundred twenty seuen The Iews should die the King had giueÌ„ seald Which was opposed by the powerfull heauen And at this gracious Queenes request repeal'd And to a shamefull end the man she brought That should this bloudy massacre haue wrought 57 Thus Hester by the Lords out stretched arme Who neuer failes them that in him doe trust Preseru'd her people from this wofull harme And brought their foes euen down in the dust For as they thought the Iewes to deale withall The same reuenge vpon their heads did fall 58 When Sarah whom her fathers maides dispise Was ouercome with hearts oppressing griefe Vnto the Lord for succour strait she flies Who heard her prayer granted her releife And husband of his grace he doth ordaine which into mirth her mourning turn'd again 59 If wisdome valor worth and zeale were lost And this rare patterne onely did remaine The world can scarce of such another boast Whereby it might redeeme them all againe Who by her prayer obtain'd from Gods high hand To saue a Cittie and preserue a Land 60 First dust and ashes on her head she throwes And all in sackcloth she doth fast and pray Then into Olofernes campe she goes Where she this famous Captaine doth betray With courage stout wisdom rare she vs'd His head she brought which al the land excus'd 61 Then did she call the Elders of the Towne Saying behold what God for you hath done With stately wreathes they did her straight way crowne And euery where with shoutes of ioy did run The riches great of Olofernes tent With one accord they doe to her present 62 Thus while she was extold and magnifi'd Whom euery eie with wonder did behold Vnto the Temple of the Lord she hi'd And off'ring all this wealth of plate and gold With humble zeale before the Alter bowes Vnto the Lord thus perform'd her vowes 63 A mirrour of a chast religious wife Is faire Susanna being fore distrest Who rather chose to loose her dearest life Then yeild vnto the Elders vild request Loe thus resolu'd aloud for helpe did cry And false accus'd she is condemned to die 64 But see how God did graciously prouide To saue this woman by a childes decree Who did the Elders seuerally deuide And found them both in seuerall tales to be For which vnworthy deed their liues they pay To her great honor who they did betray 65 A woman more then wonderfull behold Whose resolutions so vndanted are As by no earthly power can be control'd More permanent then any fixed starre Within the Spheare of that celistiall round To whom fames trumpet giues the loudest sound 66 Seuen sons she had who by the Kings coÌ„mand Because they would not his behests obey To violate the custome of their land Were all adiudg'd their dearest liues to pay By sundry tortures which she seeing plaine Imboldned them still constant to remaine 67 When six of them the Tirant had destroy'd He wild his mother moue the seuenth to turne That so he might this cruell death auoid In stead whereof she bids him boldly burne And Martyr-like the Tirants rage defie Thus with his brothers he doth brauely die 68 Like Hecuba for death of Pryam old The mother now all tearmes of life defi'd VVith courage greater then Sheuola bold And thus this euer honored Martir di'd Where we wil leaue theÌ„ to the world to mourn And to our Grandame Eue againe returne 69 And there behold the race poore man had run VVhen God Angells did him both forsake Fit for precipice thou wert vndone And could'st no way a good attonment make Till this rare creature thou dispisest so VVas chosen out to mittigate thy woe 70 Assist me now ye sacred Sisters nine That I with reuerence may her praises sing VVho was elected by the powers deuine A sanctifi'd and blessed birth to bring VVhen man to sin was subiect to thrall Became a sweet redemption for vs all 71 For euer blessed be that glorious name Which God Angells haue pronounced blest FroÌ„ whose deare loins our happy Sauiour came That to the world brought loue ioy peace and rest And did not spare his precious bloud to spil Condemned mans saluation to fulfill 72 All honor praise and glory due be done To her whose seed hath conquered death hel A happy mother of a royall sonne Before whose throne she doth in glory dwell Where she with Angells Ark-angells sings Sweet haleluiah to the King of Kings 73 This blessed woman if I could not find An other subiect to defend their case Might well perswade men if they were not blind With enuious malice vold of humaine grace To striue as much their honor to maintaine As they pursue theÌ„ with such foule disdaine 74 A second Mary doth this first succeed Whose loue zeale throughout the world is spred The teares would make a marble heart to bleed VVhich for her deare deceased Lord she shed Deep plung'd in woes in sorows great opprest Her minde amaz'd her sences dispossest 75 In this sad passion to the place she goes VVhereas she thought our blessed Sauiour lay No pen so dolefull can expresse her woes VVhen she perceiu'd the body stolne away A fresh she wept down her head she hung Like lapwings that are robbed of their yong 76 The precious ointment that with her she brought That glorious body to imbâ—lme and keepe She nought respects since it was gon she
by a womans hand subuerted be Whose valiant head she froÌ„ his body drew And did the same in his owne blood imbrew 183 Euen aâ— a Lyonesse doth range the coast When she perceiues her whelps are made a pray So Thamaris doth breake through Cyrus host And brauely with her sword did make her way And to her frieÌ„ds his royal head she brought Like Pallas with the spoils of Gergon fraught 184 Amongst these Queenes oh let me not forget That Queen of Queenes which in our age did raigne Who like a Comet in the skie was set Vnparalleld for euer to remaine To write her praise I neuer shall aspire Whom euery eye with wonder did admire 185 The worlds great Artist nature did complaine Such beauty rare the earth did not enioy And that no other might the like obtaine She doth againe this heauenly stamp destroy Then all the powers supernall freely came And gaue perfection to this matchles dame 186 Imperious Iuno at her feete did lay That all commanding Scopter which she bare Wherewith she did the pride of Spaine allay Supported France the Royall crowne to weare And Belgia her peerelesse praise may sing Whose famous acts all Christendome doth ring 187 Arete for her Temple chose her breast And with faire vertues did it freely fill Religious Vesta with chast thoughts her blest Minerua gaue her sacred wisedome still And royall Ceres who with a liberall hand With great aboundance did inrich her land 188 The faithlesse Pagan misbeleeuing Turke Virginian heathen with the Indian Moore In whoÌ„ doth nought but secret mischeife lurk They all with reuerence did her state adore Great giftes they offer to her sacred shrine So was she blest euen by the powers diuine 189 An happy fight this blessed woman fought Whilst here she liu'd wore the royall crown Her subiects all to peace and loue she brought The humble spar'd beat the haughty down Thus left her thron which time shal quit destroy An euerlasting kingdome to enioy 190 But now me thinkes I heare some whispering say This fellow sure is fearefully in loue Whilst other straight vnto my charge doe lay Some mercinary hire doth him moue No no my friends it is a case more coÌ„mon which you forget my mother was a woman 191 Whom nature taught me tenderly to loue And thinke it is a duty which I owe To her and women for her sake to proue The praise on them both God men bestow No art so excellent hath euer bin But women haue bin famous actors in 192 T is true say they there was a time of olde When women sure were better far then now Through this opinion diuers men doe hold I doubt not but the wiser will allow This costome nature doth to all men giue To thinke that age is worse wherein they liue 193 Virgill and Ouid many yeares agoe Do testifie that then the world was nought In stately stile of verse from them did flow Their sober lessons publickly they taught Homer might come with musike to his whores Yet wanting mony get him out of dores 194 Either these men haue spirits of diuining Or else the world stands now as then it did If worse it is by enuious mens repining Which if they would conuert from ill to good ThousaÌ„ds of womeÌ„ this bad age might name That want rare pens to eternize their fame 195 Like Romes Colassae I might write a booke Or the Egiptian Piramid of old If I should strictly striue to ouerlooke The vertues rare that are of women told Which I referre to men of better skill Who can this taske more worthily fulfill 196 VVherein my pen already is growne dull VVanting that tinckture of heroicke straine VVith which braue spirits of our age are full Let this but animate their flowing vaine While my poore Muse shal wel contented be Her humble valley once againe to see 197 Where she with pleasure did behold the Beare The Wolfe the Swan the Dragons head taile The no meane Lion and the fearefull Hare The dart which ' gainst the Griffen did preuaile The King of Egipt and his stately Queene Who for her beauty now in heauen is seene 198 The crowne which Ariadne did obtaine From Venus for becomming Bacchus loue The harpe of Orpheus whose melodious straine Made careles beasts senceles trees to moue The sonne of Danaae that Medusa slue The waggener that lustfull Phedra flue 199 The son of Ioue whoÌ„ Satan would haue slaine The serpent holder bright Appolloes sonne The fish that sau'd Orion in the maine Alcides after all his labor done The horse of Bacchus forst his masters loue The bird that brought faire Ganymede to Ioue 200 The flying horse sprang from Medusaes bloud Bellepheron did vndertake to ride Who for his paines was drenched in the floud The horse flew vp to heaueÌ„ wher he doth bide The triangle which Ceres did request The Gods to place in heauen amongst the rest 201 The wife of Perseus and the monstrous whale The crow which by the wel the serpent found Ixions wheele with Venus daughter pale The riuer wherein Phaeton was drownd Chyron that taught Achilles great in Greece The ship that brought home Iasons golden fleece 202 The Rambe with Phirxes and her sisters went Ore Hellespont Europaes roring Bull The twinns of Loeda Iunoes crabe she sent To Hercules who did in peeces pull The Lion iustice slue from earth to Heauen Who by her ballance found mens acts vneuen 203 The Scorpion slue Orion with his sting Euthemiaes Sonne that with the Muses slept Disguised Pan the Boy Ioues bird did bring The fishes Venus from the Giant kept All these the Gods haue stellifi'de in heauen With Pleiades whose number once was seuen 204 Vntil Electra seeing Troian fire Shrunke in her head and neuer since was seen Whose griefe doth make my pittying Muse â—tir Casting her eies vpon the louely greene Where she will mourne among the shepheards swaine Admires high hills but loue she lowly plaine FINIS Gen. 24 25. Gen. 29. 30. Exo. 1. Exod. 2. Ios 2. Exo. 22. Iudg. 4. 45. Iudg. 5. Ruth 34. 1. Sa. 1. 1. Sam 25. 2 Sam. 13. 1. Kin. 1. Kin. 10. Luk. 11. 10. 31. 1. Kin. 17. 2. Kin. 4 Hest 14 Tob. 3. Iudith 13. Luk. 1. 10. 27. 28. 29. 30. Mat. 28. Ioh. 20. Mar. 16. Ioh. 11. 15. Ioh. 12. Mat. 15 Luk. 7. Luk. 1. â—k 36. Mat. 8. 14. 15. 16. Mat. 9. 23. 24. 25. Luk 7. 10. 13. 14. Iob. 3. Luk. 1. 3 27. 28. Act. 9. Act. 16. Act. 16. 16. Rom. 1. 16. 2. Ioh. 1. Iustin Ouid. Ouid. Thucidides Domitian Thucidides Guiceâ—â—din Cor. Tac. Plime Pollio Cicero Pollio Cornelia the wife of Africanus Mother to the Greechi Eicsebius Plato Lasterna Axiothe Strabo Eutropius Salust Plime Portia the wife of Brutus Herodat Iustine Cassads Iustine Iustine