Treuirensis in Martyrolog alii plures S. Leonard was a Confessor and St. Felix a Martyr Saint Leonards day neere t' All Saints was his last That 's likewise nam'd Saint Felixs martyr-day Saint Iames they call the place from whence he past In th' armes of Saints to liue with Saints for aye Thus Persons Times and places circumstance Do HENRIES Soules Saints-honour all aduance 36 Prince Henry a bright starre soone Ecclipsed Lo Norths bright Star thus hath of late gone downe In the South-point of this vnited Land His too swift course hath made him set too soone VVhen as his beames did blase o're sea and sand Our Orbe too base it was this Starre to beare For it was worthy of an higher spheare 37 Prince Henry a rare Pearl soone lost Lo the rare Pearle that we of late haue lost A peerlesse Pearle the Load-stone of this Ile VVhose worth did drawe from euery land and coast The eyes of strangers many thousand mile But this heart-drawing stone great Iames his Gem More worthy was t' adorne Ioues Diadem 38 Prince Henry a faire flour soone pluckt Lo how the fragrant Lilly of this land The hands of Angels haue pluckt vp in haste Presenting it into Iehouah's hand For this Rose-Lilly did become him best Saints Paradise good Lord how it adornes where floures are free from thistles from thorns 39 A Starre a Pearle a Flowre sith we haue lost Bright rare and faire if we haue cause to mourne God wote man wote Prince Henry aliue the solace of hearts but dead the sorrowe of hearts loe that which cheer'd vs most Now doth it to our greatest sorrow turne HENRIE aliue did lighten euery part But HENRIE dead sends sorrow to each heart 40 One thing there is our sorrow may asswage Prince Charles is like a Phoenix risen out of Prince Henries Phoenixcinder to bee a Cordiall and comfort to our hearts And heale our heart-breake which is when we see Heau'n-fauord Charles of such hope in prime age Borne to prolong this Ilands vnitie So oft as I behold braue HENRIES brother Me thincks I see a Phoenix from his Cinder 41 Looke on his face Prince Charls the viue resēblance of Prince Henries both body mind and surely ye shall see How HENRIES face in Charles his doth reuiue Marke then his grace wit mildnesse modestie And all the goods which God doth to him giue Ye'le say with me that there was ne're another More like to one then Charles is to his brother 42 Marke but his courage when he runnes at Ring Prince Charls his gracefull and vertuous inclinatiō toward couragious disposition godly education memorie wit and vnderstanding euen in his youthfull age of 12. yeeres His towardnesse and his dexteritie VVhich promiseth that he shall honor bring One day by his braue acts to Brittannie Ye'le wish vnto this tender toward Knight Long for to liue in health wealth honors hight 43 Marke th'vnderstanding of his youthfull prime His answers quicke his wit his memorie VVhen any Chapter of the Booke diuine He reads or any humaine historie Ye'le wonder with me to heare him rehearse The summe and sense of each leafe page or verse 44 Brittans blesse God for such a toward youth As doth succeede in our braue HENRIES place Pray vnto God for him with mind and mouth VVish him alwaies the heape of hap and grace That sweet CHARLES may for euer flourish till That great Charles chaire with honors hight he fill PEERELESSE PRINCE HENRIES Epitaph in his owne foure Languages 1. Epitaph FAire Europes Phoenix and great Britaines blisse The Soldiers solace and the Schollars ioy Both Mars and Muses minion he it is VVhose timeles death doth young and old annoy HENRIE our hope and all the worlds wonder His soule heauen-rapt hath left vs but his cinder 2. Looke how the mightie Macedonian King Surnam'd the great did perish in his prime Right so we see fall in his flourie Spring Great-hearted HENRIE long before the time Here rests his Rosie corps chast voide of vice His Lilly-soule perfumes all Paradice 3 Le Phenix de l'Europe la fleur de cest age Le soulas des Sçauants des Soldats la gloire HENRY ce ieun ' Heros tant beau braue saint sage Cy gist laissant a tous de son los la memoire Tandis que durera le Soleil Terre ou Onde Son beau nom fleurira par tous les pais du monde 4. Hîc jacet Europae Phoenix gentisque Britannae Gloria Martigenûm gaudia Pieridum Flos iuuenum laus magna senum lux alma bonorum HENRICVS patriae spesque decusque suae Corpus habet Tumulum famam capit orbis Olympum Spiritus aeterno sic fruiturque Deo 5 Vt perit in primo Pellaeus flore Iuuentae Carpitur Autumnum sicut et ante suum Praeproperè sic iste sui flos occidit aeui Henricus dîo maximus ingenio Fit Superûm consors claro Diademate fulgens Linquit et aeternum Nomen in ore virûm 6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A POEME SHEWING HOW THAT BOTH THEOLOGIE AND ASTROlogie doe pronounce the time of his Maiesties entring to this Crowne to be auspicious and happy The Argument AT what time God the Father entred into the world by the Creation thereof and God the Sonne Christ Iesus entred into the world for the renouation of the same by the assumption of our flesh in blessed Maries Wombe at the selfe same time Iames the Sonne of Marie entred to his new Kingdome 1 God began to make the world in the Spring-time and about the selfe same time thereof that answereth to the 25. day of March according to the common consent of Greeke and Latin Theologians and all Astrologians If that the time be blest when God began To make the masse of this faire Globy frame Or if the time be blest he moulded Man First of the Earth for to rule in the same Then blest the time wherein great Iames began T'vnite the Crownes of this great I le of Man 2 This mother-mother-time wherein all things were fram'd By Gods all-working word which was his hand Was fittest time wherein should be proclam'd The ioyfull newes of this vnited Land Britaines belieue the Worker and the Time Of this great worke both make it meere diuine 5 At the feast of the annuntiation Christ Iesus the Son of Mary entred into the world by the assumption of our flesh and Charles Iames the sonne of Marie entred to his newe Kingdome For if the Time be blest God did descend From Heau'n to Earth a Man for to be made In Maries wombe for vs which did offend To th' end mans sinne on IESVS might be laide Then blest the time when Maries IAMES came
down From North to South to beare great Britaines crown 4 For at what time vnspotted MARIES childe Came downe from God Eues ill race to rescue From death and hell to make an vnion Twixt God and man thus reconcil'd a new At the same time a matchles MARIES childe Came to vnite men with men in this I le 5 Robert the 2 and the first of the Stewart-Kings in Scotland Iames the 6. and the first of the Stewart-kings in England began both of them their reigne in both kingdomes at the feast of the Annuntiation See Boethius Leslaeus Buchananus Stowe in their Chronicles Thus MARIES time hath bene auspicious To MARIES seed and to the royall stemme Of STEWARDS name sprung from the valorous Britannish Bruce borne to Norths Diadem For in both lands the first of STEWARDS line That e're bare Crowne began both at this time 6 VVhen Phoebus shining in his Rammie signe The first of signes and rules the head of man Was running from the night-days-equall Line At what time the fun which is the prime of starres was running in Aries which is the prime of signes at the same time the prime Starre of the North by his motion began to inlighten the two Hemispheres of this Ilish Orbe The Norths bright Starre with beamie face began Surueying South and North both farre and neere For to o're-shine the two halues of his sphere 7 And fit it was that this high head of Iles Ptolomeus Albumazar Fōtanus Cardanus Ranzoniun doe place vnder the influence of Aries which is the head of signes the head of man which is the head of earthly creatures and vnder the head of the same head signe called Aries they place great Britannie which is the head of Ilands Great Britaines Ile a royall head should see T'unite her ends though distant many miles When the head-signe was in his Royaltie Which in Mans Body challengeth the Head And doth his force o're Albions Iland shed 8 Al 's when the Sunne did runne his Giants race At what time the Sunne was mouing in the signe of Leo or the Liō which is the Sunnes owne house the Lyon of the North at he same time receiued the Crown of the South Mounted vpon the starrie Lyons backe Then did the Lilly-Lyon shewe his face In glorie great when he the stile did take To be surnam'd King of great Britanie Norths Prince of peace and Pearle of vnitie 9 Yea Iuda's-Lyon that delights to feede In the Reuelation Christ Iesus is called the Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah and in the Canticles he remaineth among the Lillies and the Lyon enuironed with Lillies is a chiefe part of Charles Iames his royall armes Amidst the fragrant Lillies of the fielde Did wish our Gemme goodluck and eeke his Seede Which bear 's a Lilly-lyon in his shielde E'en Iudah's Lyon man-like sweetly smil'd To see our Lyon Britaines King enstil'd 10 * At S. Iames feast was happily King IAMES crowned S. IAMES who like-wise was a MARIES childe Held feast that day that King Iames bare this Crown First on his head as Monarch of this Ile Congratulate he did his new renowne Wishing that our King IAMES of Albion Might match in hap King * Iames King of Aragon and Valence the first of that name the vniter of two kingdomes both the son the grand-son of a Marie was surnamed the fortunate or happie see Marinaeus in the 10. Booke of his Spanish Historie IAMES of Aragon 11 Thou Iacobs Harpe which he holdes in his armes Take vp a tune out of thine owne accord Sing peace on Earth and end to all alarmes Here in the Land of thy Concording Lord Play Dauids Harpe how pleasant is' t to see Britaines to liue in loue and vnitie 12 Orpheus Dauids and our Iacobs Harpe is the Symbole of concorde see Orus Apollo and Pierius in their Hieroglyphicks Sweet Orpheus Harp adde new strength to thy strings And tame the wild beasts of our passions Let melodie mounted on ayrie wings Charme and dechase our fierce affections That Britaines borne may liue in rest and Loue Vnited ay till Christ come from aboue 13 Come Prince of Peace vnite vs all in one In Faith and Loue perfite vs more and more Make IAMES the author of that Vnion The most glorious workes that can enter into any Princes heart or hand are these two the pacification re-union of the diuided Catholicke Church and the restauration and re-union of the diuided and diminished Christian Empire and it is the Authors most hearty wish that it would please God to make the hapfull Father the instrument of the one and the hopefull sonne the instrument of the other Which was amongs first Christians of before And let not his braue Charles his head goe downe Before he beare Charles or Constantines Crownes Make hell-hatcht Turkes amaz'd to flee and fall Before his face till he be Lord of all A Poeme shewing the Excellencie of our Soueraigne King IAMES his HAND that giueth both health wealth instanced in his Curing of the Kings euill by touching the same in hanging an Angell of Gold about the neck of the diseased and in giuing the poorer sort money towards the charges of their iournie The Argument KIng IAMES is called of God to be the Curer of the Kings Euill in priuate persons corporally in the Body of this I le politically in the Pope and the whole Catholick Church Ecclesiastically 1 Great King it was mine hap of late to see And to behold the vertues of your HAND When as from your blest Seate of Maiestie Before Gods Priests which did about you stand Your sacred Touch did serue for Medicine To such as with Kings-ill had plagued beene 2 Vpon which sight my Muse with speed began To meditate these presents in the praise Of your right HAND blest both of God and man The force whereof must needes your honour raise Sith that the sole Touch of it doth much more Then Med'cines all in curing of this sore 3 Professed phisitions take gold of their patients and yet oftentimes giue them not helth for their gold but our great Phisition giueth his patients gold health also Phisitions when they doe vnder goe The Cure of this or any other ill Are wont to reape some Angels one or moe At the sicks hands thus they their purses fill Alwaies they take but oft none ease do giue To such as doe with sores tormented liue 4 Far otherwise it fareth with our Leeche Apollo's heire this Ilands Aesculape He to his sicke doth golden Angels reeche Out of his hand and makes them to escape Which makes our Leeche the Lord of Leeches all For health and wealth both from his fingers fall 5 Queene Maulde which was great English Beauclerkes heire Polydorus Virgilius R. Holinsbed I. Pox. I. Stow in Henrico 1. And eke the Niece of Scots Malcolme our King Who for a time the stile of Empresse bare
Returning home S. IAMES his HAND did bring Vnto her Father who to dignifie The same did found rich Readings Monast'rie 6 S. IAMES his HAND which this faire Lady brought Into this Land from the imperiall parts For ought I know hath not such wonders wrought As hath the HAND of IAMES our King of Hearts The honord Hand of S. IAMES dead I say wrought ne're such Cures as K. Iames Hand this day 7 King Iames his Hand wrought an admirable yea an incomparâ—ble cure when he set together againe the Back and the Belly of this two-parted Britannish Bodie Which deed of this North-South-descended Dame For of both lands she had the royall blood Did signifie that once one of this Name I meane of IAMES vnto great Britaines good Hauing vnited in his Body one Both bloods should ioyne the halues of Albion 8 If dead S. Iames his Hand in place had beene At that blest Time King Iames the South did see Me thinks it would haue growne both fresh green At the first Touch of IAMES of Britanie E'en the reuiued Hand of S. Iames dead On S. Iames Day had crown'd K. Iames his Head 9 O happy Britaines that thus haue in One A iust wise Prince a prompt Philosopher A pregnant Poet a Phisition A deepe Diuine a sweet-tongued Orator A * King Iames a Prince a Philosopher a Phisition a Poet in one word another Apollo Curer both of Kings and poore Mans Euill What would ye more a * King Iames a Curer of Kings if they would be cured by wholesome admonition and a curer of the Kings euill in priuate persons by manuall imposition and a curer yet of another euil which the Author calleth the poore mans euill by bounteous subuention King * Iames plaied the chaser yea the danter of the deuill in his voyage to Denmark where he soyled al his forces and scattered his troupes of wicked witches in the mids of the Cimbrianesea chaser of the deuill 10 O happy Britaines to haue such an Head With such an heart such an health-giuing Hand Approu'd of God of man of quick and dead Garded of Angels both by Sea and Land Thrise happy Britaines I must needs you stile If that ye weigh Gods blessing of this I le 11 Blesse Britaines all great Ioue for giuing you T'vnite this Ile such a heau'n-fauord King Let North and South reere vp a * A Temple of concord or peace to the God of peace and concord Temple now And ioyning hearts and hands thus let them sing Long liue King IAMES our Saluer and our Saint North's Prince of Peace Mont Syons * The Oliue-tree is the symbole of peace in Orus Apollo and Pierius and our Prince of peace is like an Oliue tree planted in the Mount-Sion of the Church with Christs owne hand oliue-plant 12. And thou great Iames whom God hath blessed thus With his best things with might and maiestie Ascribe with heart and hand religious All praise and laud vnto the Trinitie To Christs sick Church put to your healing hand Cure * The Kings-euill of the Church is her diuisions to be cured by the hands of kings and the heads of moderate men her kings-euil chase sects froÌ„ Christen-land 13 Play * The Author alludeth to Dauids curing of Saul and his chasing away of his euil Spirit by the harmony of his Harpe The Harpe is alwayes the Symbole of concorde but most properly in our Kings person in regarde of his mild moderation singular inclination to Christian concorde the very crowne of all his other qualities Dauids part our Curer and our King In Sauls behalfe e'en the Musition With your sweet Harpe cease not to play and sing Till that ye proue Pope Pauls phisition Touch still the strings of your Concording Harpe Till Sauls discording Sp'rit from him depart 14 But if that Saul out of his frantick moode Pluck vp a speare to pearce you for your play Or in his fury render ill for Good Then grant great Ioue that one day see I may Great IAMES Empyring from S. Angels top Reaching an Angell to the * The Pope whose chiefe Court and chamber is in the Castle called S. Angell is so subiect vnto the Kings-euill though he will not be subiect vnto Kings that he cannot be cured but by the hand of a king and if a King on earth cannot or will not cure him then the King of heauen cure him for the good of his Church plagued Pope A Poeme representing a mysticall May-Pole of a Palme-tree from holy Palestine decored with a May-Crowne of sweet Cedar from Mount Lebanon and ouer-topt with an Oliue-plant from holy Mount Sion Presented in hearts Earnest wish on May-day being the holy a May-day is the commemoration of Philip and Iames Day of S. b S. Iames Bishop of Ierusalem in Eusebius and Hieronymus Ecclesiasticall Historie is named Iustus Nazaraeus for his integritie and chastitie IAMES the Son of Marie once the most holy Bishop of the Holy-Land so highly renowned for his integritie and chastitie Vnto King Iames the Sonne of Marie Lord of the c Ireland is called the holy Iland by Festus Auâ—enus so is Lindefarne in Northumberland by Beda in his Historie of old the seate of the holy Scotish Father Aidanus Primate of Northumberland holy Iland Simbolising with the other both in Name and notable parts Planted in the mids of his Spring-garden of S. IAMES there perpetually to spring sprout vntill Prince Charles his hopefull hand quicken this Conceite 1 BEhold the May that home to IAMES I bring In hearts desire this day that youthfull bands Fetch From the fields and Forests flourishing The tallest Trees and boughs with busie hands Their townes their streets dwellings to decore With Spring-times pride fragrant Flora's store 2 A May-pole such the like was neuer seene For matters yet vnmatcht Excellencie All the May-daies that yet haue euer beene Since May began or Mayes * Meaning the Queene of May. Mayd-monarchie In no prophane place did my May first stand It 's such a May as yeelds the * The Palme-tree is proper to Palestine called commonly the holy land see Dioscrides and Gesnerus de Palma holy land 3 The Palme-tree is the simbole of patience fortitude victorie in Orus Apollo and Pierius The holy Palme almost the prime of Trees The sacred Symbole of prais'd patience Was fittest to present his holy Eyes Whose patient Sp'rit all men must reuerence Milde Iesus hauing on milde Iames his face Engrauen the cleere Image of this Grace Aristoteles Theophrastus Plinius Dioscorides Gesnerus de Palma The Palme-tree is the simbole or signe of victorie euen in the Reuelation 4 This Tryumph-tree the more it 's beaten downe The more it bendeth vp with matchles might Bowe downe his backe behold he rises soone Resembling most a wrastler strong and wight Hence is the Palme the signe of Victorie Of Fortitude and Magnanimitie 5