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A01194	Of the most auspicatious marriage: betwixt, the high and mightie Prince, Frederick; Count Palatine of Rheine, chiefe sewer to the sacred Roman Empire, Prince Elector, and Duke of Bauaria, &. and the most illustrious Princesse, the Ladie Elizabeth her Grace, sole daughter to the high and mightie Iames, King of great Brittaine, &c. In III. bookes: composed in Latine by M. Ioannes Maria, de Franchis. And translated into English.; De auspicatissimis nuptiis. English	Franchis, Joannes Maria de.; Hutton, Samuel.	1613 (1613)	STC 11309; ESTC S102613	45,931	90

point to be performed in the persons of the most illustrious Lady the Princesse of great Brittany and of the most noble Prince PALATINE the vertues of which excellent couple euen Ioue himselfe collanded and foretolde the many blessings that should proceed of these royall Nuptialls whereby Religion and the whole Quier of Heauen were with great hopes appeased THE II. BOOKE THe Gods with their recomforted Sister doe congratulate each other and she returnes them thankes for their so great fauors and they allioine and moue Iuno the president of marriages and Venus the mother of loue to assume the Embassy the effectuating of this disseigne of the gods Iuno sends downe vpon the earth Iris her Embassadress clad with most artificialluestiments in which the reforming of Religion and the occurrences of greatest consequence in the world for many yeeres past were inwoo●en and with Iris Venus ioyned as colleague Cupid her sonne with a troope of other Immortall personages who being repleat with ioy and prophecying thorogh the regions of the aire the greatnes of this most happy vnion arriued at Heidelberg being the Metropolis of the Pa●atinate where they entring secretly by night Cupid with golden dart amorous fire in a dream strook inflamed the young Prince not yet knowing the obiect of his desire till afterwards walking in his gallery entraunced with those amorous thoughts his eye lighted on the picture of the L. Elizabeth the only daughter of the most puissant King of great Brittā with whose portraiture amōgst diuers others of the greatest Princesses in the world the said gallery was beautified At the first sight of that faire picture of a more faire substance the Prince was supprised with a new flame acknowledging that that was the beautifull forme which Cupid represented vnto him and with which he stirred him vp to loue and hereupon the Prince causeth the picture to be taken downe and placed in his owne chamber and to this shrius of his Goddess he daily offers many truly inamorated and deuoted Orisons But his loue more more continually increasing his excellency could not be satisfied with this liueless resemblance but after many cōsultations resolues to goe in person into England to see at the life the Mistris and owner of that faire form which had captiuated his heart whither at length with a most auspitious successe and a most noble retinew he happily arriued THE III. BOOKE WHere being honorably receiued of the King his whole Court the Prince with the excellency of his endowments of nature and art by the inuisible assistance of the supernall powers in kindles no lesse flames of loue in the virgin breast of the royall Princesse towards him then were in his Excellencies towards her highness And whilst each of these two most louing and most louely louers did day night seuerally meditate of this their first loue Consus the lord of councel in the shape of Philon late his Maiesties tutor appear'd in night to the sleeping king telling his highness that the cōming of the Prince Elector into his kingdom was by the ordinance of heauen to the end that by the aliance made between them by the Princess his daughter the state of Religion should he established by this most wished for mariage To this heauenly Counsellor the king consented with this prouiso that the Prince should first as it was fitting request it at his highnesse hands which his excellency afterward willingly performing his Maiesty at the first motion graciously condescended The esspousalls are prolaimed and at the report hereof the whole kingdome reuels and keeps royall festiualls and the father of waters Oceanus hauing by Triton his Trumpeter assembled the Maritine fluuiall powers doth out of the cleer brow of heauen and the most temperate season of the spring prognosticate happy successe highly praysing in this match the iudgement of the foreseeing sapient King and therwithall prouokes euery thing to reioyce Now comes the Bridall day in honor whereof Vulcan the God of fire at the intercession of Venus his wife doth with his element play his masters prize in presenting strange and delightful fire-workes vpon the Thames And Mars in competition with him to content the Queene of loue shewes valiant and various feates and stratagems of warre and the City to shew her loue and legeance to her Soueraigne with many sorts of stately showes disembowelleth the inmost of her heart and the king himselfe because there should be nothing wanting in this high solemnety keepes an open Court full of all royall delights In the middest whereof the marriage is consummated and the most louing royall paire obtaine the height of their amorous desires A MARIAGE HYMNE IN THREE BOOKS The Argument of the first Booke In the Gods councell wrong'd Religion Complaines of iniuries Infernall DIS Had sent forth legions from deepe Acheron Who world her truth defeat preuent her blisse IOVE seeing and pittying her incessant paines A Mariage for her comfort praeordaines 1. MY minde replenisht with full hopes and ioyes Cannot containe it selfe in thoughtfull silence But it must vtter both with pen and voice The royall mariage of high consequence Betwixt a German and the Britaine State Where Peace and Honor met Fortune and Fate 2. Come Iuno Goddesse of true mariage loue Come call'd by charme sweet Muses from your Mountaines Come Nymphes faire daughters of high thundring Ioue Who gouerne Thames and Rhine woods waues or fountains Inspire my aspiring spirit while it indites This heauen-blest bed-league and connubiall rites 3. Let it be lawfull for an earth-bred essence Passing in thought Olimpus crystall gates T' approach the Pantheon of your glorious presence And there behold your euer-blessed states Then on your altars crownd with myrtle-bowes I le offer He catombs and incense vowes 4. Ioue resident in his Emperiall Towres Built on the pillars of Eternity Calls for a Senate of coelestiall powres By which he gouernes with stability Th'instable world the waies of Sun and Moon And whatsoe're in Heauen or Earth is done 5. From hence the Pleiads Nyads fierce Orion Arctophilax the great and lesser Beares The Dolphin Goat-fish and fierce-hearted Lyon Take the full influence of their flaming spheres From hence all heauenly constellations Deriue their orders influence operations 6. Hence Nature takes her turnes plants their increase Matter takes forme Forme beauty Beauty fall Number beginning Motion worke and ease Place bodies Bodies measure Time takes all Hence Cause her causes hath Fortune her course And Fates which neuer yield their mighty force 7. Hence came the generous kinds of euery beast And whatsoeuer swims in Seas quick tide And whatsoeuer lies on Earths rough brest And whatsoeuer flies or far or vvide Man more then others hath attain'd Gods feature As being the chiefest wisest holiest creature 8. On him Ioue plac'd his dearest loue and care His euerlasting pleasure and content Made him his creatures graces glories heire And made for him Seas lands aires large extent Keeping in forme and

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 S●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

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 Wa●me Cald●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 Rhein●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