therefore bless When but permitted for a scourge to Crimes That were their Nations in those horrid times Now Heavens Omnipotent Pencil did in Skies Delineate marvells to observing eyes By Figures that to wonder did declare The just and unjust Cause of this vilde War If on Fames word my Muse here aptly may Such Prodigies to future age convey Three Mighty Shapes above did then appear Vaster in Form then Constellations there Whose Characters perspicuously were read By large Inscriptions plac'd o're every Head The First of these did Piety renown Beauteous her Face and wore a Diamond Crown White was her Robe yet brighter far then Rays Of Phaebus when he finest them conveys To Sov'reignty which next to her did stand She gave a Scepter from her holy hand His Vesture such as on a Solemn day Our Kingly Power and Majesty display Tho' all the purâ—led Stars that it adorn'd For earthly Clory dark on sudden turn'd Yet still his figure Royally look'd great Like to King Charles when most distress'd by Fate To wonder next State Order was beheld Or such as under Sceptred Rule excell'd Where Myter'd Dignity by Sovereign Grace Before all Civill has an honour'd place And where in sev'rall Magnitudes appear Degrees of Nobless in the Royal Sphere The short Rob'd next who from the studied Law Judiciall Reverence to their Science draw On Seats of Judgments gravely seem'd to sit And aid the Publick by their learned wit. Close unto these were seen the ruling Gown And order of th' Incorporated Town Where Royal Charters God-like do Create The body Politiques Eternal State. Nor did best Science or Mans usefull Art Want in this Vision their becoming part Or how from Kingly Rule their values rise By honour given to Humane Industries Oppos'd to Piety fierce discord stood Her Monstrous figure cloath'd in Robes o◠〈◊〉 And seem'd to feed on Serpents as they hung Upon her Sanguine Person all along Her hands did round th' Horizon Libells Throw Worst seeds of ill when e're in States they grow Furious her Eyes and had a Throat so wide As some thought Churches down it then did slide To Aid her proud Rebellion claim'd a part Demure in looks and Speech but base in heart Various as Popular Sense her Person drest And thus she lyes to Vulgar ears Exprest Sister to fame Fame did her now allow And gave this Gyantess a Trumpet too A Crown she wore and on it stood upright A Sword whose point seem'd to touch Skies to fight Near to her side wild Anarchy did stand The confus'd guide of worst disposed Man Heads from her head and body seem'd to grow Whilst her vast hands 'mongst Crouds did firebrands throw No humane measure could her compass take For she was of the Devills Legion-make These Visions if to Allegory joyn'd All without help of Verse their sense must find Wherefore a while we 'le leave 'em in the Air And this fierce Battels deeds in brief declare For challenge both sides fir'd their loudest Gun E're here that early morning fight begun When soon their bodies siercely did engage That bloud might quench their hearts inflamed rage Brave Rupert first the Foes Right wing does meet And gave their daring Troups a quick defeat Pursu'd and kill'd beyond their Armies Rear Which Victor like he boldly Summons there But no return from them he could receive Other then what their Cannon-mouths did give Fully resolv'd in spite of this bad cast That Fortune's Nick would win for them at last This valiant Prince who in Wars dâ—â—ing Toyls Had to his Perill oft led foremost Files Was destin'd more by onset to attain Then his succeeding Conduct could retain Which sad disaster had been his before At Edge-Hill Fight but worse at Marston-Moor And now had by attack dispers'd the Force Of Zealous Ireton's Phanatick Horse And him his Captive did a while retain Till from his fierce pursuit return'd again He met with foes that forc'd him to resign The taken Ireton and the field decline But e're verse does such accidents display That gave a period to this Fatal day My Muse reserves for Lyles especial Grace And fair Flavira's deeds a signal place Whilst other valours to contract our story Are left unto more large Records of Glory This Gallant Virgin from Loves power had chose A Warlike Room where Ranks did nearest close To a Batallion then Brave Lyles's Command And sought to aid him with an armed hand Whilst as she saw the perills of that Field His dangers there she most concern'd beheld And when in doubt lest he might want her aid Her Soul that else could not was then afraid So bravely did her mind Loves fear Imploy Till she to assist him did Foes destroy And as she now â—…d his 〈◊〉 ess perceiv'd In Tears she fought and kill'd till him reliev'd Whose valiant person having fallen to Ground Enforc'd by weight of Blows and bleeding wound She leaping off her Steed did him embrace And being not known perhaps then kiss'd his face Helping him soon unto his horse to rise And guided next his way from Enemies Heroick Lyle whom grief did â—ndispose Far more then toyls of War and hurts from soes As then he weigh'd disasters of his King And consequence which that days loss might bring A Soldiers thanks to her he gave in brief Conceiving her to have been some youthfull Chief That him reliev'd and thus they Gallop'd on Till he lost her among the â—lying throng When furious Cromwell had dispers'd this Wing As he with bloudy Swords approach'd the King And stout Commanders had and Soldiers kill'd That Furrows there with Sanguine streams were fill'd When the Magnanimous Sovereign this beheld And saw his powers by Subjects force compell'd As Irrecoverable did appear the day Yet he as Chief and Soldier did assay His Men to â—ally and with chearfull look Encourag'd them to stand the utmost shock But how could Majesty or duty win Persons to sight when fear enforc'd their Sin. Who now instead of stop so rudely run As the King 's forc'd to fly amongst their throng So Boystrous waves an approv'd Ship convey Against the Pilots will to remote Sea. The Royal General thus compell'd to flight By those tho' led by him that would not fight With such becoming Grandeur bore that fate As suited Majesties afflicted State Or Prince that of best Fortune ne're was Proud And would not by adverse in Soul be bow'd The wondrous fâ—gures that Spectators stood In Sky as here display'd a Scene of bloud And Order show'd and Grandeur of his state Now Trembled to behold this Battels fate And aâ—tâ—r him like Storms in Clouds did fly Untill obscur'd to sight below the Sky But Piety Heavens Influence on his heart That in extremes was his conspicuous part Above as here describ'd attends his flight By his Soul seen tho' not by other sight Whilst Discord Rebellion Anarchy that then Was hov'ring o're the Houses sighting Men Did with their Iron-hands such Clappings make As seem'd the Fabrick
mean his Birth of Disposition sit To be subservient to their ruling Wit. A Complysance they did believe Improv'd As they had the more haughty Earl remov'd By Martiall deeds this Knight had gain'd renown And for the Houses was Successfull known Implicitly he could their rule Obey Which most Endear'd them to his Fighting way Whose Brain more with the Soldiers part conspir'd Then Ends by which to Factions Men Aspir'd Or how Presbitery's Interest was wain'd As Independency Improvement Gain'd Both in the Houses and the Armys Sense Who did their high Caresses then dispense Unto aspiring Cromwells growing Name The darling Leader of Fanatique Flame Poor had he Liv'd altho' Gentilely born His Interest despicable and sorlorn Whilst his Life past to Shame had vitious bin Till he by Covert Zeal Transform'd his Sin. And now ' tho but Lieutenant-Generall made By craft was more than Fairfax soon obey'd And had this new form'd Army so Cajol'd As all therein seem'd for his purpose Soul'd Thus was the Man and thus his figure rose Above what story most Prodigious shows But how he made progression to this height The Mediums tell which briefly we 'l recite Essex discarded by that Factions Power Of which then Cromwell was esteem'd the Flower This Subtle Man to Grandees next propos'd How Martiall Force might surer be compos'd If from their Numbers they 'd Scelectly take Men that by zeal their valours fiercer make And with them so devoted Legions fill Prepar'd by Conscience for their sakes to kill Declaring how Perswasion hardens fight And how men Motiv'd so all perills slight Tho' Stetes Subverted are or Thrones remov'd The Action seems to them by Heaven approv'd Who deem it Sublime Glory to destroy Prophaner Rule which Mortalls would enjoy Nor feazibly will this our war proceed If Harden'd conscience does not formost Lead Each man is more then man whom that Inspires The Spirituall Gideons which no money hires And tells how fruitlessly we conquest sought As men for us of hireling Genius fought Who but for Muster pay to Fields make hast And would Wars hours in Plenteous quarters waste The Armed Drones that Nationall Treasure Spend Without a sting of Spirit to Contend Let Votes Instead of them Bold Godly chuse To Fight our Battells and our Cause espouse Nor think that Militants with softer Flame Can the Fierce Honour of the Kings side Tame This zealots Speech like Tinder's catching fire Did with the Houses servent votes conspire Which by a self-deniall Nam'd decree Ordain'd their Army should new modell'd be O're which tho' Fairfax Generall we finde His Power to Cromwell ward-like was design'd The Knight but factions Nominall allow'd Whilst Cromwell rose the Phaenix of their Crowd Fatall Conjunction as their Actions Tell That direfull on their King and Nation fell But how their Crimes arriv'd unto that height Our sorrowfull Measures will in Course recite Well did the Commons House Approve the Choice Of this new Modell and in hope rejoyce Events they judg'd from such a Power would spring That they held keenest form'd against the King. And tho' in t'other House the sitting Peers Had long concurr'd with Voting Commoners And had to Lapse of Honour vilely been Abetters of this Wars designed Sin Yet in this Juncture had this Act withstood From sense perhaps of their Neglected Bloud By which the Furious Commons did require The Knight's Advancement and his Hardy Squire Howe're unto their Essex thought disgrace And Peerage then deny'd a Generalls Place Thus did Inferiour Votes the Higher Sway As Lords did Commons in effect Obey And now this Novell Army does prepare To raise their Faction by Succeeding war. For whose Success were many prayers said By such as held themselves most Sanctify'd Tho' Prayers hopes wishes had their different Crime As London's Juncto vary'd at that time Where for disbanded Essex's party's sake The Presbyterians high disgust did Take And from Regret could Inwardly Scarce pray For Independents on their fighting day Lest that sierce Party on a Martiall Score Shou'd end what T'other Left undone before Whilst highly Fairfax and his Cheifs Caress Their Souldiers to attain by Arms Success And with Bold confidence their March design'd Where e'er they might the Royall Army find When rumours from this Movement every where Busy'd the thinking Heart and watchfull ear As men did Problems and conclusions draw From what they heard or Judg'd their Souls foresaw Whence various Expectations fill'd the Minde As to the King or Houses they Inclin'd Or did their forward Emulations guide By Gallantries observ'd on either side Nor did some Beauteous of their Sex decline Glory which love to Valour could Assigne If not by Speech their Rivaldries declare As they did Hero's Martial Acts compare When in Flavira's Character and Deeds Was passion found that womans's Soul exceeds Brave Lyle she Lov'd as is declar'd before And thought it Heroine valour to explore His Fame in war the Jewell of her heart Like which she Judg'd no Hero's valiant part To whom a visit Rosaline now makes Of whose bright figure verse precedent speaks Pensive in Minde as she for Lucas sake Did prospect of wars fatall dangers take And thought she did that Instant him behold Leading his Troops too desperatly bold And how his wounded Horse did three times bound And threw him off as it fell dead to ground Wishing that from such chance Flavira might Less prompt her Lovers Soul to dangerous fight And now Flavira as if she perceiv'd The Sentiments that Rosaline had griev'd By complysance and Generall converse From what Fame did in Town or Court disperse A while directs her Language and her mene And seem'd without Caprice a Lover then Or that she had on Glory solely Layd The Pride of Passion which her Soul obey'd Reflecting on the Exigent of Times And how Improv'd by mens degenerate Crimes From which Mean Source the Chills to valour spring As some relentingly assist their King. Tender perhaps as Ladies please to Fear That would their Hero's Softer Toyls endears And think 't is Glorious if their choicer Beams Do from Campaignes with-hold their Lovers flames Know Rosaline says she Flavira shall Never her Lovers honour so Enthrall Let it her Emulation rather be To heighten others by his Gallantry What verse can tell how Rosaline was mov'd When these words heard whose Soul more calmly Lov'd Pos'd as she would her apt return now fit Unto Flavira's speech and sprightly wit And could not but with troubled minde explain Her Sense which in these words did utterance gain Highly your valoâ—… Madam is Confest By my hearts def'rence to what yours exprest Whereby your Admir'd Loyallty appears Unto our Soveraign whom my Soul revers Nor shall e're my Affection Arm withdraw That can in Field his Rebell Subjects Aw Begging of Heaven that Titulary Stars May Loyall Lives defend throughout these Wars And that the Jewell Life which Love would save May not from Bloudy power a Period have Little this Speech did with Flavira weigh
value place Without enquiring by a stricter Sense Why the proposall does from you Commence And well I know with us some Cheifs Conspire That the worlds talk should most their facts admire And think they bid for Fame by Trumpets sound If by Compare they find themselves renoun'd Whence Jars and sierce Contests the Soul's divide Of Prov'd Commanders on thâ— Royall side Who so their Anâ—mosities prefer â—s Loyall Duty Slackens in this war And Judge 't is brave if one another they In stead of Foes by Arms attempt to slay To cease such Ills if our example may I 'le gladly Fight as you propose the way And others teâ—ch that competitions vye To turn their Force against the Enemy And less for Fame then for their King Imploy The Hectors part as they his Foes destroy Now reply'd Lucas I 'm endeared more Unto thy Soul If possible then before That with such Grandure does conspire to raise Example Joyntly to our Loyall praise Which to attain the Motive first was mine The Applications Glory I grant Thine And â—…ls the world thy Soul does war Approve Nâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…he Bloud or Spoil too many Love But tâ— uphold thy Soveraigns right and Laws And with a heart unblemish'd serve his Cause No Gâ—…dy hopes or fury Leads thee on But worth to act what should be Glorious done Thus war's thy honour and if decrees above Permit that foes my Life shall first remove I beg of Heaven that my then dying Face May be last valu'd by thy Lov'd embrace This Caress pass'd they next resolv'd to act According as here told their Gallant pact And if our Muse can give their deeds a Glory They shall have lasting Fame within her story Now Rosaline within whose tender Breast Terror and bad presage had Greif Imprest And sinding tho' by Speech and blushes try'd Flavira's heart could not be Mollify'd Who had with disregard to other Merit Allow'd to Lyle the most Heroique Spirit From whence might dangerous Emulations 〈◊〉 â—f Fame did such discourse to Lucas bring And his sierce minde Incite for love of her His value by his perill to prefeâ—… Occasion gave her sorrow to Revolve The Apprehensions of her tender Soul As firmest Love her restless Fears did weigh From her first waking time to end of day Nor could she take her soft repose at Night For dismall Dreams that did her more assright By which she thought in Vision she beheld Her Lucas wounded or to Death compell'd And Judging that her presence nor her Fears Or Love tho' Interceding with her tears Could him her Soul affected now deter From forwarding his Perills in this War Resolve she does her person to remove Howe're obscure she griev'd or dy'd for Love. A Servant old she had of firmest trust Whose Paps her Beauteous Infancy had Nurst Whom solely she acquaints with her Intent And why from Oxford she would now Absent Tho' to her grief she did from him depart Whose Love she still must carry in her heart Wishing her Breast when shot flies thick iâ— field Might Interpose and be her Lovers shield Then ask'd her Nurse if she could find a way Unto some place where she unknown might stay To which her Matron Servant thus reply'd Your Gracious Mother sometime e're she dy'd Me by her will your Gardianess design'd No Less then Naturall Mother to you kind E're since your Infant Lips first Suck'd my breast And kiss'd as you did in my Bosom rest But why my dearest Child must your presage Even to despair your Tender heart engage Don't other Beauties this sad Time behold The Armed Lover and observe when told His Martiall acts altho' their gentle car Would softer Sounds perhaps desire to hear Yet who of these Society or place For this Cause leave or sight of Warlike Face By them belov'd And wherefore should you more Then other hearts your Sorrow thus explore Grant me said Rosaline by thy Compare More Tender Soul'd then many Lovers are And that when Drumms do beat or Trumpets Sound My Breast by inward Grief receives a wound Least their bold Summons should the armed hand Of him I Love too desperatly command Be this the Cause or let thy Soul devise Any for my remove more kind or wise Her carefull woman having Ponder'd well Her Ladyes Grief and Tears that from her fell Her sleep disturb'd and how she made her moan In Love's â—ad accents as she walk'd alone Nor could her Lute or Musick of her Voice At which when heard Birds did in Groves rejoyce Asswage the Apprehensions of her Soul The waves that in her heart did restless rowl Unto Fair Rosaline thus briefly said Loves Fear I see has your Loves torment Bred And hard it is I Judge by your remove To leave behind the fears that spring from Love. But since in being Spectator here you find That terrors hast their pastport to your Minde I can your Fair removall so contrive As Wars events shan't to your ears arrive And where with wellcome you may seasons spend By harmless ease till Battles have an end Guide me kind Foster-mother to the place Where I may that Content in Soul embrace And for my Lover there devoutly Pray That Heaven may him defend each Fatall day Her wise attendant having these words weigh'd No longer did her Ladies stay perswade Since in that Juncture expectations were Busy'd by dangers of ensuing war And rumor'd then that to perform some deed By boldest Prowess Lucas stood oblig'd Wherefore she with her Ladies hast conspires After she her had Cloath'd in sit Attires And over these a Black silk-robe had hung To vail her visage as they passed on But for her own disgnise took no more care Then on her head a Travellers hood to wear And thus Night come they ' riv'd beyond the Line Which Oxford works and Ramparts did confine When by few steps the appointed place they â—inde Whether a Trusty Sorvant was Assign'd To wait with Horses on which mounted they With all Convenient speed did hast away Neatly the Virgin could her Palfrey guide Enur'd for pastime mettl'd steeds to ride And as hers sometimes now remisly trod His fault she told him by her rein or rod. With care her woman to direct her course Before her rid tho' worse she rul'd her horse Yet with best dilligence Imploy'd her eye That timely she might uncooth Tracts espy That from her Horses steps her Ladies might The safest tread as on they pass'd that Night No Pilate Sayling dangerous Creek or streight When Orient Pearls the riches of his freight Could with more vigilance his Compass steer Then for her Lady was her womans care Who knowing long that Countreys site and coast From Roads she to less usuall ways had Crost Where least she thought might plundering Soldiers stray Or Troups that Foes by Star-light sought to slay And as securest way she thought to Chuse Nights Gloom Increasing the design'd did loose This Guide now frighted for her Ladies sake And dangers might ensue from her Mistake
To colour more three Kingdom 's wretched Fates In hope the Scepter without blow might fall Or shar'd by Lords and Commons at their Call. No Negative Will their Sovereign they 'd admit All they would Act nay kill as they thought sit Thy bloud Great Strafford foremost must be Spilt His Head their fear and death no loss their Guilt Whilst Poz'd the Senats Artisice to Maintain That Law did Treason in his Case Explain Whose fall his Princes Cares did much Augment Who griev'd yet grieving gave his wrong'd Consent Flatter'd with hopes of future good from Men That were bad first but to be worse agen And shows to Kings how dangerous they Comply When they with evil Subjects Gratify Nor less the Multitudes unruly Fate Who thought his Bloud more prosperous days should Date Not judging Heav'n had but deferr'd the time When they must bleed to expiate their Crime All which the Politique Houses had foreseen When left to Crouds Seditions welcome Scene Well knowing that such must for their Crimes be stroak'd Before they could be more subservient yoak'd Or Grants obtain'd Be aiding unto more That should confirm an everlasting Power To sit and Vote To which their Prince Agrees Hoping to winn them with Benignities And this High gift like which none e're had been By Subjects ask'd or given by English King. Whilst they neglecting his too facile Grace Give to their asking still a bolder Face Resolv'd to Compass such Disloyall things As should dethrone him with his line of Kings No thoughts like these did complicate his Cares And pierc'd him deeper in his Consorts Tears Her Person Menac'd and defam'd by those Who most did high disorders then dispose Which tho' 'gainst her Ingloriously apply'd Yet no occasion she her Soul deny'd That to her King her Value could assure Or tell the World what she 'd for him endure To whom with Meen and Greatness duly Joyn'd She briefly thus express'd her Glorious Mind What Fate soe're in these Commotions lyes Or sury staring in your Peoples Eyes Should it shame Starrs that such presages guide Or to your Rebell Subjects joyn their side No day from aiding you shall me deterr How dismall e're may look the face of Warr. Too sure your friend your Foes do me suspect Since my Soul most your Cause must needs affect Like which no Glory from my Life can spring Or Courage in the Wife of such a King. What Ally won't your Warrs concern embrace Or Prince descending from a Royall Race When I your praises shall to them declare And how Compleat to Rule your Virtues are These your best Standards I 'le abroad display If through the Occean Starrs assist my way To these obligements of her Soul to him Whose Virtue best their Merit could esteem He thus replyes If Heaven designes to me By Peace or Warr a due prosperity The greatness of thy Mind and Love I 'le own Above Attempts that may support my Crown My Kingdoms dangers threaten every where As from black Clouds Men future Thunder 〈◊〉 Fierce Pop'lar rage above its Region swells Whence few discern where most the mischief dwells But more severe that Crime unto my Heart As your affliction has with mine its part What Absence can you sever from my mind Where like another Soul your value's join'd Whilst I assisting of thy Just Retreat Shew my Affection 's no less kind then Great Nor would I that true Annals should disperse My Acts of Glory and not Thine rehearse His Queen in whose Heroick Soul did meet All things that Love and Majesty compleat Yields to depart with so Serene a Grace That Gries seem'd vanquish'd in her Tender Face Much kindness she express'd and more forbears Lest Words too sadly should produce her Tears Or that her Soul to utter wanted power How kind she 'd leave him in that dismal hour Such Nobless as with Duty did attend On this Departure how did they contend To six Impressions on their Souls that might Admiâ—e the Grief and Grandeur of this sight Nor Judg'd they sorrow could enough Address With tears their wives and daughters did Express As they fear'd evills from that hour would spring That destin'd was to part a Queen and King. Thus they Lamented and next Joyntly pray That Heaven might safely guide on Seas her way And from the Glory of her Voyage yield Faâ—r fam'd Assistance to her King in field Winds soon their wishes take whilst Neptun's face His Azur'd Curls and smoothest Billows grace Proud that his Swiftest waves her fraight must bear As her stout Ship to Belgick ports did steer Had former Poets this Atcheivment known Not their verse Thetis Queen of Seas would own Since Love and Glory more Sublimely raise A Consort to our Empire on the Seas The Queen thus to a Forraign Coast retir'd Where Highest Potentates her worth admired And how she more then Woman's skill apply'd That her Kings Cause might soonest be supply'd When Belgian States so long oblig'd had been To Fam'd Elizabeth our English Queen By whom their Body-Politique did rise In spight of Spain then held so Great and Wise She with Pathetick words did highly move Wishing their Power as Gratefull as her Love. Since by a sad Vicissitude of Fate The English Crown Courts their obliged State Letting 'em know to what a Glorious end They may for ever be call'd Englands freind To which the Belgick State with Supine pride Th' effect of Power and Riches thus reply'd What er's the Cause that this Address does bring Thus Honour'd by the Queen to Brittains King. An Envoy which our Greatness must confess Does more then Humane Majesty express Far be 't that our now Mighty-States disown Their past Oblig'ments to the English Throne By whose brave Aid's we did best force obtain On Land and Sea to Curb Aspiring Spain And what is more did next advantage take Our selves of Subjects Mighty Lords to make For which Spain Lowdly did us Rebells call Who durst hope Safety by that Scepters fall A bold Necessity which Subjects brings First to oppose and then Dethrone their Kings Whether the Brittish quarrell be the same Or from a specious greivance would disclaim Like us their Monarch's Rule in either Case We can't the English Crown 's demand embrace Least held our States high Blemish to resist Our Prince at Home and one abroad assist We with most Kings a free Commerce Maintain Whose coin may Ships Arms Men from us obtain No Princes Wanting Cause our States espouse To gain 's our business when our Neighbours Loose The Queen by prudence and experience taught Disdains to utter the Contempt she thought These Courser States deserved tho' well she knew How few Dominions are to others true And what a Cold redress most Princes sinde When Fortune is to their affairs Unkinde Yet with her self concludes tho' stript of all That could a Monarch's suffering Spouse befall Nothing to Mis-imploy that can assure Her King 's great Safety or his Ayd procure Such Matchless Gemms whose Luster did
Haughty Sire Did thus address Since Jove and Fate Conspire That shining Seats no longer now must be The Wide Extent of your Sovereignty Tho' to Coelestial Records 't was unknown That any Sublime Power cou'd Star dethrone But grant that Heavens decree does you remove â—… the Illustrious Sphere is yours above â—… Command that Lower you descend â—… Unfathom'd Sea or Earth extend â—… you o're Churlish Fiends and Ghost must Reign â—… win even them t' obey without their Chain And if your Rule repute would varnish'd raise Sin shall from me receive the smoothest praise Me I am sure you will not leave behind So well my Arts may to your Throne be joyn'd This Court address'd unto her Stately Sire She fawning knâ—els to perfect her desire To which her Haughty Father thus reply'd Hard 't were smooth Daughter if to you deny'd What Greatness by my Scepter may be given Tho' that must fall beneath my Orb in Heaven Where next my shining Pomp I joy'd to see The taking Meen and Gestures form'd by thee A Greatness Angry Jove to me denies Lest even in Hell thy Quaint Hypocrisies Should those quick Spirits heighten to be worse Then does consist with Heavens precedent Curse Tho' for thy Glory Highest Powers do grant That thou no Greatness shalt below e're want Courts there thou 't find most gladly thee will own And make their Arts in thine more taking known And should none Earth their Paradise now call Thou't least of any there repine thy fall This said he downward fell with confus'd hast No Thought did ever Time surprize so fast Tho' some suppose that 't was no more then when A Star doos seem to fall to sight of Men. His Daughter left his Counsel she obeys And swiftly unto Earth her self conveys Kingdoms and States were soon made her abode So pronely Sin finds out the Largest Road. Where more her Artfull Flatteries to disperfe She leaves her Fame to future Prose and Verse The Gen'rous Dornland having ponder'd well The usefull Sense which wiser Poets tell When they by choicest Allegories teach How man's best Morals Vileness shou'd Impeach Commits this Poet's Verse to further thought With what Instructions might from it be sought Griev'd that he did so long his Sovereign wait E're told what did import his Royal State. Which apprehension soon did lessen here As he beheld the King in Person near Whom by his Speech he humbly thus does move Since you Just Prince oblige no less the Love Of Loyal Minds then what their Souls shou'd dare When utmost Perils wou'd Impress their fear Howe're's the plight in which I 'me now beheld From Friends Lands Houses Impiously compell'd My Life unto a Cruel end Design'd â—y that strong Rage against your Powers combin'd Which Fury tho'it late did me surround When Guards and Scouts were my Pursuers found Whom as I flew through uncouth Tracts and Woods And swimming more then weary dangerous Flouds Some Star's compassion me did hither guide To serve your Cause and to express besides Things which my Duty would to you impart And full assure the Conduct of my Heart The King took thought a-while e're he reply'd Sydesmond having whisper'd him aside And next to Dornland turning thus did speak What-e're's the Figure thou woud'st seem to make Think not that 't is unto thy King unknown How vilely men for ends have falshoods shwon And have sometimes deceiv'd our Royal Ear As one can witness that attends Us here Proof I expect of what thou wouldst express And if thy Flight's from London as I guess Supplies from thence I secretly expect 'T was told thy Errand might the like effect Howe're proceed that I may surely know Whether thy Merit be mistook or no. Tho'Souls of Kings next Heaven there 's nothing can So high oblige as well-deserving Man. Since Mighty Sir you do admit that I Attest before you my Integrity Which without Blush I wish as much to some That to your favours hold the nearest roome Alas I fear you are too far betray'd By such as should your Royall Councells ayd And with sincerest Faith preserve untold What Souls corruptly guided sell for Gold. Your Secret Councells by the soothings found Of Men unto your safety most unsound Friends thus deterr'd would else profusely show Their Coyn and Persons offer'd unto you With whatso'ere your Cause might best supply If fighting so they unbetray'd may dye Nor shall Lights Orb one days bright Measure run Till in that revolution deeds be known That most perniciously themselvos display And shew what Serpents move too near your way Towards Redding now does March a mighty soâ—de I saw Roads thickly â—ill'd with Foot and Horse Whence Clouds of Dust so strove to darken sight As if they next would smother ayr and Light. Essex their Cheif amongst them too I saw His Looks confus'd as if some thoughtfull awe Hung on his Soul or that he did devise How he might soon that eminent Town Surprize Which Lest my Sovâ—… should not timely know What I have pass'd I willing un dergo Nor shall your Cause Assistance want from me What ere 's my Cross or Future destiny More he had said but that some suddain thought Too deeply on his Soul Impression wrought Of what had been predicted for his Fate And might too nearly to his King 's relate Which Gracious Prince did Dornland further Grace Beholding strictly his firm Mene and Face And next thus speaks excuse thou didst not sind More quick remembrance from our Royall Mind Tho' better then by sight th' art known to Me So well thy Merit and thy Fame agree Thou didst before Intelligence Convey Which gives thy story Credit too this day Releif for Redding I 'le command in time Tho' some in Trust cannot discharge their Crime Who by Improper Correspondence sail Or wou'd by faithless ends themselves avail From which this usefull observation springs Few Earth affords Heaven duely serve or Kings Sydesmond let it be thy Task to shew By what we give how more to him we owe. The King withdraws whilst false Sydesmond stays His eyes fresh Garnish'd by their fawning rays Like Glozing Parasits some Courts have known When to their Princes Smiles they faign their own Dornland discover'd had this Minion well Whose Mene did partly what he Look'd for tell Next lets him know since 't is his â—'hriving way To hold it meet Men should for favours pay He 'l something add to what he can expect If but one Just Obligement he 'l effect Which was that if his Covetous Soul could be Induc'd to value Future Honesty And that his Royall Master's Cause sustain No Mischeif from his Tongue and Impious Gain The Gift the King to Dornland lately gave He now to bribe thee honest bids thee have Which said this Generous sufferer next departs Enough observ'd by him some Courtly Arts With what neglects endur'd and cold delay Mens expectations their attendance pay Whilst busy rumour soon his Name had spread And how endanger'd he from
London fled Escaping perills of a various Form Like some stout snip that boldly stemms a Storm Besides the fast assurance he did bring Of being a brave Assistant to his King Soon won the Most Heroick in those days To serve his person and advance his praise Who next unto the Royall Camp repair'd Where high Caresses soon his worth declared In which bold Station my Pen leaves him now Till future deeds his value ampler show This Age so strange a Curtain did undraw And Scenes of various wonders thence had saw That Hoary Time might Novice-like behold Such new Amazements as surpass'd the old And must his future perspective disclos'd Confess ensuing hours for ever pos'd Whence this Wars Story finds too narrow room For deeds that did so thick together come Tho' wise Historians with less Care relate The small occurrences and Arts of Fate Then Councills Battells and such mighty things Which Fame applauds in Hero's and in Kings Permitting Time some lesser deeds to vail Or cheaply leave 'em to their own Entail Which method if my Lines can here pursue Selecting facts and things as likely True With such besides that Nature wou'd present Whose gloss on Story to the Muse is lent Enough Parnassus is Implor'd by me Or Time allow'd Supremest dignity Tho' nothing can effectually deplore What did ensue on this Wars Fatall Score No wicked age before so dear did cost That Bloud and Treasure had profusely lost And what if well Imploy'd had Conquer'd more Then all Great England own'd in France before And forc'd the bold offensive French to be Confin'd unto their Just Capacity Whilst now their prosperous Arms so daring spread As France appears a universall dread How many Countries seiz'd and more in Claim By such dependencies he 's pleas'd to name As if the World he 'd by like parcels take 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Netherlands their ruine speak An apprehension better understood When more compos'd our Mode of publique good 'Till when 't is left with Mysteries of State That with their Leisure best their Sense dilate And now my Story closer to declare Which might some space for this digression spare As usefully sometimes the eye is stay'd When Prospects near it aptly are convey'd To Redding next my Muse directs her Course Which Town was compass'd by the Houses Force And if made theirs would the Advantage bring Of straitening more the Quarters of the King. Which known Inducements with applause of Fame The Earl's slow Genius Jointly did enflame A Man that Pop'lar Motions much indear'd Tho' for their Compass he too slowly Stear'd And sitter seem'd his Conduct to make strong Then with their eager Flames to hold it long As Furious Crowds the Man will most admire That kindles from his Soul the quickest Eire Skippon a Leader by the Houses Chose To shape and act Designs when ripe for Blows And had in Belgick War repute obtain'd From Towns by bold Attacques or Sieges gain'd Besides a powerfull Talent in him lay T' Inflame his Party their own Canting way Which Scripture Furies strongly did incite For who ador'd Enthusiasms much could fight Being thus compos'd he Essex does present With Zeal Harrangu'd instead of Complement Letting him know that Heaven by Mighty Love Did his Stout Spirit for their Cause approve A Cause that boundless Sanctity extends And for which Holy Light within contends Captain Messias sure the Houses Led When their Votes you for Gospel-Conduct sped An Act the pious Souls of Saints espouse And like the Holy Tribes Life fearless lose You are their Moses and but bid them sight They 'l out-do wonder by their Spiritual Might Can Redding stop us should Bulwarks be its Wall Alas like Rabbah soon 't will yield to fall You lead as Trusty Israelites as they 'Gainst that strong City cou'd both Fight and pray Our Guns are Mounted our Approaches sixt Let prayer with these be timely intermixt Next let our Shot the distant Regions stun Or tell how Loud we fight 'till Redding's won This Pious Leader if reputed so Did in those days for Major-Gen'ral go And if men did his Genius rightly weigh He could not bolder sight then he durst pray Essex who had this Zealot calmly heard Tho' he for Modern Zeal but little car'd Or found much struggling in his Thoughts to know Whether his older Faith were best or no. Besides some Tinctures of Allegeance still Had intermixture with his Stubborn Will Did his divided mind perplex'dly pose How to discern what thought cou'd best propose Tho' such who strictest have his Soul desin'd To Moderation grant him most inclin'd Whilst soon this War expended so much heat As Calmer thoughts cou'd not it's rage abate And shews how men tast Politicks by Rote That Mischiefs stir and next wou'd Good promote And thus this Peer who less his Cause admir'd Then Pop'lar Courtships to which he aspir'd Tho' seldom Crowds their fondness long allow So near their Plaudits their detractings go Did in this Juncture res'lutely intend That Reddings Siege shou'd him to Fame commend When he to Skippon and some eager Chiefs Thus did express to gain their smooth beliefs What-e're the busy World of me can say Through cold mistake of my advis'd delay Or that no Feavour in my Veins I raise To vent hot Bloud or rashly sight for praise Which Caution if some Tempers do despise They 'le learn from Foes to grant my Conduct Wise. Nor shall this Town long hope to be so bold As 'gainst our Power it s own defence to hold Tho' for its succour Aids from Oxford come Unless through Trenches they can force their room Aston against us does this place Command A Captain much approv'd I understand And adds to our esteem and Warlike use If 'gainst his Conduct we this Town reduce Which said his weighty Shot does Redding ply Like force of Thunder bursting from the Sky Walls Houses Roofs their scatter'd ruins show As what withstands the Canons mighty blow Whose monstrous Strength doth various ruine force And like no other thing Kills out of Course As it by confus'd deaths does lives Bereave Of Children mothers whom worst foes would save So much beyond Mans Aim his brain design'd When wicked art did this huge murtherer find Great Redding thus distrest quick rumour flew With noise of Guns whose sounds the danger shew With what approaches made and more begun That soon the Town might be by Essex won Whence Subsequent Expresses swiftly bring More Fatall News unto the asslicted King. Letting him know as there vast bullets flew That roofs had torn and their hard ruins threw High as the Sulpherous blast of Etna bears Stones that like Thunderbolts from Rocks it Tears Which falling Low might Men or Creatures Maim As here bold Aston's harm was much the same Who from a Tile that by extravagant Chance A Shot had forc'd against his head to Glance Receiv'd so deep a Wound upon that part As doubted 't was above a Cure from Art. A strange disaster and of more Import Because 't
Assistance Heaven disdains to bless Believe your King that Courage best prevails Which joyn'd with inward virtue Foes assails O might my Force but thus Confirm'd proceed And with that Glory Ayd for Redding Lead The King concluding thus his Cheifs admir'd The temperate thoughts within his breast Conspir'd So Stedfast in worst Exigents of State As shew'd his Greatness far Surpass'd his Fate Much had this Councill heedfully express'd Before agree'd what seem'd that Juncture best Some Nimble Fortune would allow most kind When Quick resolves to bold attempts were Joyn'd This Mighty Caesars high Atcheivments tell Whose fortune did in swift dispatch Excell His Soul no Bays more blooming e're did prize Then such with Bold and soon attempts did rise And were now Redding his the self-same thing Wou'd be his Measure here advis'd our King. Others that well celerity Approv'd By different Methods their discussions mov'd Who tho' allowing expeditious Fight Debated much to State that Course aright Besides disasters ponder'd oft befell Aggressors when strong Sieges they 'd repell Some did for Caution and delay dispute Urging that Time advantage might promote Whose hours in War should thriftily be spent Lest Lives profusely lost they next repent Nor could it to sound Captains be unknown How Armies but in sight of Leaguers shown Had on their Foes such Terror oft Impress'd As they left Towns which were before distress'd And better we attempts should yet delay Then add to Reddings loss a worser day So variously Wars Science does admit Fineness to Polish its destroying Wit. Whilst in such Stratagems Nice Reason lays The Beast resembles Man that subtilest preys Soon did th' effect of these debates appear In the Fierce Measures aâ— then Acted were Much quicken'd by occasions hasty call Lest the Beleaguer'd Town to Essex fall The King's Commanders whose bold prowess stood Heighten'd by Native Glory of their Bloud And what their Warlike Ancestors had done In Publick Exigents to gain renown No sooner did their ready Flames receive Summons to March but their Impressions gave Terror to all such Militants they led And what did most a vigorous Influence spread The King his Person to this March design'd And for their Grace his forward Conduct joyn'd But e're my Muse such horrors does rehearse That must have room within her Martial Verse Some Gentler passions represent their Claim If Verse can give their Merit unto Fame Or sing Couragious Lucas with brave Lyle High as their worth deserv'd or Martial Toyle And to the Muses glory next declare Illustrious Love sublim'd by Souls of War. This great Example Female Charms do show When in a Hero 's Joyn'd a Lover too Nor shall Flavira thy bright Story be Heap'd in Oblivious dull Calamity With what the Beauteous Rosalin's soft flame May Merit from Records repriv'd by same Many renown'd these splendors had admir'd Whilst their Souls wishes differently conspir'd In Rosalin's smooth breast remain'd no space Where full affection did not Lucas place Yet so screnely calm did that admit As spoke her flower of Love and facile Wit. Flavira more severely did apply â—o heighten flames of Magnanimity Judging that perills to her Lover brought The Haughty Trophies by her wishes sought Nor wou'd she yield Fames trusty Tongue cou'd blaze Valour that equall'd Lyle's Heroick praise Too proudly glorying that her powerfull Charms Joyn'd with her Lovers Soul propense to Arms. Forgetting that too often Stars deny'd To Crown the Ends of Womans daring pride These Beauties that did â—inâ—ally derive A Gen'rous Bloud did worthily Contrive How they might strictest Amity compleat And like their Lovers prove in Friendship great Oft they prolong'd discourse till setting Sun Rehearsing deeds this dreadfull Warr were done Oft had they broke repose in hope to hear Events of Fights in which their Hero's were Nor did the Objects of their passion â—ind No different Method to their Values Joyn'd In Lucas Valour fiercely did abound And firm as Hanniball in Conduct found When Fields were most Imbru'd with bloudy streams Or Foes were charg'd Renown'd for Martiall flames But in Great Lyle another Scipio seem'd Calm as best Fortitude wou'd be esteem'd Or Soul that 's mild and Tracticably great And like that Roman Prowess cou'd compleat These Hero's who did gloriously contend How each might most appear a signall friend Had mixt with Intervalls of Martial thought The soft discoveries from loves Text were taught Dilating much Flâ—vira's sprightly Charms Her darting Beams with her applause of Arms. Besides the Epithites they did allow To Rosalin's smooth Grace and Feature due And might pose aptest Story to convey Where love and Merit best direct their way Lucas whose Soul was fill'd with daring flame And thirst of deeds that siercely purchas'd fame Râ—lentless to all softness of the mind By which his Mâ—rtial heat might be declin'd Unto Couragious Lyle did thus express Much is my heart obliged to confess Admired Rosalin's serenest Praise And what her blooming splendors yet may raise Nor is 't unknown to me how many Brave At Beauty's Tempting shrine vouâ—hsaâ—'d to crave This even Achilles did when he obey'd Deidamia's Charms tho' Greeks then miss'd his aid But ne're of Lucas story shall relate That Amorous leisure stay'd his warlike heat Or that for him Gay Hymens Tapers burn Whilst Loyall blouds oblig'd it's loss to mourn Or Foes shall dare their Prince oppose with Arms Howe're I value womans lovely Charms This speech the worthy Lyle severer thought Then what loves Maxims usually had taught And cou'd not but with Generous pity see The Grief of Soul which Rosalin's might be Whose sense tho' Calm as dawn of Gentlest day Might yield resentment at unquoth delay But much had Lyle Flavira's sense repin'd And known Caprice unto her Value Joyn'd Prone to exact from his Atcheivments more Then he wish'd Men should from his deeds explore Discerning well how often Mortall praise Does less Mans Merit then detraction raise These apprehensions in the worthy Lyle Convey'd by looks instead of words their stile An outward proneness Nature does dispense When genuinly discribed her inward sense And from the Soul 's Internall worth implies Some Trouble in the Face that truth denies In which strict Mirror Lucas soon perceiv'd Th' Emotions which his Lyle within had griev'd And held it no less worthy to Assay If Martiall thoughts con'd his concerns allay To whom he thus delivers if great friend Thou wou'dst with me thy Gallant worth extend Think not the Harmony of Lute and Voice Or Face which the Effeminate Man can most rejoyce Should mix their Gentle Fervors with the Flame That Spirits deeds which spread a Soldiers Fame Not that I Love perversly do decline In the Attractive form of Rosaline Enough my Soul her value can admire When Mars there leaves a space for Amorous fire This said to their Commands these Hero's speed As aptest Stations whence their same shou'd spread The Royall Forces before Redding drew When like a dismall Round they soon did view An Armies Compass to a
Leagure form'd Not from Intent the Town shou'd then be storm'd Since as in Course of Story has been told Feilding did Treaty for surrender Hold. And e're the Kings Battalions thither came The time of yielding fully known to Fame Treaty best Captains sometimes wisely chuse That by Concessions they may cheapest loose Deeming that he too much provoketh Fate Who leaves to Fortune all that force may get But Wars intrign's when of this saving kind Rarely obliging disquisitions find Whilst most their boldest Criticisms bestow On deeds that Caution more then Valour show Beside close Contracts might from gain arise Since Gold did often strongest Towns surprize Propensly Judging that each worldly Fact Does private Int'rest most delign'd compact All which from Fonds of fraud in Humane Race And Coveteous Guilt too aptly Men imbrace To such Constructions Mortalls do incline As like their vileness others they define The King whose Prudence greatest was alone Might from Events have been Auspitious known Had not his Gentle Soul been too propense Withdrawn by other far Inferiour Sense And from that Times important Juncture shows That Princes best their perspectives dispose When they discern from Councills they receive That wiser to themselves their Souls can give Some that wou'd to the King presage success Added unto their hope their Garnish'd dress Judging that Kings such Courtship well Allow That Grandieur seem in Exigents to show Others assur'd that Feilding would not fail By a Courageous sally to prevail If first the Royall Conduct gain'd some Post That might impead the bold besiegers most Which Motive being less Circumspect through hast Occasion'd Perills to ensue as fast Whilst Essex Cawsham-Bridge had then possest And of his daring Arms there plac'd the best Yet o're this pass 't was res'lutely decreed That relief should to distress'd Redding speed By many censur'd a Pernicious Course Since Nature there had posted too her Force Besides 't was thought some Leaders least perceiv'd What might that time have better been Atchiev'd On Barkshire side where large Campaigns abound The Scopefull Blessings of that fertile Ground And through which Straiten'd less the Royall Power Might Reddings Leagure have attacqu'd that hour But Heaven determin'd Cawsham-Bridge shou'd name That days Events which wonder gave to Fame Rupert his Station took to force this pass And sure 't was hot where his the onset was No Jove when painted with a dreadfull Brow Bidding his Lightening burst with Thunders Blow Could represent this Princes Conduct then Or Shot far surer Thunder'd deaths to Men. Tho' losses on his side were many found Whose Soul enough taught daring to abound Whilst smoak and Flame did so promiscuous blend As Fames best eye which she did thither send Was forc'd with some disorder to relate How Chiefs renown'd and Soldiers mingl'd Fate Tho' no bold deeds or Life profusely lost Nor what did praise their res'lute Conduct most Could from the hardy Foes their post obtain Who thought no loss too dear cou'd that Maintain And by recruited Courage soon Supply'd The Rooms where Lives before had Stoutest dy'd But leaving thus this Prince engag'd in Fight Some other prospects do my Muse Invite Whereby this days fierce exit may be known Tho' not each Circumstance nor Action shown Which tedious Chronicles more aptly spread And Stories where their Lumbers fully read Ruthen a Captain long approv'd by Fame In Wars harsh Winters pass'd and Summers Flame And by Time Tutor'd in himself beheld How Ruffe experience in his years excell'd Nor less the King his Antient prowess grac'd In being as told his Captain Generall plac'd And had the Soldiers part as sully shown In his Attempt to save the sieged Town No Chief his Conduct cou'd have then outdone If Fortune had been that day to be won Much did his brave example then incite His Soldiers Valours led by him to sight And where observ'd less hardy to Assail He Strove by speech to win them to prevail Which as his Martial plainness did admit The dialect his Soul did Chiâ—sly sit He then did utter much in words like these Known 't is to me how hardly Men appease The Hearts disorder when with Terror shook Or can't undaunted on disasters look Which shou'd least disassect stout Soldiers Mind And his encrease of Honour thence declin'd No step like that in Bloudy Fields I sought Or when Commanded shrank in Act or Thought This Me from lowest Files did Gradual raisâ— Untill attain'd a steady Captains Praise By the same Method let your Actions show That I your General am and Leader now This Speech deliver'd with a Soldiers Grace And Brevity well suiting Time and place With what his long prov'd Conduct did Import To give their hope and Courage more effort Soon did his drooping Militants dispose More vigorously against their daring Foes And now Deaths Language soon by Guns was spoke Limbs scatter'd were with halfs of Bodies broke Some Valiâ—nt Heads shot oss and as men Tell Their Trunks a while stood headless e're they sell. And where perhaps hereafter may be found Limbs with their Bodies ne're went under ground Whilst Lives that by such Seperation fall Seem less to further Resurrections Call If in that Instant Missing parts must find Their bodies tho' to distant dust confin'd What Man can doubt how various death was here Or how much thin'd by loss Files did appear When Peals against Peals Death concey'd in Course Like Leaves Men dropt that feel rough â—utumns foâ—ce Tho' this from no side sury could withdraw Where Danger could not English Courage awe Whilst Fortune yet a wavering Station held Who least to Arms grants favours uncompell'd Essex w 'had thought his hope enough secur'd Began to doubt how he stood then assur'd The Bridge on which h 'ad plac'd his stoutest Files Strow'd thick with Bodies there gave up their Toils The Gentle streams that underneath did Glide With lowder Sobbs seem'd then to haste the Tide As through this Bridge the Billows had took flight With greater Noise and Trembling at this Fight When breathless Corps into this stream were Thrown And on the Fleeting Billows gashly shown Till in some Calmer hour in stead of Graves They sunk to Earth at bottom of these Waves These sights the res'lute Earl did little please Besides disturb'd how he might next appease The Clamorous Houses should his Conduct fail Or not as was Expected then prevail Enough observ'd how stiâ—â—y some had strove To draw from him the Ruling Parties Love And did their new Erected Creatures raise That subt'ly blemish'd his Loud vulgar praise And as they spread the value of their own Had their Neglects on his Atchievments thrown Whose Poplar Soul by all Attractions sought To be Fames Jewell in the peoples Thought Detesting all that did aspire to rise Like him Conspicuous unto Common Eyes Or bid him doubt that with few steps of Time Some other Grandeur to his height might Climb Which apprehensions he cou'd least depress Whilst doubtfull seen by him that days success
adjoâ—n'd Think not faiâ— Son that 't is to man desin'â— The Certain Methods Providence does guide Whos 's Oâ—… flows noâ— Ebbs like other Tide When things Emerge they oft abscond the why They were produc'd from Reesons broadest Eye How far obscurer then must Mortal's doom Things â—…re abstruce with future Causes come If Man the Universe cou'd search around And weigh all Causes and effects there found Tho' in that Compass dues appear to sight One Total Wonde◠〈◊〉 in â—…th and height Cou'd he assure how Stars or things â—elow Come to 〈◊〉 as we â—ehold'em now Or how Heaven did the worlds first Virgin hour Give womb of Time a future Issues power Whence prying Man as doubtfull might Convey The Worlds first Life as â—ix its dying day Who from this mighty round can't understand More boundless being but at Second-hand Since nothing so remote perfection shows As thence Maâ— his Creators essence knows Whilst all the Miracles which the World do fill Pose us to search the unknown Founders skill Thus even the Lowest Tide of Earthly things Often directs us to supremer Springs Like Rills through easy Channels seem to Creep Have Causes that Conceal'd on Mountains keep How then shall Man the Gordian-knot unty That 's knit by much sublimer destiny Or that way Kingdoms revolutions find By far obscurâ—â— Providence design'd Yet what this Inquisition wou'd require Tho' I could wish declin'd thy strict desire My Vig'lant studies shall as far Impart As I can pierce with my Acutest Art And know that I have oft revolv'd with Care The direfull progress of this wicked War With such Catastrophe's I could convey To Future Time my Hieroglyphick way On which 'till now no eye I did admit To guess that dumb Prophetick sigur'd wit. Behold these Scrolls which are in number Three Units whence springs odd Cubick Mystery The First I offer English deeds contains With Sieges Sallies Battells fought on Plains And next in Course this Faithless Irish shows Steep'd deep in Bloud as here it figur'd flows The Third Disloyal Scotland represents With their Fallacious Coâ—'nanted Intents In all of which thou feest how many fall As Honours Catalogue best sums them all Of these observe selectly such set â—orth Who most their Nations honour'd in their worth Of which some Worthies may to thee be known As here in likeness dead or living shown If my Art's Prospect duly shall relate Their Story yet reserv'd to future date And in this Study'd Copy things foresee To no Original yet can liken'd be With Actions that most signally declare The high Intrigues and Fury of this War. No Strife so dear shall other Nations cost In Noblest Bloud and Valiant Gentry lost Which in these Fields by Fate 's regardless powers Fall but to wither with less precious flowers More to Impress their Love and Valour 's due See in what Series here deplor'd do shew The sev'ral Fights and Skirmishes when they Caus'd in their loss their Lovers Mournfull day As seemingly those espous'd forms appear To drown their Souls and Looks as they weep here Next these a mournfull Spectacle is seen Of pity'd Virgins whose soft flame had been Plighted to Warlike Lives and Glories â—â—ed With Joys expected from the Marriage-Bed As Mortals less their Blessings prize possest Then such by Wishes valu'd are or guest And from their liken'd Lustres here do tell That their Forms could with Grief unfaded dwell As Lillies when in Rains they Tears do show Caus'd by rough Storms where their smooth â—â—â—tures grow Their Native Beauty doth impairless Stay Or their last Glory in their dying day Thus Man with Grief these evills must explore That would with full Compassion them deplore Which in this Martial Landskip here present So sadly near and distant Detriment With Turb'lent change and Mischiefs that ensue As unto sight these dreadfull Visions shew And whence the meanly born as bad conspiâ—e To raise by vile degrees their Orb still higher Whilst Heaven when pleas'd to joyn Aâ—llictions worst From Low and Impious fonds their misâ—hiefs burst Next well inspect this face as 't here appears Mark well his Subtle gestures looks and Tâ—ars And how his Sanguine Nose does him betray As Bloody Beaks denote the Birds of prey Observe him rising too from low Commands By boldest Stepps till there ho Gen'ral stands Then Mark his Fawning and his Lips of Zeal That more divinely he Mens Souls might Steal Or Crowds seduce who seldom can adjust How unsafe 't is bad deeds and Prayer to Trust. Then view him here assaulting his Kings ear With Crocodile drops distill'd to shape a Tear. Next see how he does shift his Janus's Face And slights supinely offer'd Sovereign Grace Then forward move thy eye to shadows there Which in the Artfull Pencills stroaks appear And tho' thou dost no Visage of them see Suppose 'em great as English bloud can be Their Coats of Arms above their heads display'd Like Guilded fame on refin'd Honour lay'd Besides a Crown that seems to hang in Air As if the Head were wanted it shou'd wear Observe the Figures do this Curtain hold Which vails these highly Em'nent yet untold As if the Destinies that cann't relent Conceal'd the Horridness of their Intent Do they not represent the Furies when Their dreadfull aspects Joyn with Impious Men Or in their Snaky Tresses wou'd Invite Some one to Act Hell's boldest Proselite See how they court this Bloudy Cheif to rise Yet more detested unto Humane eyes And how his armed hand is stretch'd to Seize The Crown thou seest in hope of Ayd from these Stay thy Inquiry here for 't is a Text My Soul s strict Comment has too far perplex'd Heroick Dornland in whose steady Breast No apprehensions had so deep Impress'd As these by Learned Polyaster shown If Times dark Footsteps were to man Foreknown Or in such Hieroglyphick Shapes expand When Deaths black Trumps most sill her winning hand Besides the Figures of Peculiar Friends Fully describ'd with their Severest ends Some stript in Fields and in that gastly plight Their wounds discern'd through which their Souls took â—light Who Like the Naturall Fall of Humane kinde Whose Endless Issue must to Clay be Joyn'd Embracing Earths smooth Surface Seem'd to Lye The Eve that Last must Joyn Mortallity More 〈◊〉 his Inward Soul these sights Lament Then outward Grief cou'd Saddest represent Mov'd from the Tragick Postures by him seen And objects did as dismall Intervene Tho' in dark prospects they to him were shown As Light that dimly breaks through Clouds is known With many Gallant persons high esteem'd And some of living freinds he dearest deem'd Nor did he well discern where sields seem'd spread Thickest with bodys of the Valiant Dead Whither the Pencills shaddow might not place With others there observ'd his dying Face Yet all these apprehensions did Convey No such â—emoâ—se of Death or dying day As what these figur'd visions might portend Which by this Artists skill had vayl'd the end That through this Wars Success and Cruel
Whose eye was then removing to Survey A painted Story where the Pencills Art Did her Great Hero's deeds to Life Impart And where with proud delight she did behold Fields in which Lyle renownedly was bold And how before him shot had Numbers slain As his Files vanquish'd or did post maintain Inspecting next how in last Newbery Fight His valour did Amaze beholders sight When to Encourage Soldiers not to Fear He did their Leader in his Shiâ—t appear Which Posture so Flavira's Passion pleas'd As her soft Arms his Picture 's form embrac'd Next kiss'd his Lips and to the Pencills Grace Admired the figure of his Valiant Face When Rosaline did from this action finde The high Transport that rul'd Flavira's Minde And how she from Excess of Spirit gave Encomiums by comparing of the Brave Whilst Jealous Honour might in others raise Excess of Daring to gain Womans Praise She from Flavira with a modest Grace Retir'd and pitying Lovers wept apace Fame's watchfull Tongue not only from this Scene But what before Flavira's words had been Promulg'd to Martialists that Womans heart Encited Emulation on their Part. Whence some of either Sex did make their claim To Love and Honour by a Rivall'd Fame Or did with Animosity Contest As they affected or Judg'd actions best This known to Lucas in whose Gallant mind Desert and Glory did their Center find Above all Boast the varnish of the Proud Or Men whose Tongues to Fames deceit are Lowd As Surreptitionsly they 'd six renown On deeds they would be fancy'd to have done Yet from prevailing Sense of Honour thought Himself disparag'd if to Ballance brought With any to the Van of Fame had rose Or to him were compar'd in lighting Foes And as a Lover lov'd the praises too Which Heroine Beauty Valour did allow These thoughts had giv'n some trouble to his breast When Lyle on Wars concern to him addrest Nor had he his Lov'd person till that Hour Beheld since his return from Marston-Moor Where Lucas did to wonder fight maintain And of successfull Foes had many slain A Bloody Vict'ry and deplor'dly great Since that day Dates the King's first grand defeat The Northern Counties wholly lost thereby And Num'rous Lives renown'd for Loyalty As soon as Lyle beheld brave Lucas Face With hâ—…y kindness he did him embrace Wishing that if in War by Heavens decree Their Lives must have a Fatal destiny That one days Bloudy Period both might end And in one Grave be bury'd friend by friend This sense of Lyl's so generously kind Impress'd such passion on the others Mind That his Soul yields a noble Tear to shed E're for reply he these words to him said Highly thy kindness Valiant Lyle I own And the remarks of Honour by it shown Nor do I doubt but that some future Field Shall to us Joyntly Crops of Glory yield Tho' Rebells did at Marston-Moor succeed Where Loyal valours did profusely bleed Of whom perhaps some Ghosts less quiet rest As they discern Mens former worth deprest Or by Capricious Fame Misunderstood The value of their deeds and Warlike bloud As Tongues of Envy she to Camps does send That to Impede Man 's Glory there contend Or unto Piekes dispose the Martial Breast As Actions by Compare are deemed best A way some Ladies for Loves sake rejoyce When they to valour give their casting voice These words and what their Tendency might mean Seem'd to prepare some unexpected Scene Well known to Lyle the high disgust of Spirit That Lucas had to descants on his Merit Or any fond Perceptions that Imply'd Tho' by a friend his valour equaliz'd Whence Lyle was sorry that Flavira's Mind Was for her Lovers sake to Boast inclin'd And now he bends discourse another way To Wars designs and Battels future day Telling they soon must Enemies oppose By Fairfax Cromwell Lead their active Foes Who for fierce Wars increase in Soul conspire Like fewell added to some spreading fire May Heavens decree all dire presage restrain As Royal Powers their Cause in fields Maintain Let their bold Chiefs their private Grudges slight That Stars may aid their Union as they fight No matter if Fond Tongues Incline to Scan The Martial Deeds of this or t'other Man Or from peculiar favour would prefer Some they admire to Fame's first Room in War An Emulation that should least Infest The steady Temper of the valiant Breast Know dearest friend that Lucas does concede And Love the rule by which thy Soul is led Granting with you that valours noble part In spight of tongues resideth in the heart Yet tho' there seated still the Bravest must Their Overt-acts by humane praise adjust As Men from use this gross advantage have That Jury-like they honour kill or save No Soul of Glory will a Vaunter be Or by form'd speech declare its Gallantry Yet could Man's valour high ascend as Star I 'de have it thought at least Mine went as sar Suppose Flavira's Lips your praise should tell Or boast that your atcheivments all excell Wer 't not Inglorious If from Rosaline Prowess should want her tongues applause iâ— mine Tho' with a Blush she should my deeds declare And them with Lovers Boasted Fame compare Love does me to that Competition draw Without Intended Breach of Freindships Law. When Lyle the Purport of this Speech had weigh'd His Modest replication thus he made Vain 't were for us Brave friend to Canvas words Which womans tongue with Passion sway'd affords Or think they Lessen honours Compleat Sum As from their Partiall value Plaudits Come Believe my heart which never so conspir'd With womans Soul for deeds to be admir'd Tho' hardly Man resentingly will blame Affection when Indulgent to his Fame I grant that womans Love is highly great Said Lucas that would honour Stimulate And thereby Loyall valour so Inhance That with it Love's best Glory may advance Such Rivaldry I willingly allow And in a friend it bravest must Avow Give me thy hand as valiantly we make This contract for our Love and honours sake Who of us can Most foes by Conduct slay Or Pers'nall Gallantry next Battells day Let him unto his Lady that report Or for more Grandure Publish first at Court. To which Lyle did with some Surprize reply Brave the Proposall is none can deny Yet who untill this time of Cheif e're heard That would by this bold Method be preferr'd And if Agree'd 't is left to Martiall Chance Which of our Swords or conducts 't will advance Where accidents sometimes Attempts do Ayd That could not else Auspiciously be made Know Answer'd Lâ—cas 't is not Fortunes power That Slurrs the Dye of war some winning howr That can Impair this Actions high desâ—rt Or from Success Select the Bravest heart What if resolv'd Like us few have been known Or that to Camps the brave Novell we own Th' examples rise our Glory will be Found And others teach in valour to abouud Lucas said Lyle enough I do embrace This offer upon which you
No step her horse did tread on Leaf or Grass But she fear'd Notice gave where they did pass And if some spiry Bush by her was seen She doubted it might armed Man have been Her Lady seeing thus perplex'd her guide To lead her boldly on did foremost ride Imploring from above her Journey 's ayd Who was too Innocent to be afraid And thus she sometimes wrong and sometimes right Had forward led till hours near spent of Night When she by Chance a Candle did perceive That from a Cottage some Small light did give Whither she rid and calling at the door A Hoory Dame from spinning on her floor Opening her wicket with a churlish flame At first word gave to her a Harlot's Name Saying that she had lost both food and rest By Drabs that with their Troopers her opprest Nor doubted but such horrid Queans were they And swore she 'd not ayd them if lost their way Old woman said the Virgin pray forbear Words that from bad mistake offend my ear We to no other purpose hither came Save to enquire the road t'wards Buckingham Which I suppose thy Pitty won't deny Or let this peice of Gold that kindness Buy The Money handled soon the Belldame made A homely Curtsey and her pardon pray'd Saying insooth Fair Mistress I perceive I was mistaken since you frankly give We Countrey-folk God wot kind words best savour When they do likewise us with profit favour And wish that all as truly serv'd their King As we take pains to get and love his Coine Your way when pass'd this Gate the right hand shows And whither you intend directly goes So hard it is a Kindness to Obtain Of Rugged Natures unless won by Gain The knowing Matron by this little ayd Her Ladies passage without error made Towards a forrest where she did Intend Their Journeys trouble should receive an end And thus they forward safely pass'd some Miles When Mornings face appear'd with rosy smiles As Birds seem'd Notes on purpose to prepare Thereby to â—…en this soft Virgin 's Care And bad prâ—sage which oft her mind did fill Who could not as she rode but Tears distill Or blam'd sometimes her fear tho' caus'd by Love That her from Lucas sight did thus remove And him if wounded not in person Aid Or by her Skill Or Tears his Balsom made Thus thoughts revolv'd within her troubled Breast As with her faithfull woman on she past The Morning Smooth as was her Infant Face When Heaven did New born light in Skies first place Nor less Auspicious did appear the way On which they forward rid that Early day No Terrible man beheld or noise was heard That might their further Progress have deteâ—…'d Untill arriv'd unto a parting road That led unto another by a Wood From whence as if in Ambush laid before Of Armed Horse-Men Twenty if not more By speech Outlandish and of Visage Grim With rugged fury apprehended them And like a Dove when by a Vulture seiz'd This Virgin Beauty was by these surpriz'd Whil'st she as Boistrously they her surround From ready thought had this expedient found As them to spare rude search she frankly gave Her Coyn and Gems and what then all she 'd save A little Picture Jewells did adorn And next her breast for Lucas sake was worn When these they had and from her woman too Had taken what they found about her now Like fierce Banditti's that could not decide How amongst them Stollen Booties to divide From horrid words to Oaths their threats arose And next prepar'd to force their keenest Blows Till some more Temperate did advise the rest That since by Power these women they possest And things of value dutcous 't was that they Should to Vanbralders presence them convey To whose Decision their contests should yield He being their Supream Officer in Field Perswaded thus to stand to his award Their lovely Captive towards him they Guard. No Beauteous Saint when to be Martyr'd led By Faces dreadfull as the Gorgon's head Could more Serenely resolute appear Then Rosaline did amongst such figures here Walloone Vanbralder was and hither came As Verse relates to raise his Martial Name When many of his hardy Nation were Paid by the Houses to assist their War. When this Bold Leader Rosaline had seen And well observ'd her Comely form and Mein His Looks were troubled and Amaz'd his Eyes Like one from sudden wonder felt surprise Unto his Breast Throbs did Allarums Beat And rais'd within a Lovers ardent heat T'â—njoy her Person fully he inclin'd But by what Method no less pos'd his Mind So Love and Honour struggled in his Soul Where hard 't was found to yield them joyntly rule But now to seem Compos'd howe're he meant To Manage or Compleat his Loves intent He kindly Bow'd and to her words address'd That Gentle seem'd yet others with them mix'd Which told that Martial Trust severe must be Against whoe're befriend the Enemy Or such that might Intelligence Convey Tho' of her Sex by any Subtile way Or should excuse Me that I put the Case More to deserve some Chiefs desiâ—'d Embrace From Camp to Camp a Beauteous spy arrive And Teach him next our ruine to contrive A Crime like this the Houses did of late Detect in handsom Lady gainst their state Wherefore you must expect bâ—fore you go That I your person will and business know Your taken Jewells you may have again But Lucas Picture shall with me remain The cause this whisper briefly shall declare And such as will require your kindest Ear. What thought can guess how her Soul was perplexâ— As this man had thus coucht his amorous Text. Whilst she that for loves Pitty only fled Must here detested Lovers Presence dread But since his words at which her Soul took fright Had not as yet arriv'd to wicked height She thus with modest considence reply'd Justly by me your Inserence is deny'd Since I have nothing done against your cause Or what may Interfere with Martial Laws Wars daring Conflicts and their sierce result Have been my dread but never my consult And were the Motive of my Journey known Enough 't would prove the truth which here I own Well I discern said he that Womans thought Can speciously evade or excuse fault But know that to my power no less 't is free To tax your Crime as it appears to Me Or send you to the Houses under Guard Who may you long Imprison before heard Tho' unto you I gentler am Inclin'd As to my heart your Beams do passage find Perhaps you 'l call this Love and next expect That honour should in Me cause its Neglect And you by Pass-port to your Hero send That story may my Temperance Commend To which for glorious praise I might comply Tho' Honour by that Act should Love deny Did not Me other obligation sway To discharge which I must your person stay Then Venus Martial Sir 't is I perceive That has Commenc'd within you this Intrâ—gue And whence
my persons safety you propose If with your wishes mine would kindly close Are you a Soldier and thus guide your Charms Which Cupid would despise did he wear Arms. Or is 't some stratagem I can't discern That you in some loose Forreign Camp might learn. Be 't what it will my Virtue I dare trust Howe're to Honour you 'd appear unjust When this return this Walloon-Chief did hear Guilt touch'd his Soul where love would guilt endear Whilst as she Pleaded Virtues cause to him His lov 's Transport he then did greatest deem Her Grace looks Speech by Natures special Art He Judg'd design'd Allurements to his heart And thought she did luxuriously adjust That Beauty had no Virtue by her trust From this Course Principle he does design How Fraud with Lust should wicked aid combine And by a fond device so manage Time As might compleat his vile intended Crime And thus does by Fictitious Story tell That sad disaster late had him befell As he a Beauty to his Soul most dear Had lost by rude surprize this Time of War. Perhaps conceal'd by some Chiefs rigid Power That but too soon her Person may deslower A Lady lately whether her or no From full report I cannot certain know By Lucas was detain'd I understand If so his Pledge in you is in my hand And if Exchange of Beauty compass may Her wish'd return yours shall her ransome pay But should I apprehend which Heaven avert From e're aâ—â—â—cting of her fair desert That any Impious Man by Lustfull force Has stain'd her Person to her Souls Remorse The same I 'le act on you unless I find That your Embrace proceods from yielding mind Let chance the valiant Lucas hither Bring To fight at once for his Love's sake and King On Terms resolv'd defiance I 'de express And tell that I his Rosaline possess This Synon-Lover having form'd this Tale His wicked Ends pretextly to avail And by feign'd Cause some seeming Grandieur add Unto the Method of his being had Concludes that soon his Subtle Terrors would This Virgins mind unto his purpose mold And to her blushes joyn a yielding sense Till kisses won her totall Complaisance Whose breast now fill'd with sorrow and her eyes Like drops engend'ring in serenest Skies Tho' big with tears yet did allow no grief By which from this vile Man she 'd ask relief But look upon him with a Scornfull ray That more then words did her disdain convey Her faithfull woman tho' attending near Could not the sense Vanbralder utter'd hear He having aside some steps her Lady took Before he had his lustfull accents spoke Yet in her prospect of his dismall Face Where Red and Pale did vary'd Horrors place His rough aspect and eyes that siercely rowl'd As Comets when Prodigious Acts foretold She saw her Ladies danger and by Tears Shed in abundance did imply her Fears And with a womans fury next design'd T' upbraid the fervor of his wicked mind Or else to kill him by some proper way Tho' Guarded by his Troops in open day And if the Fact her Lady could defend She 'd gladly forfeit life to give his End. But otherwise it was above decreed That this Libidinous Forreign Chief should bleed Whose hasty Scouts to him now Tydings brought Of Marching Powers on good Terms might be fought Their Numbers less then he Commanded there And to the next Campaign arrived were Adding that Lucas as Intelligence said Before them as Supream Commander Led When fierce Vanbralder heard brave Lucas's name He bid a Guard surround the Beauteous Dame And next her to some rising space convey Whence she might view the action of that day And with what Courage he 'd her Hero Fight Or kill him if he could her love to spight Then with stern visage does a march Command Till near arriv'd where did Embattled stand His valiant Foes and next a halt he makes And to his Trumpetter this Message speaks Tell Lunas if he Leads the Troups I see That here Vanbralder stands his Enemy Not only as I act the Soldiers part But as a Lover more â—nâ—lam'd my heart The Object I admire he 'l pronely guess When told that I fair Rosaline possess And might alledge if his belief 't would gain That cause besides does bid me her retain Who am from chance of War perhaps of late In my lost Mistress full unfortunate As just it is that I his Lady stay And if occasion calls some future day Her person as a fair exchange allow For her I lost and would recover now This Picture too which Rosaline did wear As his Lov'd figure to him likewise bear When Lucas this strange Errand understood Horror and rage fomented in his Bloud And to express his Detestation said What Theory has vicious Man display'd Like him who does Ingloriously confer Fowlest dishonour on the Name of War And observations more Fruitfull make When heinous presidents from Camps they take As if their Circuits which the Schools should be Of Ethicks rais'd to bravest dignity Did worst conducters unto Vice contain Or such who pronest Lives with vileness stain Wherefore for Honours Cause and Glorious War 'Gainst him my Soul and Sword desiers are And if my Arms can't Rosaline relieve May Heaven her Virtue happy safety give Enough I've spoke and let Vanbralder know My Trumpet soon a warlike charge shall Blow This Messenger return'd in Martial form They led their Powers so Pilots when a Storm Is near approach'd with utmost conduct try To sâ—em the adverse Waves their Enemy Lowd neigh'd the Horse and with erected Ear Fierce noise of War couragiously did hear Whose eager strength would fain his Guider slight And without Reins now carry him to Fight Whilst as the Surface hears his Trampling Feet Earth sounds and vents a Feaverish fume and heat Tedious was time by Gallant Lucas thought Untill his opposits he closely fought Impuls'd at once for his Kings cause to kill And Loves revenge which fury did instill And as their Forces now just meeting were Vanbralder does aloud to his declare That who of them so boldly could succeed As to leave Lucas on the Surfâ—ce dead With Plumes and gifts he should rewarded be For killing his Chiefs hated Enemy Smartly alike both sides their onsets made And first with shot no time of death delay'd Yet scarce a man had room when kill'd to fall As close they fought in Warlike posture all So pois'd their courage and their strength of Horse As neithers shock a while had greatest force When Steeds did opposite Steeds with Fury Bite That could not spurr'd bear Ryders on to Fight Whose shining Swords as yet not coming nigher Enforc'd from their keen clashings sparkling sire And sometimes sever'd by their Strenuous blows Instead of Limbs the Weapons of their foes Till Lucas Lyon-like his way did Force Killing a stout Commander of their horse And with his wounding Sword attained Room For other Valours after his to Come Whilst thus he charg'd three fierce and huge Walloons
Attack'd his Person to one of which deaths wounds He swistly gives and kills the Second so That boldly sought and some think hurt him too The Third Man seeing this away did fly And dis-inhearten'd his strong side thereby Which by degrees as Lucas Troops prest on Did Courage slack and from their Fury run Bold and upright then all more Big and Tall Vanbralder rid and with stern voice did call His Militants to kally or he Swore By lot the Tenth man else should dye or more Expressing what a shame it was to them On Forreign Soyl to fly or desert him And tho' by words he could but few persuade Yet with those few to charge resolv'd he stay'd When Lucas in pursuit near him arriv'd And by his Plumes and Scars the Man descry'd To be the person he that day had sought And would on Loves account have chiefly fought He bids with ready voice the Walloon know That he might singly fight with Lucas now Who would not by success or Numbers stay Him yet from gaining a victorious day If by Encount'ring hand to hand he 'd try Which of them two in Field should boldest dye Glad was Vanbralder to receive this word And charg'd him home with Pistoll-shot and Sword. The first of which had almost Lucas stun'd Tho' not enforcing any Bloudy wound As 'gainst his Head-piece did the Bullet light And left thereon a sign of this fierce sight But Lucas soon recovering near him got Hoping to kill this mighty man with shot Unto whose face his Pistol he advanc'd Which would not sire however so it chanc'd And now their Combat was to end by Sword And one would judge that Method did afford No small advantage to this huge Walloon Who had so vast a Weapon of his own Or near as great as that appears to Eyes That in th'Tower for Conqueror William's lies As here this mighty Sword Vanbralder weilds Whose Edge he thought would cut through hardest shields A furious blow he at Brave Lucas makes Who by his steeds quick motion it escapes And by a Nimble manage turn'd again He Cuts his Foes hand off and bridle Rein Whose furious Horse thus sreed from rule by Biâ— Disdains his riders Weight should on him sit And boundeth oft unto a wondrous height As this or that way moves his ruleless might Till down a Precipice he takes his way And does by fall his Mighty Master slay Thus Providence did death Vanbralder give Whose Soul in Body was too bad to live The King's Troops many besides Walloon foes Kill'd here of English we may well suppose But to what Number Fighters fell that day Our Muse does no Particulars convey Tho' near a thousand Horse on each side fought If from her Computation deeds be sought What strange disâ—…ay by fears and doubts was then Th' Aâ—â—â—iction of the Beauteous Rosaline Who Guarded by Vanbralders Power might see The Bloudy Toyles of that days Victory And more concern'd in Soul perhaps beheld Her belov'd Lucas engag'd in that Field With Stout Wallooâ—s or huge Vanbralders might As they two did in Terrible Combat fight Who having fully now dispers'd his Foes To free her Person next he boldly goes Whom â—ierce Vanbralder had plac'd under guard Which now its bold Attendance soon discharg'd After beheld the fortune of this day And to prevent their danger fled away When he to her arriv'd and saw a space The gastly paleness of her lips and Face And how her Cheeks were sometimes drawn awry Like Mortall whom Convulsive sits do ply And as the fixed Stars appear in Skies Moveless beheld the Glory of her Eyes And thus within her womans arms she lay Who diligent was by every carefull way Her Lady in Lifes conflict to Assist And by her help her grievous pains resist As sometimes she her Beautious Temples strok'd Or had by Prayers and Tears heaven's ayd Invok'd In hast had Lucas from his steed remov'd Yet fear'd to see the face of her he Lov'd As he beheld her Cheeks Impair'd of red And features like remains of Beauty dead When from his Souls deep anguish thus he said If Speech by me to Rosaline here Made Can passage find and wellcome from her ear 'T is beg'd that she 'd think Lucas now does fear And that his Soul that never yet could weep Or suffer from his breast a sigh to creep When his bloud by most desperate wounds was shed Or seen in fields his bravest friends lye dead Does both as he her danger does behold And if his Lips from hers could remove cold He 'd willingly by it Loves power explore If that might her Life 's pristine warmth restore At Least he 'd take it as his Last farewell If her Soul must on earth no longer dwell But whilest he thus did his Lov 's passion vent Her woman on her Ladies Cure intent Had from a Violl Cordiall-drops convey'd Which Polyasters skill 't is thought had made And 'twixt her Lips dispos'd so much of them As did her Life from Danger soon redeem Tho' to that weakness brought she scarce could speak As by the hand he kindly her did take Whilest all she utter'd was but to express Why she remov'd and love of him Confess Which soon he granted who before perceiv'd The Cause that had her Gentle Temper griev'd And how for love of him and kindest fear She had withdrawn to her disaster here Yet would not further passages relate That to her Mind disquiet might create And chiefly did conceal how with brave Lyle He had conspir'd to Ryvall Martiall Toyl But to oblige heroickly her Sense From his Souls Greatness did these words dispense Sorry is Lucas that he now must â—ay That he can't Love appoint a Nuptiall day Since vow'd I am that Hymen ne're shall light Taper for me till Rebells cease to sight Nor Houses sit that by obtruded vote Dare Arms in Field against their King promote But when with smoothest Brow peace yields her smiles And rightfull war requires no more my Toyls I 'le then fair Rosalines embrace desire And meet her wishes with a Lovers fire Till when to Heaven's protection I 'le her leave And place she Judges best may her receive Or where she least may of fierce Battells hear Or what in them my Martiall perills are And whenso'ere I full perceive their end The wellcome News to Rosaline I 'le send In whose behalf her woman does declare Her Lady as yet weak and speech would spare That well the Method he propos'd conspir'd With what by present thought she most desir'd Assuring him that when they fix'd on place He should have notice in Convenient space Being thus resolv'd and by Brave Lucas seen That in few Minuts perfectly Serene The Beauteous form appear'd of Rosaline And strength restor'd by wonderous Medicine He gently lifts her to her Saddles seat And with his kindest farewell kiss'd her feet And that she might the more securely ride Appoints to ayd her way a knowing guide But to what place her person
wicked powers Whilest some from Noble sorrow dy'd for Greife Because despair'd their Soveraigns Just releife Others unto their homes in hope retir'd As with their Freinds they Loyally conspir'd To arm again the most Heroique way And by a Second war Opposers slay Thus had affairs some Monthly periods stood And no Campaign fresh stain'd with English bloud An Intervall in which verse does design To find out the retired Rosaline Whom Lucas Love and valour Nobly free'd From the Intended Rape which was decree'd By Fierce Vanbralder whom he bravely kill'd And to her wish releiv'd her from that field Who by her womans help found the abode Of old Hermander Standing far from Road And to the Chase of Whittlewood adjoyn'd Where he to quiet life himself Confin'd Whose age compar'd 't was hard to finde a Tree Within those shades that older was than He. His abstinence prolong'd his wondrous years Which harden'd were by his austerities Oft Fasts he kept condoling wicked Life And bloudy deeds that time of Impious strife And to Chastise his body allways Lay 'Twixt hair-cloath Sheets yet slept enough that way Gen'rous by birth and was by Bloud ally'd As from our Muse his Mentions verify'd Unto th' Attendant of fair Rosaline Whose Care her Lady thither did design Comely his Face as smooth there white and red As when a youthfull Prime his visage had His hair nor Beard by age chang'd as they hung In locks that Curl'd unto his Bosome Long. Clear seem'd his eyes yet could no sight retain But when by wonder he did that obtain At other times no glimps he saw of Light Or object usuall unto humane sight Yet could in shaded paths to him long known Near to his dwelling steadfast walk alone Tall and erect his figure did appear As he a comely Robe of Green did wear With him had long a faithfull Servant liv'd Who tho' both dumb and deaf the words perceiv'd His Master utter'd by whose Lips he knew If Speech-like moving what he would bid him do When first his kinswoman had with him spoke And told why thither she had undertook To guide her Beaâ—teous Lady to whose fame Virtue and Love did Merit Joyntly claim Unto fair Rosaline he bowed Low And his full wellcome did on her bestow Telling how he oblig'd was to that day By womans beauty the Refinest way Tho' now no Leave unto his eyes was given To view her Feature till the act of Heaven Should from those Orbs obscurity remove And manifest to her his wondrous Love. Which in due time he doubted not to show That his esteem of her she thence might know Much she admir'd at what this person said And why to her he had address thus made And more because by age depriv'd of sight He talk'd of seeing Beauty with delight But Judg'd 't was best however pass'd in Minde From Time the meaning of his speech to finde Wherefore beyond thanks an obliging way For her reception little she did say And thus a while without his house they talk'd Till handing of her kindly In they walk'd Pleasant and Clean his dwelling tho' but small And rooms enough contain'd to serve 'em all Of which he One appropriated with Care For pious use and call'd his place of Prayer A decent Altar on that Surface stood Rais'd by his hands and bless'd by him the wood To this place first he guides his beauteous guest And kneeling with her there some prayers addrest Which done to an appartment her he Led That Neat was and contain'd a Handsome Bed. A Room within it where her woman might Lodge and be near her Ladies call at night Telling fair Rosaline that he had Chose That Bed to give her person soft repose In which an admir'd beauty once did rest And at that word he three times Crost his Brest Adding that he for her sake hop'd to find The Soul of Rosaline unto his kinde These words unto the virgin seem'd yet more Misterious then some spoke by him before Wherefore she blushing ask'd him to dispense His meaning and unriddle so his Sense To which he answer'd that as yet no 〈◊〉 He had that could presage the hower On which account the explanation must Be left to time which might the deed Adjust Wherefore he then no more to her exprest And after Supper brought her to her rest Fully contented Rosaline was here Who quiet valu'd above Costly Fare Tho' sometimes to make delicate her Food His Servant caught choice birds in field and wood Thus had this Virgin past some Months away Yet still did longer here desire to stay A place remote and whither none did come The Master Blind and Servant deaf and dumb And where unknown she might best thoughts enjoy Not hearing when fierce War would more destroy Betimes her Bed devoutly she forsook And next of Natures Mirrour prospect took More pleas'd then in her Morning glass to view Reflections which could there her beauty shew The early Lark she oft observ'd on high As mounting he Sung Carrolls to the Sky And saw how other birds did next awake And their Love-Songs in Joyfull Couples make Happy she thought these birds that could appear So like Immortalls in an earthly sphear Resembling as they Sing and as they Love The Joys by Blessed Souls perceiv'd above But when she saw the furious Hawk affright These from their us'd abode and Lovers sight And that in Air as well as earth liv'd Foes That could disturb the Mated hearts repose She Judg'd It might with her distress compare And what for Lucas sake oblig'd her Fear Yet this war ceas'd she saw some birds could meet And for past dangers Chaunt their Lovers Treat May Heaven she wish'd such Bliss for her ordain And unto him she 'd sing when met again Thus severall days she pass'd till one did more Amuse her Soul then all spent there before Which time Hermander met her in a Grove And unto her again discours'd of Love Letting her know that she had understood From him in part what now he should make good If with him there a space she would remain Till his Love 's Secret might it self explain Much did the virgin his addreâ—â—â—esent Doubting is modest were the Love he meant Since she had heard of men tho' old and blind That had warm appetites for woman-kind And as she viâ—â—'d his smooth atd Ruddy Look Her virtue â—en afresh allarum took And thus concern'd she moving was away Till on his knees He begg'd her longer stay Which spoken soon by them was heard around A Harmony beyond Lute 's choicest Sound And such as heaven might give to humane ear If blest with musick of the moving sphear When of the finest Substance of the sky An Airy form descended to their eye That first Chimera-Like appear'd to sight Yet did tho' Shapeless seen their view delight It 's various Beams did most refin'd convey The Diamond Ruby and the Emralds ray Till by degrees contracted was it's space And chang'd to womans comely shape and
Face Her vest of Azure-Colour like the morn When Brightest Estearn Streaks her sphere adorn Her amber-locks unto her Bosome long In shining Curls to admiration hung And dallying with the air did seem to play Like finest Gossamours in Summers day And as they mov'd was seen the Ivory white That in her neck 's soft form display'd to sight Whose presence did by miracle Restore Sight to Hermanders eyes tho' blind before â—…drous Intervalls to him was given â—…'s account by the sole Act of Heaven â—…ld towards her his eyes did move Kind as when they time past assured Love. Tho' something more did her soft Beams Imply Then Languishments of Love in Beauteous eye And sometimes bIush'd and sometimes smil'd a space Whose Blush her smiles whose smiles her blush did grace More Gay then such on virgin Cheeks are shed On the first night within th'espouss'd bed To kiss her Rosy Lips he did assay As bashfully she seem'd to yield him way But when he thought t' arrive unto that bliss He could not feel the Lip he thought to kiss Which she excus'd and said no sense could finde The Method by which she to him was kinde A Secret that hereafter he 'd perceive When Heaven his Soul Eternity should give To Rosaline who had devoutly kneel'd Since miracle she Judg'd this sight reveal'd She kindly spoke and bid her understand That she would Commune with her hand in hand And thus a while this vision with her walk'd And of refined Souls divinely talk'd Assuring her that Love could only be In Heaven possess'd by full felicity Which she found there because her youth Inclin'd T' affect Hermander with no earthly mind And promis'd had If she that Grace could Merit To visit him as thus beheld in Spirit A Miracle he had perceiv'd before When Heaven to see her did his sight restore And from above had leave now to appear As by Hermander was desir'd by prayer That she might unto her Sublimly tell Whose Grace and Beauties mortalls much excell How she hop'd soon to meet her form above Where no Fate could be Enemy to Love. But Rosaline who'ad of Prognosticks heard By holy Spirits said t o'ave been declar'd Doubting lest words by this bright vision spoke Were Ominous to her Loves mortall hope Whose tender Soul not willing to allay The wishes which she plac'd on future day When she might Lucas see from dangers free'd And to her Bosom peaceably decreed Desirous was some such presage to hear When soon this Beauteous form disâ—ers'd to Air. And as it did now wond'rously depart Voices were heard that sung by Heavenly art As such Stupendious accents then did sound That in no Humane Speech were ever found Which done Hermander Leads her back again And this sight past did after Blind remain When Rosaline had these strange deeds admir'd And of his wond'rous Love enough Inquir'd He kindly told That since she Leave did to her virtue give In his Society and home to Live The entertainment that he deem'd most great He had Implor'd as his divinest Treat Which in his Loves bright vision she perceiv'd And Heavenly Comfort had from thence receiv'd An object that till then no other eye But his restor'd by wonder could espy Which Intervall so fill'd him with delight As he to see her only Car'd for sight Thus his discourse had of this Subject end At other times he his converse did Blend With pleasant stories of his younger years And things most facile to divert her Cares Relating how his youth in war had been Where bold he fought yet no wound receiv'd then And wish'd that her renouned Lover might Be so preserv'd when next engag'd in Fight But wishly told her that tho' humane Minde To wellcome best events was most Inclin'd Yet when no adverse-fate the Soul could ply God-like appear'd it's then Security And next his prudence suitably advis'd Her Guardianess near unto him ally'd Whom he oblig'd should Martiall tidings Come To her by means unthought of to his home No sad Intelligence or actions to declare That might provoke her Ladies Grief or fear Since after he had Fasting Spent a day That with more Zeal he for his King might pray By Dream he bloudy Battles saw at night And persons slain in cold Bloud after fight Some shot to death some Murder'd to disport Of Impious Men and their Mock-Justice Court Where to his horrour he in Vision saw His King Condemn'd against Imperial Law. After which dream he little had desir'd To hear of War or how bad men conspir'd Wherefore he did with caution her advise Lest Rosaline were griev'd with Novelties That she 'd no Cruel sights to her relate Or what to him she Lov'd might bode ill fate To which his prudent Kinswoman reply'd How she her Circumspection had apply'd That no bad Tidings might such passage sind As should afflict her Ladies tender Mind Tho'in due time by promise she must tell Great Lucas where his Rosaline did dwell Howe're remote her person might reside From hearing Novells that might worse betide Thus they express'd Whilst as by dream Hermander was soretold His Nation Wars Irruptions did behold As Hambleton had Scottish powers prepar'd And 'gainst the Houses forces had declar'd Hostility that the Imprison'd King He might by Arms to Royal freedom bring Brave Langdals Levies met him in the North By Risings Seconded which first brake forth In powerfull Kent where Goring Capell then With Lyle and Lucas and renowned Men Were Num'rous form'd the Houses to reâ—…st And by bold deeds the Royal Cause aâ—…ist These Voluntary Files of Kentish force Led by reputed Chiefs of Foot and Horse Besides the Insurrections then begun In Wales to aid what in the North was done Occasion gave the Houses to provide That to sight these their Army should divide Who Fairfax to make War in Kent Injoyn'd Whilst Cromwell to march Northward was design'd But first to reduce Wales they him Imploy'd E're by his Conduct Scots must be destroy'd At Maidstone Kentish valour did exceed Wonders which Martial Men in stories read When long there Fairfax Army did Assail Before his powers by Fighting could prevail And if a foot of Ground they seem'd to win With greater fury 't was forc'd back again The Women here their Heroine Leader sought And under her like Amazons then fought Not Penthesilia to assist Troy's King So siercely did her Warlike Females bring As these at Maidstone for their Sovereign's Aid To repell Foes by Valour had assay'd Whose dauntless seed in Girls and Striplings young To second them 'gainst daring force did throng Who with sharp Stones instead of shot some kill'd And streets where late they suck'd with Foes bloud sill'd What eye could not have wept t o'ave seen this sight Where Children did for bleeding Mothers Fight And the fair Virgin and young Beauteous wife Dy'd to ayd Fathers or the Husbands Strise As here from Evening unto Midnight past Gainst Enemies did bloudy Combats last Thus bravely they had long this
opposing powers Yet much admir'd her Loyalty and Love That would thus signally their worth approve Tho' with a Lovers great and tender Mind He wish'd no Perills to her Glory joyn'd But judging that she would not now recede From Acting what this juncture she decreed As honour and Assections brave Effort Did to her Soul with Fames best pride resort Soon he determin'd when she should Invade Their Common Enemies that he 'd her valour aid Imploring Staâ—s her peâ—son to desend And make her Victrâ—ss tho' his Life they end By help of Nighâ— his Answer to her came Her Page in passing having Swam a stream And now as soon as Mornings Blushing light Streak'd the Horison's Cheek to Furious Fight The dauntless Virgin led her Party on And from the daring Foes had passage won As Lyle to aid her boldly then assail'd And thus both Lovers equally prevail'd When to their Camp their sierce opposers fled And of their Numbers left some persons dead Impow'r'd by Victory these Lovers met What Martial Glory e're appear'd so great Their greeting such as in some glorious Field One Armed Chies would to another yield When to endear their Valours prosp'rous toyl The heart rejoyceth as the Eye doth smile Tho' Love 't is sure did in their looks convey Some intermixtures of his kindest Ray. But how to serve her who such deeds had done For his Affection and her Souls renown Not less his thought Imploy'd then caus'd his grief As hopeless he judg'd Colchesters relief Where sood was wanted to support the brave Whose Valours did that place to wonder save Doubting lest fair Flavira there might â—nd Distress which above all would grieve his mind Howe're his Soul did signs of Comsort place Upon his looks for joy to see her Face Whose kindness with such Grandeur could appear As she might least his straits or perill sear And now as they retir'd towards the Town Discoursing of some deeds in War were done The Enemy did force in Ambush lay To Cut off them as they withdrew that way Furious the Conssict was as Love did Guide And Noblest Valour Engaged on their side When sometimes Lyle did sighting interpose 'Twixt her and peals of shot and Swords of Foes Whilst she his wond'rous Courage to requite Her Person him defends by dang'rous Fight Fame tells that she by Combat then in Field Had a Fifth-Monarch brawny Champion kill'd And how an Antinomian's Head she lopt That for a space upon Earths surface hopt Which seen the Amazed Enemy retir'd And at more distance his lowd Musquets fir'd These Acts she did and doubtless more had done Had not a shot too dismally was strong Her Armour pierc'd and body by its force That dying she was falling from her Horse Till Lyle full griev'd had staid her on her Steed At which her Soul reviv'd with so much speed As her Arm closely did his neck embrace And seem'd to kiss him with her dying face Astonishmenâ— and sorrow fill'd his breast More then by words and Tears could be exprest In which sad posture back with her he mov'd Her snow-white arm yet circ'ling him she lov'd But as he stood oblig'd by her request Resolv'd that uuto none should be Confest Her Name and Sex and next as Time gave leave With Decency convey'd her to her Grave Whate're account the future Age may gain Of this fam'd Heroine bury'd thus or slain So Fatally had Love a period here When soon the worst extremities of War The Town endur'd as want of foods support Enfeebl'd Nerves of Heroes and th'Effort Of bravest Militants who now Lament That they can't longer keep Curst Famines Lent And that the hungry Housewife Nature should So meanly Humane Composition Mold As unfed Bowells might the Soul distress Altho' Immortal when for food they press Thus had Complain'd the Valiant late and strong Impair'd by Fights and Hunger suffer'd long And saw their stoutest Soldiers Famish'd dye Or kill'd near starv'd when fought the Enemy The Steed that had couragiously before His Gallant Rider in fierce charges bore Now fall'n in Crest and shrunk in Body stood Imploring of his wanting Master food Who then instead of yielding him relief Whose strength by routing Foes had fav'd his Life Ingratefull made by Famines rigid Force Murders to feed himself his belov'd Horse Yet even this food too soon their Persons spend That sust'ring did thus Colâ—â—â—ster defend When Carcasses of Steeds that tainted lay In Fields where shot did them and Riders slay By Force they seize their Valour to sustain Till this vild Meat no longer they could gain Thus Famine still encroaching them Compell'd On Warlike Terms unto their 〈◊〉 to yield Which Fairfax did Indefinite Mercy câ—ll Tho' by their coment not then meant to all As that false Court of War condemn'd to dye Brave Lyle and Lucas to their Insamy The wicked Ireton whose subtle Tongue And Pen had Mischiefs dispers'd all along Demurest seem'd with his White-Liver'd Face When his Soul Bloudy â—nds design'd apace And 'gainst these renown'd Chiefs had Impious spite Because their Conducts worsted his by Fight Whose wiles had now his easy Gen'ral won To kill these Heroes in Cold Bloud with Gun. Thus Cromwell whilst he Manag'd other War In Ireton had his Cruel Deputy here Who with his bold Associate Misâ—reants lay'd The Tragick Scene which Colchesler display'd And unto Englands lasting shame could kill Their fellow-Natives by their Merc'less will. Whilst Goring Capell for succeeding fate Must on the Houses dismall sentence wait These Noble persons Great in Soul and Birth Strove to o'recome when Men the shame of Earth Their King Imprison'd and by wicked Guilt The Bloud of Subjects barbarously spilt Whilst they from perfect Magnitude of mind Were more then Stars to aid their Monarch kind And should disloyal Arms still prosp'rous prove Resolv'd the Conquer'd Cause they 'd dying 〈◊〉 Or if enforc'd at Lawless Bars to stand They'd defy Rebells without Armed Hand Deeming if there vilde power their death design 'T would Honour add unto their Noble Line Brave Lucas first must by their direfull rage Be brought to dye on their appointed Stage By Starrs design'd his Theatre of Fame Where his last act most Elevates his Name Serene and Resolute appear'd his Brow As when in Fields he fac'd the Armed Foe Or from disastrous War endur'd distress That could no Greatness of his mind suppress Who thus beholding the Commanded Files Ordain'd to kill him by his Enemies And how amongst spectators some there were That for him wept whilst he did shed no Tear. With an Erected Countenance thus said Death's ghastly prospect no surprize has made In Lucas who would not by Mercy Live If Begg'd to take it which the guilty give Nor can their Guns or all their pointed Steel Give me more wounds then gladly I would feel If killing me they would their Crimes relent And to their Injur'd King on Knees repent Then bids 'em boldly shoot against his Breast Whilst in his Looks such courage