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religion_n	king_n	kingdom_n	majesty_n	5,039	5	6.1083	4	false

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A06875	Epithalamium Gallo-Britannicum or, Great-Britaines, Frances, and the most parts of Europes vnspeakable ioy, for the most happy vnion, and blessed contract of the high and mighty Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and the Lady Henrette Maria, daughter to Henry the fourth, sirnamed the Great, late King of the French and Nauarre, and sister to Levvis the thirteenth: now king of the said dominions. Manifesting the royall ancestors and famous progenitors of the mighty Prince Charles, and the most illustrious princesse, the Lady Henrette, explaining the sweete interchanges of mariages, as haue beene betweene France and Great Britaine. ...	Marcelline, George.	1625 (1625)	STC 17308; ESTC S111979	61,352	158

respect him the more hee rebelled against him Is it possible then that her minde can euer lose the impression of her fathers remembrance And can Shee remember Him and yet forget his death Or can reminiscence retaine his death and not thinke of the instrument of it Or can the instrument of that murther be in her memorie and the setters on work of that wicked Instrument the Instigatours of that bloudie Butcher to that beastly cursed cruell fact be out of her minde And can Shee remember them and not abhorre them And can She abhorre them and not relinquish their religion which hold that lawfull which Gods Law hath forbidden For God prohibiteth the murther of any priuate person but these Doctors maintaine it to be lawfull to kill Kings which are publique persons Neither doe they permit it as a worke not impious but perswade men to it as a deed meritorious For Rauilack had no sooner playd his part in that bloudie Scene but hee was so confident in the blessednesse of the act as hee thought immediately to haue flowne to Heauen and beene crowned a Saint by God as well as canonized a Saint by the Pope Such is the leauen of the Popish Doctrine that sowres all the subiects of the Prince which doth professe it For what treacherous attempt against any King either Protestant or Papist hath beene made by a Protestant in our memories Oh no we are taught to feare God to honour the King wee must follow Dauids example to Saul not lift vp our hands against the Lords Anointed wee know Hee is Gods Vice-Gerent placed there by God and therfore to be displaced by none but Him But on the contrarie what plots haue beene laid What treasons haue beene committed either for the destruction of a King or subuersion of a Kingdome in which the Papists haue not only been Parties but principall Agents Who were they which plotted so many treasons against the Person of Queene Elizabeth but Papists But what treasons were plotted against Queene Marie by any Protestant notwithstanding shee was a cruell persecutor of that Profession What was Gowrie that conspired the ouerthrow of the Sacred Maiestie of King Iames but a Papist What were the plotters of that horrid Gun-powder Treason who sought with one puffe to blow away both the Prince and Peeres of our Kingdome but all professors of the Romish Religion What was hee which murthered King Henrie the third of France but a Papist Iacobin In a word what treasons haue beene committed which are contained in the Register-booke of mans memorie which haue not beene plotted and performed by them And no maruell the Priests and people practise it since they preach it and it is an orthodoxall opinion and position amongst them that the Pope hath power both to dispose of Kingdomes and depose Kings and that King-killing is not onely a lawfull but a holy and honourable calling Who then can suspect that a Princesse of her peerelesse part of her pious disposition of her matchlesse vnderstanding and discretion doth affect truly that religion which doth infect the hearts of Princes subiects which doth teach men to be monsters in gouernment and not to subiect themselues to higher powers but to rebell against the rule and authoritie of the Regall Scepter How can those Princes haue any peace with God that doe so little respect and much hazard their liues as to harbour and foster such murtherous rebellious minded men in their Kingdomes How can Princes haue any peace with men when they suffer men which are so wicked to preach such doctrine and practise such villanie How can they haue any peace within thē when they may iustly feare that each one which smiles in their face may smite their heart when they nourish vp such vipers in their bosome as are readie each moment to eat out their bowels How can then this Royall Princesse affect that religion or the professors of it which was the death of her Father and his Predecessor which may be a disturbance to the peace of her Prince and the safetie of his person if it be tolerated which may impaire the securitie of her posteritie who are neuer like to possesse their Princedomes in peace vnlesse such vermine bee hunted out of their Territories for peace and such people cannot inhabit in one Kingdome or dwell together no more than wine and poyson in a crystall glasse but the glasse will bee broke and the wine spilt and spoiled If then a Prince will possesse his soule and soueraigntie in peace he must banish these breakers and disturbers of it Neither is it a strange or vnheard of matter for France and England to shake hands of amitie and vnitie in those blessed Contracts for since almost the beginning of either Monarchie there haue beene continually these friendly and fortunate interchanges of mariage For it was not concealed from our Ancestors how beneficiall peace was betweene France and England therefore Steuen Earle of Bloys was linked in the bond of mariage w th Adela daughter to William the Conquerour And on the other side William Waren Earle of Surrey sonne of Gunred daughter to William the Conqueror maried the daughter of Hugh Vermandoys brother to the King of France For in like manner William Duke of Normandie did marrie Marie daughter to Foulke Earle of Anjou Maud the Empresse was linked in mariage with Iefferie Plantaginet Earle of Anjou And for the happinesse of his Kingdome the tranquillitie of his Countrey and felicitie of his Countrey-men Steuen King of England maried Constance daughter to the King of France Henrie the second maried Elenor sole heire to William Duke of Aquitaine Henrie sonne to King Henrie the second maried Margaret daughter to Lewis the French King Richard Cordelion maried Berenger daughter to Sanches King of Nauarre Iohn King of England maried Isabel daughter and heire of Amorie Earle of Angoulesme Arthur nephew to King Iohn maried the daughter of Philip King of France Edward the second maried the daughter of Philip King of France Isabel daughter to Edward the third maried Ingelram de Guisnes Earle of Soysson and Bedford Richard the second maried Isabel daughter to Charles the French King Henrie the fourth maried Iane the daughter of Philip the third King of Nauarre Henrie the fifth maried Catherine daughter to Charles the French King Henrie the sixth maried Margaret the daughter of Reiner Valois Duke of Anjou Marie daughter to Henry the seuenth maried Lewis the twelfth French King Charles Prince of Great Britaine betrothed to Maria Henrette daughter to Henrie the fourth and sister to Lewis the thirteenth Kings of France Thus hath there been a long and sweet continuance of blessed Contracts between France and England fortunate in each mariage producing peace and plentie to each Dominion so haue these matches beene prosperous to former so is this like to bee to future ages that all happinesse to either Kingdom shall be the issue of this most longed for and liked Vnion For who can bee

Imperiall Maiestie of our mightie Soueraigne so long looked for and so much longed for in which Shee might haue a Sister by mariage though not by birth with whom She might make a mutuall exchange of intire affection that She might finde one true friend that might bee her Sister both in deed and vertue that hauing found one so neere Herselfe so like Herselfe her ioy might euen almost exceed Herselfe and who more fit to be Sisters than those who are so concording in vertuous conditions the least of whose rare exquisite perfections cannot bee imitated by any but by one another for who so modest so bountifull so beautifull so chaste so constant so wise and euerie waies so worthie as Elizabeth but Henrette Maria all that they differ is in that which notwithstanding in either of Them is a vertue for the one is a chaste Matron the other a pure Virgin the one the Mother as well of many children as of many holy deeds the other the mother onely of vertuous actions The Almightie of his mercie grant that as Shee is her perfect Patterne in the one so Shee may truely resemble Her that so Shee may bee the happie Mother of many children and Hee the fortunate Father and Progenitour of many Princes that Shee being like a fruitfull Vine vpon the wall-side his children may bee like Oliue Branches round about his table and that in his Posteritie not onely his Highnesse but all the world may bee happie so also the Pfaltz-graues Princely Babes and hopefull Issue reioyce in regard all their Friends are not likely to decease with their Parents but that from their mightie Vncle Prince Charles his loynes shall spring such Princely Sprigs who will take their parts against all those which with an enuious eye and a malicious minde behold their persons For euer therefore let this Contract bee chronicled in the Register of Fame which hath thus imposed an Epilogue to the dolefull Tragedie so passionately acted in the bosomes of the Royll King and Queene of Bohemia and hath begun a Prologue to a ioyfull Comedie the beginning of which shall bee warre and bloudie dissention but the last act containeth the peace of the Church the releefe of the oppressed the ruine of Antichrist and the aduancement of Christian Religion Thus from these two most excellent Princes spring tides of happinesse ouerflowing many Countries and good fortune of which they are the Authours crownes many forraigne Nations but most especially this our Iland and all his Maiesties of Great Brittaines Dominions For if wee shall but behold France with the eye of mature iudgement wee shall finde it stored with all kinde of commodities fit for commerce and traffique being as it were Gods garden in which Hee had planted all his blessings and benefits for what rare blessing is it not richly furnished with as corne cattell fish fowle and all manner of fruit either pleasing to the eye or delightfull to the taste whose soyle is cloathed in a greene mantle decked and adorned with all kinde of various delectable sense-delighting odoriferous flowers Indeed no Kingdomes soyle hath more beautie and bountie than France no Countrey better situated more abounding with excellent wits both in the time of warre and peace than France there is no Kingdome established with godlier Lawes no Monarchie more mightie of authoritie more absolute Soueraigne being a Kingdome so well fortified with power and so well qualified with pietie Indeed neuer was the foundation of any Empire laid with more wisdome and being built vpheld and the ruines repaired with more discretion than France Doe you inquire after the greatnesse of her Prouinces They are like so many Kingdomes yet all vnited in one Neuer were there any Soueraignes of any Kingdomes which haue more constantly laboured for the propagation of the Gospell and the planting of Religion than the French Kings who haue made cleane the floore of Christen dome swept away so much filthinesse and diuerted that great Deluge of Infidels which threatned shipwracke to the French Nation from whence they haue their deserued titles of most Christian Kings What worthie men yea and most excellent Kings hath France produced of whom wee may truely report that they were most valiant in warre most wise in counsell carrying themselues not insultingly in their prosperitie nor yet deiectedly in their aduersitie but being almost conquered in shew they became Conquerours in effect and when they were most in despaire yet neuer despaired of the Common-weale who as they manifested great loue to their subiects so their subiects expressed great loue and affection to them Doe you search who were the Ancestours of the French and inquire after the originall of that Nation you shall finde them neither in the ruines and ashes of Troy neither in the Fens of Moolides but were principally descended from them in Germany a Nation mighty in strength and valour who by defending themselues and succouring others came to be a people powerfull in Armes who still maintained their liberty with their sword from whence they were called by the other Germanes Fraunce which signifies free or reiecting seruitude and bondage And it may bee spoken truely and without flatterie that neuer Kingdome might better boast of so many worthie Princes as this may As Pharamond the first Layer of the Foundation of this Monarchie Clodion his Successour in this building Meroued the Continuer and Augmenter of the Edifice Clouis whose memorie is to bee reuerenced of all posteritie and whose worthie deeds are to bee had in an euerlasting remembrance as being the first that added Christian religion to others conquests and adorned that rare foundation with the faith of Christ the primest ornament of any Principalitie by which meanes the hearts of the Gaules who for the most part embraced the Gospell were as much vnited to him by fauour as his was to God by faith who by this meanes obtained from them voluntarie obedience and was made assured possessour of the others victories who likewise receiued the name of his new Dominions and were called by the name of France To omit that renowned Prince Charlemaigne who being inriched with singular gifts both of bodie and minde repaired the ruine of the Empire was confirmed King of France and Emperour of Rome to the great aduancement of Religion and comfort of the Common-wealth whose issue although it did not alwaies inherit either their Fathers valour or his honour yet God who though He may alter the persons yet still guardeth and guideth the state of Monarchies did raise vp a worthie Successour of that Race to wit Hugh Capet a Prince adorned both with wisdome and modestie ioyning wholsome Lawes to his force of armes and well-gouerned equitie to his authoritie did so ouercast this erected Kingdome with such both godly and goodly Ordinances as it withstood the stormes of many miserable ages And of late yeeres Henrie the fourth the prime Prince of the bloud and first King of the Royall Race of Burbon a Prince

but that all might concurre to make vs happie wee are sufficiently stored with all kinde of fuell and firing neither is the wombe of our earth barren but most fit for conception multiplies the seed committed to it so that our fields doe laugh with store of graine and Autumne crams our barnes with full increase so that our Countrey-mans life is crowned with contentment And whereas in other Nations they haue no want here they haue no feare of want for what commoditie haue wee not either to comfort our selues or helpe our neighbours What blessings doe we not enioy either necessarie to our subsistence or requisite to our well-being no surely and I may well say The Lord hath not dealt so with any Nation for how doe wee abound with store of corne and cattle and all other commodities or if we should want any thing for festiuitie although we haue all indeed for necessitie yet how fitly is it seated for all kinde of traffique and as who should say it were the onely Darling of the Sea it is lullabide in the lap of Thetis and hugged in with the Ocean who doth so enwrap her in her armes as she doth not onely permit her trading and commerce with all people but doth promise to saue and secure her from her enemies Them who can prescribe bounds vnto the ioy of the French Nation who see their Princesse the Glorie of her Sex so well and worthily matched that it is to be expected from her wombe shall issue mightie Monarchs who shall bee the most happie Princes in the world in their inheritance whose lot is like to fall in so faire a Land the which is a Treasurie and Store-house fraught with all blessings which denies no kinde of sustenance to her inhabitants But if you leaue the Citie and examine but the Citizens forsake the suruey of the Continent and looke vpon the Contents and you shall haue ioyfull experience that the place is not so pleasant but the people as pleasing and from him that is seated in the royall throne of dignitie to him that lieth groueling in the deepe abysse of miserie all full of affabilitie and courtesie If you inquire into the dispostion of the sacred Maiestie of our most mightie and inuict Monarch vnder the wings of whose wisdome we his subiects take most quiet repose and rest you shall finde him to be repleat with all graces requisite for so great so gracious a Soueraigne within whose countenance like two heauenly lamps shine both Maiestie and Mercy that the one might win from his subiects a reuerent feare the other obtaine a religious loue whose minde is fraught with humane knowledge and furnisht with diuine in such a measure and manner as he may not be more truly stiled The King of Great Britaine than The Salomon of Kings whose passions are subiect to reason whose reasons Pilot is Religion who will not iniure himselfe by suffering excesse nor offend any in offering the least wrong vnto them who though he truly deserues the stile of a Peace-maker yet hee doth not respect peace so much as to neglect a iust occasion of warre who as he is not like a raw wound too sensible or apprehensiue of iniuries so he is not like dead flesh void of all feeling who as he is so conscionable not to tyrannize so he is so couragious not to permit a Tyrant to vsurpe his owne or his friends dominions for though his anger did a long time sleepe yet being awaked out of slumber Hee will not easily be stilled The running rough streames which be soone disturbed are most shallow but the deepe places which are not so speedily moued are more profound The shrubs brush and stubble though they be kindled in an instant yet they are extinct in a moment when heart of Oake and stout Timber though it be not so soone accended yet as it is more solid so it is of longer continuance To be soone inflamed is a signe of Rashnesse but alwayes to beare iniuries is want of Valour Therefore this our royall religious King to the end that he might be as well void of temeritie as timiditie of follie as of feare will not be stirred but vpon iust occasion nor stilled without due recompence Suppose that Wisdome for a long time kept his sword in his sheath yet Iustice hath now drawne it He knowes that Rashnesse is the abortiue fruit of Passion and the bloud of his subiects precious therefore He poiseth all his proiects in the balance of discretion Hee weigheth all his iniuries with his reuenge and to shew the ripenesse of his iudgement he will not suffer his hand to be the author of any raw action which is not thorowly disgested with due premeditation whom though none can conquer in loue yet he doth loue in wisdome who though he did seeme a while to winke at his childrens misfortunes yet Lion-like he did obdormire apertis oculis and saw the iniurie done by others and the miserie endured by them of the which since peace cannot be the Physitian to preuent a iust warre he will make an experiment if a warre can beget a iust peace who hath shewed more magnanimitie in dangerlesse despising than many in dangerous affecting others kingdomes being very loth to hazzard the losse of guiltlesse soules or to build vpon his neighbours ruines but like a wise Pilot to gouerne the ship well in which God had placed him and not to seeke to be a head to anothers body Neither was this for the defect of any fortitude oh no there are like to be enow bleeding witnesses of his kingly courage and he is most wise to see what is best and most iust to performe what he sees Indeed our potent King doth measure his greatnesse by his goodnesse and only affecteth greatnesse that he may haue meanes to exercise his goodnesse the grauitie of whose head is adorned with the grace of his heart for he hath not only the name but the nature of a King and vseth not his Kingdome as Tenants at will doe their houses who care not how they be ruinated because each day they expect a departure out of them but as if he had an eternall lease he seeketh the perpetuall welfare of it for his sword is at enmitie with those which are foes to vertue and his purse at peace with them which are enemies to vice His Subiects taste not the bitter fruits of grieuous taxation neither are Lawes with vs so much made to finde faults as to preuent and punish them Our Court is not a priuiledged place of vnlawfull actions and licenciousnesse but is the resident and abiding place of Him which as Hee is the Father of his Countrey so He giueth it good example and who is most bountifull in rewarding the well-deseruing and in requiting courtesies for Hee knowes sufficiently that to be indebted is to be an inferiour and hath a most diligent care and carefull diligence in his words and his works to instruct his people hauing