THE Laudable Life And Deplorable Death of our late peerlesse Prince HENRY Briefly represented Together with some other Poemes in honor both of our most gracious Soueraigne King Iames his auspicious entrie to this Crowne and also of his most hopefull Children Prince Charles and Princesse Elizabeths happy entrie into this world By I. M. Master of Artes. LONDON Printed by Edw Allde for Thomas Pauier dwelling neere the Royall Exchange at the signe of the Cats and parrat 1612. TO OVR LATE PEERLESSE PRINCE HENRIES deere Brother and Sister PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESSE ELIZABETH Infants of Albion of greatest hope all happinesse THrise hopefull CHARLES gracefull ELIZABETH Great Britaines Hearts-ioy Europs brightest beames Lo what my Muse though mournfull mused hath In laud of our late Lilly of Saint IAMES All Europes obiect and the flowre of Knights Mirrour of man-hood wonderment of wights The Life of him whom euery heart did loue The Death of him whome each heart doth condole These lines doe limme while Christ him crownes aboue And that his fame far flee's twixt Pole and Pole This duties Birth I trust ye will it take In the best worth for worthy HENRIES sake Of your Highnesses The right humble Seruant Iames Maxwell To the Reader Lo heer 's the Pattern of Prince HENRIES parts Of HENRIES foure the faire Epitomie Learn'd like the First stout toward th' hope of hearts Like to the Fiâ—t once cheife of Chiualrie Like to the Sixt deuoute milde innocent Like to the Seau'ntn wise thriftie prouident THE MEMORABLE LIFE AND DEATH OF OVR LATE Peerelesse Prince HENRIE 1 MANS life full well is likened to a flower Man is like a floure that either withereth through age or is pluckt in his Prime which growing vp doth grace a Gardens aire with sweetest smell but withreth in an houre Or else is pluckt for sent or colour faire Looke on these lines they shall vnto thy sence Of this likenesse giue perfect euidence 2 A plant of price they offer to thy view the subiect of this Legend is such a flower as was not withred through age but was pluckt in the Spring for the sweetnes therof Pluckt in the Spring by the great Owners hand Of whom each flower hath being shape and hue And at whose becke they florish fall or stand A flower which twice ten sommers had not seene When it became as though it had not beene 3 God carieth him selfe as a Gardner or rather as the owner of a GardeÌ„ amoÌ„g the flowers of mortal meÌ„ euery day as it were taking a suruey of the same Great Ioue one day as he did walke along Did find this flower so fragrant faire and sweet This Lilly-rose that fild all Albien With his sweet sent he said this flower 's more meete For to perfume the Paradise of Saints Then for to spring among earths fading plants 4 The blessed Angels gather vp the soules of vertuous men as men doe plucke or gather sweete flowres for their pleasure VVhich hauing said lo troupes of Angels bright Post-haste from heau'n vpon S. Leonards day In the Spring garden at Saint Iames light And thence our louely Lilly fetch away Then home they haste scaling the starrie skies Leauing behind them blacknes shrikes cries 5 The Angels reioyce at the dissolution of the soules and bodies of the good but men doe mourne the exaltation presence of the Soule brings solace to the one the Soules absence and the Bodies corruption brings sorrow to the other Good Lord what discords were in th'accents then Which men and Angels made with heart and voice Angels had solace sorrow seas'd on men Men sigh'd and sob'd whilst Angels did reioyce Angels were glad but men were grieued sore Angels did sing whilst men did shout and roare 6 Angels and Saints in the supernall quire With sweetest songs that day did celebrate Blest HENRIES soule vnto great Ioue so deare With heauenly Hymns they did congratulate With how great mirth did they this Antheme sing Welcome sweer Saint the sonne of Britains King 7 The day of Prince Henries death was both a feasting day and a fasting day the one to Angels the other to men He yeilded vp the Ghost into Gods hands the same day of the weeke and about the same time of the day that Christ Iesus did yeild his into the hands of his Father to wit on friday the sixt day of the weeke being likewise the sixt day of the ninth moneth when he was not full 19 years olde Deere HENRIES death thus made a fest'uall day T'immortall wights to men much otherwise For from their hearts all gladnes fled away So soone as he had shut his Eagles eyes VVhich made them crie is our braue HENRY gon The ioy of Hearts the Hope of Albion 8 The fairest flowre that er'e in Britaines Ile Did sprout or spring or Sunne did euer see Whose fragrant smell diffused many mile Fill'd Sea and Land from Wales to Virginie Orcades and Gades west East both South and North Did smel the sent which this sweet floure sent forth 9 A wight I weene whose worth both farre and neere Prince Henries piety and feare of God Made each eye loue him each tong speake his praise Whose piety faith and religious feare His fame and name shall to the heauens raise It was his daily practise twise to pray And praise his God this was his vse alway 10 A peerlesse part in him all haue obseru'd His admirable and laudable abstinence from swearing cursing banning He neuer did Gods sacred name prophane He neuer curs'd for which he hath deseru'd That all should sing and celebrate his name To Gods blest word he bare great Reuerence And Sermons heard with humble diligence 11 His knowledge in Diuinity and both learned modest discourse In talking of points of Diuinitie Great was his wit his iudgement and his skill Men did admire the matchlesse modestie Which did appeare in his talke euer still Most father-like in his discourses sweet Skilfull and graue quick ornate and discreet 12 His knowledge of humane Sciences and Arts. In euery art he had more then a taste For in each science of Philosophie He knew those things that did become him best And as did serue his minde to beautifie I meane the choisest things of euery art This peerelesse Prince had laid vp in his heart 13 And as he was to God deuotious His loyall obedience to Father mother and his auersenes froÌ„ Absolomes aspiring minde Reading each day his word with reuerence So to his parents most obsequious Was he alwayes with loyall diligence What er'e he knew to be their minde and will Most readily he did it aye fulfill 14 So far was he inclin'd not to rebell With Absalom who hellishly did aime His King and father Dauid to expell So far I say was Henry from this straine That from his Cradle to his mournfull end He neuer did his father once offend 15 O happy
father to haue such a Sonne As neuer did by any wretched wayes So much as once prouoke his passion By word or worke O wonder of our dayes The Saint of Sonnes thus may we him enstile The choysest child of many million mile 16 VVhat shall I say of the affection This heau'n-bred Prince did beare vnto his Brother His loue affection toward his Brother Sister Charles our Hearts-ioy the choyse of Albion VVhose towardnes doth tell he is another Great-hearted HENRY borne by starrie fate This Ilands honour to perpetuate 17 VVith what kindnes did he his Sister cherish Eliza's grace one of the Graces three That Princesse rare that like a Rose doth florish Filling each eye with her milde Courtesie whose happie breeding worthy inclination Makes her admir'd desir'd of euery Nation 18 The great respect he bare vnto the Peeres His respect towards the Peeres Prelates and all Preachers Pastors and Prelates and all men of worth Shall be remembred of succeeding yeeres which shall him praise and his faire parts set forth Extolling HENRIES great humanitie His mildnesse and his affabilitie 19 Princes had proofe and good experience By costly presents feasts and sumptuous showes His magnificēce towards forraine Princes and Potentates Of HENRYES much admir'd magnificence And Heroicke Heart this thing all Europe knowes Spaine Germanie with Italie and France In this respect must his braue Name aduance 20 His gratitude bounty towards his household seruants The care he had of his choyse Seruants all Them to incourage and to gratifie Shall be spoke of so long as euer shall An house be kept by Prince of Britanie His bountie thrift his houshold gouernment Beene marked well they are a wonderment 21. His great trayne and attendance with his discretion in making choyce of worthy seruants to be nearest himselfe Seau'n hundreth soules his seruice did attend Which of him did reap daily maintenance Vnto them all his bountie did extend His helpfull hand his cheerfull countenance Yet none were neere him but of worthy parts For valour warrefare languages or arts 22 His great thrift in building planting and repairing To plant and build he had a great delight Olde ruines his sole presence did repaire Orchards and Gardens forthwith at his sight Began to sprout and spring to florish faire Aske of faire Richmond standing by the Thames If this be true or yet of his S. Iames. 23 His liberality towards Schollers His glorie was good Schollers to propine With large ensignes of his benignitie As great Mecenas of the Muses nine Which shall not suffer his braue name to die So long as Pindus or Mount Helicon Shall be in place his praises to expone 24 Likewise to Soldiers and to valiant Wights His bountie towards Captaines Soldiers Large was his loue and liberality It was his pride to passe whole daies and nights Among such men and in their company To ride great horses and to handle armes To heare the Drums Trumpets sound alarmes 25. To Vault and leap to wrastle ride and runne Hardly to lye and coursely for to feede His warrelike exercises To play at Foiles to vse both Pike and Gunne Both sword and shield at euery pinch and neede To runne at Ring at Tilt and Turnament Were the delights of Albions Ornament 26 To learne all warre-like feats great was his care As for to rank a troope to fortifie T'assige a Fort to scale a wall and there T' erect the ensignes of braue Victorie T' abide heat cold and Souldier-like to sleepe But a short while good Sentinell to keepe 27 His temperance sobrietie VVhat shall I speake of his sobrietie His order'd liuing and his abstinence His shunning of all superfluity In diet drinke apparrell and expense Base Drunkennes he hated as the Deuil So did he Sloath the schoole-mistris of Euill 28 His continence chastitie With wine or Venus neuer was defil'd The Rosie body of this worthy wight VVith lusts allurements was he ne're beguil'd Eguatius Cuspinianus de Caesaribus in Henrice Sancto But pure and chaste remain'd both day and night HENRY the Saint that worthy Emperour Was not more chaste then HENRY Britaines floure 29 A wondrous thing it is yet very sure That such a Prince should liue so continent VVhere were so many obiects to allure His eyes and eares his senses to inchant Sith then this Soule so chaste was and diuine Let all chaste hands heape Roses on his shrine 30 Scotland hath brought forth but tvvo prince Henries and both of them were of most vertuous disposition and of extraordinarie expectation and died young before their Fathers the first Prince Henrie was the grād child of holy queen Margeret eldest daughter of Prince Edward the outlavv sonne and heire of Edmond Iron-side King of England The second and last Prince Henrie was the great great grand-childe of Queene Margarete the eldest daughter of Henrie the seauenth King of England Reade hereof the Chronicles of both Countries Two hopefull HENRIES much admir'd for worth The clime of Scotland heertofore hath bred The choisest floures that euer soile brought forth Both's fate it was to make this I le to shed Huge streames of tears for that in youthfull Prime Such wights of worth should fall before their time 31 The first Prince Henry was Saint Dauids childe That peerlesse Prince borne of Saint Margaret And King Malcolme which of this seuer'd I le By birth did both the Royall bloods vnite The next did likewise from a Margaret spring The Gemme of Iames our Iles vniting King 32 Likewise that Sainted Prince of Hungarie Munsterus in Hugaria Auentinus in Annalibus Boiorum Antonius Bonfinius Michael Ritius de rebus Hungarie in S. Stephano Emerico Cuspinianus in Henrico sancto Saint Henry Emeric Prince of Hungarie died yong and before his Father as did our Henry Frederick Prince of Britannie King saint Steuens Son nam'd HENRY EMERICK That holy Prince did in his spring-time die As did our hearts-ioy HENRY FRIDERICK Whose holy life shall get him lasting praise And him enstile the wonder of our dayes 33 Ten dayes did last lou'd Henries hid disease During which space his heau'n-bred brest did burne With diuine loue in God was all his Ease Mediciners could do no more but mourne And good cause why seeing their Phisicke-art No help could giue to heale great Britaines Heart 34 Thus in the month that martyr'd Edmond fell In the month of Nouember Saint Edmond King of England suffered his Martyrdome and both king Henrie the 3. and our peereles Prince Henrie did die the one leauing his Kingdome to Edward the 1. the other his Prince-dome to Charles the 1. Once Englands King whose faith him made a Saint Henry our hope who did in faith excell In hope and loue his holy soule vp sent To Christs owne Court a soule so full of grace That it was worthy of no lower place 35 Ado
Treuirensis in Martyrolog alii plures S. Leonard was a Confessor and St. Felix a Martyr Saint Leonards day neere t' All Saints was his last That 's likewise nam'd Saint Felixs martyr-day Saint Iames they call the place from whence he past In th' armes of Saints to liue with Saints for aye Thus Persons Times and places circumstance Do HENRIES Soules Saints-honour all aduance 36 Prince Henry a bright starre soone Ecclipsed Lo Norths bright Star thus hath of late gone downe In the South-point of this vnited Land His too swift course hath made him set too soone VVhen as his beames did blase o're sea and sand Our Orbe too base it was this Starre to beare For it was worthy of an higher spheare 37 Prince Henry a rare Pearl soone lost Lo the rare Pearle that we of late haue lost A peerlesse Pearle the Load-stone of this Ile VVhose worth did drawe from euery land and coast The eyes of strangers many thousand mile But this heart-drawing stone great Iames his Gem More worthy was t' adorne Ioues Diadem 38 Prince Henry a faire flour soone pluckt Lo how the fragrant Lilly of this land The hands of Angels haue pluckt vp in haste Presenting it into Iehouah's hand For this Rose-Lilly did become him best Saints Paradise good Lord how it adornes where floures are free from thistles from thorns 39 A Starre a Pearle a Flowre sith we haue lost Bright rare and faire if we haue cause to mourne God wote man wote Prince Henry aliue the solace of hearts but dead the sorrowe of hearts loe that which cheer'd vs most Now doth it to our greatest sorrow turne HENRIE aliue did lighten euery part But HENRIE dead sends sorrow to each heart 40 One thing there is our sorrow may asswage Prince Charles is like a Phoenix risen out of Prince Henries Phoenixcinder to bee a Cordiall and comfort to our hearts And heale our heart-breake which is when we see Heau'n-fauord Charles of such hope in prime age Borne to prolong this Ilands vnitie So oft as I behold braue HENRIES brother Me thincks I see a Phoenix from his Cinder 41 Looke on his face Prince Charls the viue resēblance of Prince Henries both body mind and surely ye shall see How HENRIES face in Charles his doth reuiue Marke then his grace wit mildnesse modestie And all the goods which God doth to him giue Ye'le say with me that there was ne're another More like to one then Charles is to his brother 42 Marke but his courage when he runnes at Ring Prince Charls his gracefull and vertuous inclinatiō toward couragious disposition godly education memorie wit and vnderstanding euen in his youthfull age of 12. yeeres His towardnesse and his dexteritie VVhich promiseth that he shall honor bring One day by his braue acts to Brittannie Ye'le wish vnto this tender toward Knight Long for to liue in health wealth honors hight 43 Marke th'vnderstanding of his youthfull prime His answers quicke his wit his memorie VVhen any Chapter of the Booke diuine He reads or any humaine historie Ye'le wonder with me to heare him rehearse The summe and sense of each leafe page or verse 44 Brittans blesse God for such a toward youth As doth succeede in our braue HENRIES place Pray vnto God for him with mind and mouth VVish him alwaies the heape of hap and grace That sweet CHARLES may for euer flourish till That great Charles chaire with honors hight he fill PEERELESSE PRINCE HENRIES Epitaph in his owne foure Languages 1. Epitaph FAire Europes Phoenix and great Britaines blisse The Soldiers solace and the Schollars ioy Both Mars and Muses minion he it is VVhose timeles death doth young and old annoy HENRIE our hope and all the worlds wonder His soule heauen-rapt hath left vs but his cinder 2. Looke how the mightie Macedonian King Surnam'd the great did perish in his prime Right so we see fall in his flourie Spring Great-hearted HENRIE long before the time Here rests his Rosie corps chast voide of vice His Lilly-soule perfumes all Paradice 3 Le Phenix de l'Europe la fleur de cest age Le soulas des Sçauants des Soldats la gloire HENRY ce ieun ' Heros tant beau braue saint sage Cy gist laissant a tous de son los la memoire Tandis que durera le Soleil Terre ou Onde Son beau nom fleurira par tous les pais du monde 4. Hîc jacet Europae Phoenix gentisque Britannae Gloria Martigenûm gaudia Pieridum Flos iuuenum laus magna senum lux alma bonorum HENRICVS patriae spesque decusque suae Corpus habet Tumulum famam capit orbis Olympum Spiritus aeterno sic fruiturque Deo 5 Vt perit in primo Pellaeus flore Iuuentae Carpitur Autumnum sicut et ante suum Praeproperè sic iste sui flos occidit aeui Henricus dîo maximus ingenio Fit Superûm consors claro Diademate fulgens Linquit et aeternum Nomen in ore virûm 6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A POEME SHEWING HOW THAT BOTH THEOLOGIE AND ASTROlogie doe pronounce the time of his Maiesties entring to this Crowne to be auspicious and happy The Argument AT what time God the Father entred into the world by the Creation thereof and God the Sonne Christ Iesus entred into the world for the renouation of the same by the assumption of our flesh in blessed Maries Wombe at the selfe same time Iames the Sonne of Marie entred to his new Kingdome 1 God began to make the world in the Spring-time and about the selfe same time thereof that answereth to the 25. day of March according to the common consent of Greeke and Latin Theologians and all Astrologians If that the time be blest when God began To make the masse of this faire Globy frame Or if the time be blest he moulded Man First of the Earth for to rule in the same Then blest the time wherein great Iames began T'vnite the Crownes of this great I le of Man 2 This mother-time wherein all things were fram'd By Gods all-working word which was his hand Was fittest time wherein should be proclam'd The ioyfull newes of this vnited Land Britaines belieue the Worker and the Time Of this great worke both make it meere diuine 5 At the feast of the annuntiation Christ Iesus the Son of Mary entred into the world by the assumption of our flesh and Charles Iames the sonne of Marie entred to his newe Kingdome For if the Time be blest God did descend From Heau'n to Earth a Man for to be made In Maries wombe for vs which did offend To th' end mans sinne on IESVS might be laide Then blest the time when Maries IAMES came
which is both a feminine signe and the house of the feminine planet Venus they brought forth into the light Princesse Elizabeth to be the flower of the feminine sexe MVse sing the Birth of lou'd Eliza's grace The flowre of Virgins whom the Virgin-signe When as the Sunne did there begin his race Sent to the light both did their force combine With Venus who in that Signe hath her house To grace vs with a Virgin vertuous 2 Virgo is a signe enclining to beautie of body bountie of minde In this Signe Phoebus frames a louely face A comely feature and a stature tall Vpon the heart he heaps his richest grace Of prudence knowledge bountie and withall Inclines to be kinde and officious shamefast and graue iust and ingenuous 3 All which are further'd by the good aspect Of th' other starres which in that houre did shine So happily that we may well expect Of this choyse wight such things as are diuine For they encline to magnanimity To gentlenesse and liberalitie 4 The Horoscope in Virgo wealth doth yeild For it disposeth to be prouident In all things that belong to house or field Sol in Virgine Horoscopans facit puellam ingeniosam â—erecundam beneuolam officiosam prouidam quae viro nubet circa 16. annum parturiet primo genitum eleganti forma To be thriftie watchfull and diligent The maried state if that the art be true Vnto her sixteenth yeere is fit and due 5 Ierusalem is subiect to her signe These Cities are vnder the signe of Virgo vnder which Princesse Elizabeth was borne Corinth and Rhodes Pauie and Tholouse Towne Basil with the braue Heidelberg of Rhine Paris and Lyons Cities of Renowne And though I knowe not which her must befall Yet this I knowe that she deserues them all 6 Probus the Emperor was born the same month day that our Proba Princesse Elizabeth was borne on he was a wight renowned for his notable parts of wisedome fortitude valiancie and vigilancie in warre wherein he was both foreward and fortunate whereof read Vopiscus and Cuspinianus in his life Six Emperours Eliza's time did send Into the light two onely will I name Probus the prime of olde Romes princely men whose vertues worth did spread ech-where his fame The day and month of whose Birth was all one With that of our braue Rose of Albion 7 Maximilian the 2. the most worthie sonne of a most worthy father Ferdinand the 1. was a Prince woÌ„derful wise iust moderat clement milde affable and bountifull to Schollars and soldiours of whom read in Historia Augusta The other is braue Maximilian Whom men the second of that name enstile Whose worth went through all Germanie and Spaine With Italie through euery Land and I le A Prince renown'd for his beneficence His wisedome Iustice and his temperance 8 Fridericke the 1. and Fridericke the fifth Prince Palatines of Rhine were borne in the month of August the 1. on the 1. day and the fifth on the foureteenth whereof read Nicholaus Reusnerus in his Diarium and Augustinus Brunnius in his Catalâ—gus Electorum To Caesars two two Princes we may ioyne From Caesars sprung and from the greatest Kings Two Friderick Prince Palatines of Rhine The First the Fift whose fame with feather'd wings Hee 's far and wide from filu'rie Thames to Tweede From fruitfull Kent vnto Kintires heede Fredericke the first defended himselfe valiantly against his many stroÌ„g enemies Duks Marquises and Earles besides Bishops hee tooke Charles Marquise of Baden Vldâ—ricus of Wirtemberg Iohn Bishop of Meaux being all banded against him in warlike manner and with them their whole Nobilitie with fiue hundreth Knights and carried them away captiue into his Citie of Heidelberg and there kept them the space of eleuen months till at what time they had ransomed themselues whereof read Sebastianus Munsterâ—s in his Germanie Iaâ—â—us Wympâ—elingius in his Epitome rerum Germanicarum and Augustinus Brunnius in his Catalogue of the Palatine Princes 9 Fred'rick the first call d the Victorious Is magnified for his martiall deedes And prowesse great a Prince magnanimous That of true worth had both the fruits and seedes Fred'rick the fift who now adornes this Ile One day shall brooke first Fred'ricks honord stile 10 Eliza's birth was on S. Theclas day That matchles matron Of S. Thecla the renowned Matrone and Martyr read Eusebius Euagrius Nicephorus Ecclesiasticall Histories that rare Martyr'd wight VVhose constant faith and feruent zeale for ay Shall be extoll'd and had in honors hight And now me thinks her pietie and faith Doe all reuiue in grac'd Elizabeth 11 Me thinks I see Eliza in her prime Begin to follow the religious path Of that Princesse still honor'd to this time S. Elizabeth daughter of Andrew King of Hungarie is much renowned for her feruent pietie towards God and her charitie towards the poore whom she liberally relieued and the sicke vnto whom shee was wont with her owne hands to minister both medicine and meat yea her costliest ornaments she conuerted them to their vse for the supplie of their wants of whom read Iacobus Montanus in her life Vnder the name of Saint Elizabeth Who was the daughter of faire Hungarie As shee 's the daughter of great Britanie A parent to the poore Eliza was Nine hundreth soules she daily did maintaine This worlds wealth she did esteeme but trash True godlines was aye her greatest gaine To fast and pray to helpe the poore in neede To salue the sicke the fatherlesse to feede 12. S. Hellene once a daughter of this I le King Coilus childe S. Helens day is the 18. of August and our Eliza's birth-day the nineteenth and great Constantines Mother Whose praise was spread from Caluarie to Kyle For piety was euen such another Eliza's grace first saw faire Phoebus raye The next vnto S. Helens holy day 13 Great Iesus grant to our Eliza's grace S. Helens fortune and her Empresse-fate S. Helene the daughter of Coâ—â—us King of Britaines and the worthiest Empresse that euer was in the world so much renowned for her pietie charitie and liberalitie shee founded and builded about 32. Churches she liued the space of 80. yeeres in health wealth with honors Imperiall hight of whom read Eusebius Nicephorus Eutropius Orosius in their Histories That as they both are of the Royall race Of British Kings so she may imitate S. Helens zeale and so reape for her hyre Helens long life Helens Crowne of Empire FINIS