agrees The carved WATER serves her for a Gyrth And brancht like Veyns ore all her Body is Innumerable sorts of Fishes breeding Men with her Fish Earth with her moysturc feeding 13. Another door upon it carved has The War between the Gods and Gyants bold Beneath great ETNA crusht TIPHOIUS was Whence crackling flames in sulphur Baâ—…ts are roll'd NEPTUNE himself stood heer of breathing Brass Striking the ground in that contention old When the first Horse to the rude world gave Hee And PALLAS the first peacefull olive-Tree 14. LYEU s's Choler would not let him stay To view the rest and passing through this Gate The GOD who told of his Approach did stay At th'inner Court receiv d him there in state Accompanyed with Nymphs in bright Array Of whom each seems to wonder with her Mate To see the Water's King paid one in fine Of many Visits made the King of Wine 15. NEPTUNE quoth he O! never think it strange That BACCHUS comes thy succour to implore For highest pow'rs and most secure of change 'T is envious FORTUNE'S pride to triumph o're Call all thy Peers that in the Ocean range Ere more I speak if thou wilt hear me more Down-weight of misery they shall discern Let them All hear the wrongs which All concern 16. NEPTUNE presuming it some hideous thing He would impart doth TRITON streight command To call the DEITIES inhabiting The frigid Waves on one and t other hand TRITON who vaunts himself son of the King By SALACEE ador'd in LUSUS'S Land Was a great nasty Clown with all that boast His Father's Trumpet and his Father's Poast 17. His thick bush-beard and his long hair which hung Dangling upon his shoulders from his head Were spungy Weeds so wet they might be wrung Which never Comb seem'd to have harrowed The nitty points thereof were tag'd were strung With dark blew Mussels of their own filth bred He had for a Montera on his Crown The shell of a red Lobster overgrown 18. His Body naked and his genitals That he might swim with greater speed and ease But with Maritine little Animals By Hundreds cover'd and all hid vvere these As Crayfish Shrimps and other Fish that cravvles Receiving theirs from the pale Moon 's increase Oysters and Periwinckles vvith their slyme Snayles vvith their Houses on their backs that climbe 19. His great wreath'd Shell to his black mouth apply'de With all the might he had he now did sound Whose shrill and piercing noyse heard far and wide O're all the Sea from wave to wave did bound Now all those Gods without excuses high d To the bright Palace from their Quarters round Of that moist God who built the Walls of TROY Which angry GREEKS did afterwards destroy 20. Old Father OCEAN first with all the sons And Daughters he begat inviron'd went NEREUS That married was to DORIS runs Who peopled all the Crystal Element The Prophet PROTHEUS his Flocks left for once To range the bitter Meade at full content He likewise came but He already knew What FATHER BACCHUS to the Ocean drew 21. Another way came NEPTUNE'S snowy Wife URAN and VESTAS daughter soveraign Grave in her Gate yet had her Graveness life And with a Face that calmd the wand'ring Main A Robe of Lawn whose Spinster had a strife With Her That with MINERVA strove in vain Of her bright limbs was the transparent Lid For they had too much beauty to be hid 22. Fair AMPHITRITE then the flow'rs in May Fresher and sweeter would not wanting bee The Dolphin who advis'd her to obay The love of the Seas KING with Her brought Shee The Sun in all his glory yields the Day To either's Eyes more worth then all they see They marched hand in hand an equal paire For Both the Spouses of one Husband are 23. That Queen who flying ATHAMAS run mad Came so to compass an immortal State Went and with Her her pretty Infant had Him too the Gods did to their Ranks translate Toying before his Mother tript the Lad With painted Cockles which salt Seas create Whom when the looser sand molests and harms Fair PANOPEA bears him in her Arms. 24. Likewise that God who had been once a Man And though a powerfull Hearb he chanc'd to tast Was chang'd t' a Fish so from that loss began A glorious life turn'd Deitie at last Came adding water to the Ocean Still weeping the lewd Tricks by CIRCE past On his lov'd SCYLLA Hee belov'd by This Hate where it springs from love so mortall is 25. Seated in short the Powers that rule the seas In the great Hall majestick and divine On gorgeous Cushions first the Goddesses The Gods in carved Chayres of crystall fine The King with gracious gestures All did please His Throne deviding with the King of Wine The House is filld with that rich sea bred masse Which doth Arabian Frankinsence surpasse 26. When now the whisprings of the Gods were ceast And ceremonies done between the Kings Burst THYONEUS began from hidden Breast To powre the Cause out of his sufferings Knitting his brow a little which confest His leaded Heart hung heavy on the strings Hee that with other's weapons he may slay The men of LUSUS thus his cards did play 27. PRINCE who of right from one to t'other pole The angry sea dost awe and dost command Thou that all earthly creatures dost comptroll And bridlest Nations with a roape of sand And Father OCEAN Thou whose Billows roll About the world and circumscribe the Land Least those meet Bounds which are for All decteed It 's proper dwellers should presume t' exceed 28. And you SEA-GODS that wont not to permit Your Kingdom 's high perogatives be broke But whoso dar'd to trespass upon It Felt what it was your vengeance to provoke What tameness this what dull lethargick Fit Who had such pow'r to stay your Anger 's stroke Ready with cause upon mankind to fall Frayle as the Glasse yet venturing at All 29. You saw with what unheard of Insolence The highest HEAV'NS they did invade of yore You saw how against Reason against sense They did invade the SEA with Sail and Oare Actions so Prowd so daring so immense You saw and We see dayly more and more That in few years I fear of Heav'n and Sea Men will be called GODS and but men WEE 30. You see a little Generation now Call'd by the name of one that serv'd me too With haughty Bosom with undanted Brow Both you and me and all the World subdue You see your Sea with winged Oak they Plough Farther then ROMAN EAGLES ever flew You see your Wealth how they propose to drayn Your Statutes cancel and your walks profane 31. When first the MYNIAE went about ye know To cut a way through the forbidden Flood How BOREAS and his Fellow AQUILO With all the rest the Trespass then withstood If They so stormd if they concern'd were so That as their own your wrong they understood You whom it touches in a neerer way Why
Thou ne're wilt wish to see them as a Foe 67. This having said the ready Officers He doth command to shew the Magazeen Out come the Backs and Breasts glitt'ring and terse Fine Mayles safe Coats with quilted plates between Bucklers where various Imagerie appeares Ball Lead and Iron Muskets of Steel sheen Strong Bows and Quivers with barbd Arrows wedg'd Sharp Partesans and Halberts double edg'd 68. The morter-pieces come and with them came Confounding where they light Granadoes dire Yet would he not permit the sons of Flame Unto the dreadful Cannon to give fire For valiant spirits which are still the same With generous to boast their utmost Ire To few and timid soules cannot indure To be a LYON among Sheep 't is poor 69. But now the MOORE from what he heard and view'd All which he did observe attentively Conceiv'd within his Breast a certain feud A root of Envy and Malignity Yet no such thing his outward gestures shewd But with a smiling hollow Courtesie He with himself resolves to treat them faire Till he his purpose may by deeds declare 70. Pilots the Captain at his hands doth pray His Ships as far as INDIA to guide Assuring him they shall with ample pay For all their pains therein be satisfy'de The MOORE consents but still the poyson lay Close where it was invenoming his side For had he pow'r of blasting with his breath Instead of Pilots he would give him death 71. So great the hate was and so great the spight Which to the strangers suddainly he took Knowing they follow that unerring light The SON OF DAVID holds out in his BOOK O the deep secrets of that INFINITE Into the which no mortal eye can look That They whom THOU to be thy friends hast chose Should never be without perfidious Foes 72. The trech'rous MOORE when he his fill had seen Departeth from the Frigates with his Crew As false in heart as flatt'ring in his meen And feign'd Regards on all the Sea-men threw Through the short Traverse of the humid Green The Boats had quickly cut when wellcom'd to The shore and met by an obsequious Train To his known House they wait him back again 73. The famous THEBAN from th' aethereal Hall He in his Thigh whom JOVE his Father bore Seeing this meeting with the PORTINGALL Is an abomination to the MORE Hath in his Brain a Stratagem which shall He hopes destroy him quite upon that score Now whilst this plot is forging in his head Unto himself these angry words he sed 74. Is it already then by FATE ordain'd That so great Victories and so renown'd Shall by the men of PORTUGAL be gain'd On warlike People and on Indian Ground And I son of the HIGHEST unprofan'd With carnal mixture and in whom are found Such rare Indowments must I suffer FATE To a meer man my honors to translate 75. Unto the son of PHILIP it is true Such pow're the GODS did in those parts afford 'T was one with Him to See and to subdue And MARS himself did homage to his Sword But can it be indur'd that to so Few FATE such stupendious puissance should accord That that of MACEDON of ROME and MINE The LUSITANIAN GLORY should out-shine 76. It must not nor it shall not For before This Swabber shall arrive the wished Land I 'l spin him such a Webb on yonder shore That he shall never see the Eastern-strand I 'l down to Earth and spur th' inraged MORE The Iron cooles that suffer'd is to stand And who so means a business sure to make He by the foretop must occasion take 77. Thus saying vext and little less then mad Upon the Affrick-shore he did descend Where in a humane shape and visage clad To neighb'ring PRASSUS he his course doth bend The shape he took on him thereby his bad And false designe the better to commend Was of a MOORE in MOZAMBIQUE known Old wise and with the GOVERNOUR all one 78. And entring to his Patron when he spy'de The fittest season to infuse his guile He tells him These who in the Harbour ride Are men That live by robberie and spoyle That Fame from Nations rang'd on the Sea-side With hue and crye pursu'd them to their Isle Of whom these Vagabonds a Bootie made When they had anchor'd with pretence of Trade 79. Moreover I would have thee know quoth Hee These bloody CHRISTIANS as I understand With Flames and Pyracies have fill'd the Sea As well as with their Robberies the Land And that they have it in designe how Wee May be reduc't too to their proud command How they may rob us of our goods and lives And take for Slaves our children and our Wives 80. And this I know to morrow by day-breake To come on shore for water they intend Arm'd with their Captaine Can Men plainer speake They mischief mean to feare it who pretend Thou arm'd with thine the same advantage take Them in close ambush quietly attend Who thinking to catch thee at unawares Will come with ease to fall into thy snares 81. And should it so fall out that by this feat They should not wholly be destroy'd and slain Another Plot the which will give thee great Content I 'm sure I have within this Brain Send them a Pilot skill d so in deceit And how to lay an undiscerned Train That he may lead them blinded where they may Be kill'd wreckt sever'd or quite lose their way 82. This said by Him who plaid so well the MOORE Whom years and Fraud made wise to obviate Harmes Thanking him much for his advice mature About his Neck the ZEQUE throws his armes And from that instant bids his Bands be sure To be all ready for the Morn's Allarmes That so when land the LUSITANIAN shou'd He may convert their water into blood 83. Farther t' effect that other false device A Moorish Pilot he did ready git Subtle dissembling and in mischief wise To whom so great a Trust he might commit Him through such Seas where such and such Coast lyes He bids to guide the Lusitanian Fleet That should the danger in one place be past It may be sure to perish at the last 84 Now visited th' Apollinean Ray. The Nabathêan mountains with a smile When GAMA with his men themselves aray To go and fetch fresh-water from the Isle Plac't with good order in the Boates are They As he had known of the intended guile And in a sort he did so For the Wise Have a divining soul that never lyes 85. Moreover for the Pilot he had sent To land before in need whereof he stood To which the sound of Warlike Instrument Was all the answer he had understood For this As likewise to be confident Of a false Nation being never good He went as well provided as he could With no more people then three Boats could hold 86. But the keen MOORS pickeering on the Strand To keep them from the Fountain's thirsted draught With Buckler on one Arm and dart in hand
Those who consider things by Reason call It madness rather then th' effect of cleer And sober heate on such vast Heapes to run Where there 's an hundred Horsemen to his one 44. Five MOORISH KINGS he hath that day defy'de Of whom the Chief hath ISMAR to his name All with the style of SOLDIER dignify'de By which is purchased immortal Fame Each had his Mistress fighting by his side Like that as beautiful as warlike DAME Who helpt so long to prop up falling TROY And Those who streams of THERMODONT injoy 45. Now did AURORA beautiful and cleer Out of the Welkin chase the golden Fry When MARY'S son ALPHONSO'S heart to cheer Appear'd to him upon the Cross on high Whom worshipping That thus vouchsaft t'appeer All of a fire with Faith the Prince doth cry Not to me LORD but to the INFIDEL Not unto me who know thy pow'r so well 46. This miracle of mercy so inflam'd The POTINGALLS and did their minds erect That they the gallant Prince their KING acclam'd Whom with such cordial love they did affect And drawing up before the Foe proclam'd To HEAV'N and to the World their new Elect Crying alowd THE ARMY CROWN AND ALL FOR GREAT ALPHONSO KING OF PORTUGALL 47. As a fierce Mastiffe in in the woody CHACE Whom Shouts and Hunters Instruments incite Attacks a Bull the which his Trust doth place In his sharp Horns's irrefragable might Now fastning on his flank now on his Face More nimble at the turn then strong in fight Till tearing out his Throat down falls the Beast The groaning Mountain with his weight opprest 48 So the new KING with courage no less new Inflam'd by GOD and by the People Both Upon the barb'rous Hoast before him flew With his bold Troops impetuous and wroth With this the doggs take up a Howle and rue Full Cry the people rowze th' Alarum goeth They snatch their Spears and Bowes the Trumpets sound Lowd Instruments of war go bellowing round 49. As when a fire in Stubble dry begun The whistling Boreas hapning then to blow Fann'd by the Bellows of the Wind doth run To the next which Field Furzes overgrow And there a knot of Sheepherds who upon The grassie ground sweet slumbers undergo Wak't by the crackling flames in the thick Brake Snatch up their Hooks and to the Village make 50 So the surprized MOORS and thunder-strook Catch up their weapons which lye round about Yet fled not these but to their Arms they took And spur d their warlike Barbs resolv'd and stout The PORTINGALL incounters them unshook He makes his Lances at their backs come out Some drop half-dead some tumble dead outright Others invoke the ALCORAN and fight 51. Most terrible Incounters there resound Enough to shake in its firm seat a Rock When those fierce Beasts the Trident-strooken ground Produc't with their more furious Burthens shock No Nook exempt the war is kindled round Vast wounds are giv n Neither hath cause to mock But those of LUSUS Armours Males and all Break cut hack batter penetrate and maule 52. Heads from the shoulders leap about the Field Arms Leggs without or Sence or Master flye Others their panting entrails trailing wheel'd Earth in their bloodless cheek death in their Eye Th' impious Army now the day doth yield Rivers of Blood flow from their wounds whereby The Field it self doth lose its colour too And into Crimson turns the verdant hew 53. The PORTINGALL victorious doth remain Reaping the Trophies and the wealthy Prey Having discomfited the MOOR of SPAIN Three days the GREAT KING on the place doth stay In his broad Shield which he till then bore plain A Badge eternal of this glorious day Five small Shields azure he doth now include In sign of these five Kings by Him subdu'de 54. In these five Shields he paints the Recompence For which THE LORD was sold in various Ink Writing his history who did dispence Such favour to him more then Heart could think In every of the Five he paints Five-pence So sums the Thirty by a Cinque-fold Cinque Accounting that which is the Center twise Of the five Cinques which he doth place Cross-wise 55. Some time after he gave this grand defeat Th' illustrious KING whose Thoughts to Heaven soare To take in LEYRIA marcht which Those He beat Had took from Him a little while before To boot the strong ARRONCHEZ he doth get And with her pleasant Vale the evermore Glorious SCABELICASTRO Santaréne Which Thou sweet TAGUS waterst so serene 56. Unto these noble Towns reduc't he soon Adds MAFRA dar'd by his victorious Wings Then in the famous Mountains of the Moon Cold SYNTRA forc'd to his obedience brings Syntra in which the NAYADES do run From the sweet Snare hiding themselves in Springs But LOVE hath Nets will there too serve their turn And in the water will his wild fire burn 57. And Thou fair LISBON worthy to be crown'd Of all the Cities of the WORLD the Queen Which that great Prince of Eloquence did found Who by his wit TROY-TOWN had ruin d seen Thou whom obeys the ocean-Ocean-Sea profound By the brave PORTINGALLS wer t taken in Helpt by a potent Fleet which at that time Happen'd to come out of the Northern Clime 58. Thence from the German ELVE and from the RHENE And from the Brittish-Sea-commanding THEAMES Sent to destroy th'usurping SARACEN And free their sister JORDAN'S captive streames These entring TAGUS'S pleasant mouth and then With great ALPHONSO joyn'd whose Glory's beames Attract all Hearts but those his name appalls A Seige is laid to th'ULYSSEAN WALLS 59. Five times the Moon did hide her horned head And other five her face at full displayd When by main force the City entered The will of the Beleaguerer obayd Fierce was the Battail much the blood there shed As needs they must be circumstances waigh'd Between rough Conquerours That all things dare And conquer'd People driven to despaire 60. Thus Shee was after some few Months expence Compell'd to stoop to this new Victor's law Whom in old time to their obedience With all their might cold Vandals could not draw Whose pow'r which own'd no bound stuck at no Fence EBRE and GOLDEN TAGUS trembling saw And BETIS they did so entirely tame They did that Land VANDALUSIA name 61. If noble LISBON could not stand it out Where is that City so resolv'd and strong That can resistance make to such a stout And warlike people FAME'S immortall song Now all ESTREMADURA'S at his Foot OBIDOS fair ALENQUER proud among Whose pleasant Groves runs many a River sweet Murm'ring as if too good to wash their Feet And TORRESUEDRAS 62. You likewise O ye fair TRANS-TAGAN LANDS Which golden CERES with her Bounty crowns Hee who brings more then Mortall strength commands Out of your Forts and Arms. And you the Clowns Of AFFRICA who plough'd them with your hands Hope not to reap the Fruits For the good Towns Of MOURA SERPA YELVES by assault Are taken and ALCACER OF THE SALT
Visage thus said He. Thou doest command me to unfold O KING My noble NATION' 's genealogie Thou bid'st me not to tell a forraign story But of my Own thou bid'st me tell the glory 4. Upon Another's Prayses to dilate Is usual and that which Friends doth raise But of One's Own the Prayses to relate Will prove I fear me a suspected praise Besides to praise ours to the worth the date Would first expire of six the longest days But to serve Thee a double fault I 'l do I 'l praise my own and crop their praises too 5. Yet what in fine doth animate me is I 'm sure of Lying I shall run no danger For of such deeds say what I can I wis I shall leave more to th'utterance of a stranger But to pursue that method in all this Thy self prescrib d nor seem in all a Ranger First of the Territory large I 'l tell Then of the bloody Battailes that befell 6 Between the Zone where Cancer bends his clutch To the bright Sun a Bound Septentrionall And that which for the Cold is shun'd as much As for the Heate the middle Zone of all Prowd EUROPE lyes whose North and parts which touch Upon the Occident have for their Wall The OCEAN and with unreturning Waves Her South the SEA-MEDITERRANEAN laves 7. Upon the East she neighbours ASIA But that cold River with the doubling stream Which from Riphean Mountains plough his way To the Meotick Lake divideth Them So doth that furious and that horrid Sea Which with their Fleet th incensed GREEKS did steme From whence the Sayler now with his mind's eye Sees the name onely of once glorious TROY 8. Where she is most beneath the Artick Pole The Hyperborean Mountains she doth see And those where EOL raigns without controle Owing to blustring their Nobility The Sun That spreads his lustre through the Whole His rays have here such imbecility That a deep snow is still upon the Mountains The Sea still frozen frozen still the Fountains 9. Here SCYTHS and TARTARS in great numbers live Who were ingag'd in a sharp war of old About their Pedigrees prerogative With those who then th'EGYPTIAN-LANâ—… did hold But where the justice of the Cause to give Being hard by erring Mortals to be told To get more certain information look In the Clay-Office from which Man was took 10. In that far Nook to name of many some Are the cold LAPLAND NORWAY comfortless SCANDIA that triumpht o're triumphant ROME Which her proud ruines to this day confess Here whilst the waters are not stiffe and numb With Winters Ice glazing the baltick-BALTICK-SEAS That Arm of the SARMATICK OCEANE Sayles the brave Swede the Prussian and the Dane 11. Betwixt this Sea and TANAIS live strange Nations RUTHENI frozen MUSCOVITES LIVONIANS That were in former Ages the SARMATIANS And in th'HERCINIAN FOREST the POLONIANS Held of the GERMAN EMPIRE are ALSATIANS SAXONS BOHEMIANS HUNGARS or PANNONIANS With divers other whom the RHINE'S cold waves The ELIVE the MOZELL and the DANOW laves 12. 'Twixt wandring ISTER and that NARROW-SEA Where with her life fair HELLE left her name The warlike THRACIANS dwell who lay a plea To MARS his Sword as from whose loyns they came Here HAEMUS and ORPHEAN RHODOPE Obey the OTTOMAN and to the shame Of Christendom BYSANTIUM'S noble Seat A proud affront to CONSTANTINE THE GREAT 13. The next in order MACEDONIA stands Bath'd with the Actian now LEPANTO'S Sea And likewise you O admirable LANDS Where Wit and Manners were in high degree Which bred those solid Heads and valiant Hands Those streams of Eloquence and Poetrie With which Thou famous GREECE unto the skies As well by Letters as by Arms didst rise 14. DALMATIANS follow Them and in that Bay ANTENOR chose for his new City's Syte VENICE like VENUS rises from the Sea From low beginnings swoln to that proud hight That Sea an Arm of Land doth over lay Which the whole WORLD subjected by its might That Arm no less then GREECâ—… to HEAVEN soar'd With the two wings of LEARNING and THE SWORD 15. 'T is wall'd by nature part where it doth joyn Unto the ALPS thick shoulders NEPTUNE barrs The rest with his salt waves The APPENINE Cuts ith'middle where your LYBIAN MARS Wan him such Fame But now since the divine Porter hath got it impotent in Wars 'T is stript of the vast pow'r it had before So much is GOD delighted with the pore 16. Pass we from thence to FRANCE so much of old With CAESAR'S triumphs through the World renownd 'T is water'd with the ROYAL SEYN the cold GAROON the pleasant LOYRE the RHINE profound Now those high Mountains in the clowds behold Which still the lost PYRENE'S name resound From which being fir'd as ancient Books have told Rivers ran down of Silver and of Gold 17. Loe here displays it self illustrious SPAIN As Head there of all EUROPE In whose strange Successes of their Wars and ways of raign FATE' 's wheel gave many a turn wrought many a change But never Force or Fraud shall fix a stain Through Fortune's humor always giv'n to range But SPAIN will finde a time to wipe it out And make her blasted honors freshly sprout 18. She faces TINGâ—…TANIA and There As if to make the Mid-land Sea an Isle The well-known STREIGHTS to close their jaws appeare Innobled with the THEBAN'S latest Toyle With diff rent Nations she her head doth reare Sea-girt three sides the fourth with Hilly Pyle Of such Nobility and Valour All That each pretends to be the principal 19. She has the ARRAGONIAN so renown'd For conqu'ring twice stubborn PARTHENOPE Those of NAVAR ASTURIANS who did bound The MOORS broke in upon us like a Sea She has the shrewd GALLEGO many-crownd CASTILIAN whom his Star reserv'd to be SPAIN'S great Restorer and her Lord SEVILIA GRANADA LEON MURCIA with CASTILIA 20. The LUSITANIAN KINGDOM here survay Plac't as the Crown upon fair EUROPE's Head Where the Land finishing begins the Sea And whence the Sun steps to his watry Bed This first in Arms by gracious HEAV'N'S decree Against the filthy MAURITANIAN sped Throwing him out of Her to his old Nest In burning AFFRICK nor there let him rest 21. That That the loved EARTH where I was born To which if kinder HEAV'N do so dispose That I this Task perform'd alive return With It my dying Eyes there let me close From LYSUS which the Latines LUSUS turn Old BACCHUS'S Camrade or as some suppose His Son was LUSITANIA'S name deriv'd When in that Countrey his Plantation thriv'd 22. Here was that Shepherd born who in his Name As well as in his Actions did write MAN Whom none must hope to equal in his Fame Since that of ROME he to eclipse began This Spot through shuffling of light Fortune's Game TIME who devours his children saw Anan On the WORLD'S Theater a great Part play Rays'd to a Kingdom and it was this way 23. There was in SPAIN a King ALPHONSO hight Who made so
his words they list ning All The Master Loe who in the Skye did peepe His whistle sounds From ev'ry Corner crawle The Saylors half-awake and half-asleepe And for the wind augments he bids them fall The Top-sayles climbing to the Scuttle steep Awake he said ope and unseale your Eyes From you black clowd ye see the Wind does rise 71. Not fully lor'd the windy Top-sayles were When a great Gust upon a suddain came Strike cry'd the Master so that all might hear Strike strike the Main-sheet thrice he did exclame The hasty winds for Tyrants have no Eare Ere struck it could be rushing thwart the same Rend it to rags with such a hideous rash As if the World destroy'd the Poles did clash 72. Then did the Men strike HEAV'N with a joynt-groane Themselves with horror struck and pale dismay For the Sayle split the Vessel hanging prone A pow'r of Water scoops up from the Sea Lighten the Master cryes with mournful tone Lighten the Ship if ye would live obay Run others to the Pump w' are at the Brink Of perishing unto the Pumpe We sink 73. Unto the Pumpe th undanted Soldiers ran To which no sooner come their parts to do But the Ship stagg'ring like a drunken Man Their heels tript up them to the Larbord threw Not three the sturdiest of the Saylâ—…rs can Manage the Helm with all their strength put to The Ship is bound with Ropes in every part The Land-men lose their streâ—…gth Sea-men their Art 74. Such the impetuous winds that to have shown More force and fury they could not devise Had they at once from all the Quarters blown To throw down BABELI which did threat the skyes The AMMIRALL upon the overgrown Mountains of water shrinks into the size Of her own cock-boat wondring her selfe how She did to live in such a sea till now 75 The second ship in which was PAUL DE GAME Had her main mast snapt in the midst and broke The people in her almost drown'd the name Of Him that came to save the world invoke With like vain Ecchoes to the Ayre exclaime In the Third all Câ—…ELLIOS daunted folk Although that master so good order took That e're the storm ariv'd her sayles were strook 76. Now All to Heaven are hoysted by the fury And rage of NEPTUNE terrible and fell Now to the bottom of his waves All hurry As if their keels would knock the Gates of Hell The East VVest South and Northern winds to woory The wor d by turns from ev'ry corner swell Her self with Torches the deformed Night With which the Pole is all on fire doth light 77. The Halcion along the ratling shore With strayned voyce cryes in a dolefull Key Rubbing with this the overplayst'red soare Of her own loss by like tempestuous sea The amorous Dolphins hide them which before Did friske and dance about the watry sea Flying the cruell storm in Caves obscure Nor in the very bottom are secure 78. Never such red-hot Thunder-bolts were made Rebelling Gyants to confound and awe By that foule Smith who by his faire wife pray'd Forg'd a riâ—…h Armour for his son in law Nor ever by the Thunderer displayd That frighted paire such flakes of lightning saw In the great FLOOD they only left to mourn Who stones to people a hard race did turn 79. How many mountains did the waves uncrown Bouncing against them like a batt'ring Ram How many aged Trees the wind rusht downe Which by the Cable-roots at once up came Little thought They the earth swept with their crowne To turn their Heelâ—…s to Heav'n in the low dam As little thought the sands which there were hid To floate upon the top as then they did 80. VASCO DE GAMA seeing his Hope 's crost Just at the Butt and end of hâ—…s desire Seeing the Billowes now to Hell goe post Now with fresh fury unto Heav'â—… aspire Confus'd with horrour giving All for lost Seeing no humane Fence against such Ire To that HIGH POVV'RE who is the sov'rain Ayd And can Impossibilities thus pray'd 81. â—…rotector of the Quires Angelicall Whom Heav'n and Earth and angry seas obay Thou who the Read-sea mad'st a double wall Through which thy flying ISR'ELL to convay Thou who didst keep and save thy servant PAUL From open Rocks and Shelvs that hidden lay And sav d'st with His from Cataracks down hurl'd The second PLANTER of the drowned WORLD 82. If we have past new dangers numerous Of other SCYLLA'S and CHARIBDESSES Other dire Syrts and Quicksands infamous ACROCER AUNIAN ROCKS in other seas Why in the Close doest thou relinquish us Why throw us off after such scapes a These If with our labours thou art not offended If thy sole service be thereby intended 83. O happy men whose lot it was to dye On whetted point of Mauritanian Lance Whil st smear'd with beawteous dust of AFFRICK The CHRISTIAN FAITH they fighting did advance Whose glorious deeds remain in History Or carv'd in everlasting Verse perchance Who losing a short life a long did git Death sweetned with the Fame attending it 84. Whilst this he says contending Winds that roare Like two wild Bulls when one with t'other copes Augment the horrid Tempest more and more And ratling whistle through the Spiny Ropes The flashing Light'ning never does give o're The thund'ring such that there are now no hopes But that HEAV'N'S Axles will be streight unbuilt The ELEMENTS at one another tilt 85. But see the amorous star with twinkling Ray Conspicuous in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE Fair Harbinger and Usher of the Day It visits Earth and Sea with forehead cleare She from whom arm'd ORION slinks away And who this Star sits guiding in her Spheare Spying what Risk her deare Armada ran At once with Anger and with feare grew wan 86. Here hath been BACCHUS says she I am sure Will he ne're leave this rancour but in vain He shall not wag the Ruine to procure Of mine but I will have him in the Train She stoops like Lightning from OLYMPUS pure Upon the troubled Kingdom of the MAYN Her Nymphs to crown them as for wagers bids With waking ROSES that new ope their lids 87. With thousand-colourd Garlands she commands Their flowing locks a little be comptroll'd Who would not judge LOVE there with his own hands Inamell'd painted flow'rs upon true gold Her purpose is to fetter in those â—…ands Th' inamourd Winds where there they wander bold The Faces of those loved Nymphs to shew them More faire then Stars to charm and to subdue them 88. And so it prov'd For she no sooner did But presently they faint they dye away Under their wings their bashful heads they hid In humble posture at those feet they lay The slip Those take them up in is the thrid Of that bright Hair which scorns the mid-day's Ray. Then to her servant BOREAS thus did say His sweet and bosom friend ORYTHIA 89. Fierce BOREAS This is not the way to prove That e're thou lov'dst as thou pretend'st to
30. He thus begins O men whom NATURE plac't Neer to the Nest where I my birth did take What Chance or stronger Destiny so vast So hard a Voyage made you undertake For some hid cause from TAGUS are ye past And unknown MINIUS through that horrid Lake On which no Barke before did ever floate To Kingdoms so conceal'd and so remote 31. GOD GOD hath brought you He hath sure some grand And special buis'ness here for you to do For this alone he leads you by strong Hand Through Foes Seas Stormes and with a heav'nly Clew INDIA is this with sev'ral Nations man'd Great NATURE'S bounty All beholding to For glist'ring Gold for sparkling Stones of price For oderiferous Gums for burning Spice 32. The Province ye are anchor'd now upon Is called MALABAR In the old way It worships Idols The Religion That bears in all these parts the greatest sway Held 't is by sev'ral Kings yet onely one Rul'd it of old as their Traditions say The last King was SARAMA PERIMAL Who in one Monarchy possest it All. 33. But certain strangers coming to this Ream From MECHA in the Gulph of ARABIE Who brought the Law of MAHOMET with Them In which my Parents educated me It so befell with their great skill and stream Of Eloquence These to that hot degree This PERIMAL unto their Faith did win That he propos'd to dye a Saint therein 34. Ships he provides and therein curious For Off rings lades his richest Merchandize To turn Monastick and Religious There where our 〈◊〉 PROPHâ—…T lies Having no Heir left of the Royal House Before he parted he did cantonize His Realm Those servants he lov d best he bringâ—… From want to wealth from Subjects to be Kings 35 To one COCHIN t' another CANANOUR CHALE t' a Third t' a Fourth the PEPPER-Iâ—…LE To This COULAN To That gives CRANGANOUR The rest to them who most deserv'd his smile One young mâ—…n onely who had mighty pow'r On his Affections was forgot the while For whom was left poor CALICUT alone A City since Rich great by Traffick growne 36. This gives he Him and to eke out the same A shining Title Paramount the Rest. That done his Voyage takes his life to frame So as to raign hereafter with the Blest And hence remain'd of SAMORIM the name By which imperial pow r and heigth s exprest To that young man and to his Heirs from whom This who the EMPIRE now injoys is come 37. The NATIVES'S manners poor as well as rich Are made up all of Lyes and vanitie Naked they go onely a Cloth they stitch About those Parts which must concealed be Two Ranks they have of People Nobles which Are NAYRâ—…S stil'd and Those of basâ—… degree Call'd POLEAS To Both the Law prescribes They shall not marry out of their own Tribes 38. And Those That have been bred up to one Trade Out of another may not take a Wife Nor may their Children any thing be made But what their Parents have been all their life To touch a NAYRâ—… with their Bodye's shade A scandal is to his Prerâ—…gatife If themselves chance to touch them as they meet With thousand Rytes himself he washes sweet 39. Just so the JEWISH PEOPLE did of yore The touch of a SAMARITAN Eschew But when ye come into the Countrey more And things of greater strangeness ye shall view The NAYRES onely go to war Before Their King they onely stand a Rampire trew Against his Foes A Sword they alway weild With their right-hand and with the left a Shâ—…ild 40. Their Prelates are call'd BRAMENS an old name And amongst them of great Preheminence Of his fam'd Sect who Wisdom did disclame And took a stile of a more modest sence They kill no living thing and highly blame All flesh to eat with wondrous abstinence But other flesh their Law doth not forbid Yet They as prone thereto as if it did 41. Their Wives are common but are so to none Save those who of their Husbands's Kindred are O blessed lot blest Generation On whom fierce jealousie doth wage no war These are the Customes but not these alone Which are receiv'd by Those of MALABAR The LAND abounds in Trade of all things Isle Or firm-Land yields from CHINA unto NYLE 42. Thus did the MOOR recount But Gossip FAME Crying the Newes about the City went Of a strange people come with a strange name To be inform'd the truth when the King sent Now through the gaping streets invirond came With either Sex and Ages different The noble Men dispatched by the King The Gen'rall of the Fleet to Him to bring 43. And Hee thus licenc't by the SAMORIM To disembarque departs without delay The noblest of his LUSIANS hon'ring Him As his bright Trayn himself more bright then They The sweet variety of colours trim Dazles the ravisht people all the way The compast Oare strikes leisurely the water Of the Sea first of the fresh River after 44. Upon the Key a potent Officere Whom in their Tongue the CATUAL they call Begirt with NAYRES stood to welcome There The brave DE GAME with Pompe unusuall Whom in his Arms himselfe to land did beare Then points him to a Cowch Pontificall On which their custome of most antient date Upon mens shoulders he is born in state 45. Thus Hee of LUSUS Hee of MALABAR Move to the place where them expects the King The other PORTINGALLS and NARYES are Their Infantry advancing in a Ring The multitudes like Baggage in a War Confused pester one and t'other Wing They would aske questions but have not the pow'r Their mouths were stopt for that in BABEL'S Tow'r 46. Ride talking GAMA and the CATUAL Of things which the Occasion ministred MONSAYDE the Interpreter of All As understanding what by each is sed Thus marching and ariving where the tall And sumptuous Fabrick did erect it's head Of a rich TEMPLE in the Citie 's Center At the large two leav'd door abrest they enter 47 There stand the Figures of their Deities Carv'd in cold stone in dull and stupid wood In various shapes presented to the Eyes In various postures as the Feind thought good Some in yet more abominable wise CHIMERA-like with shapes repugnant stood The CHRISTIANâ—… us'd t' adore GOD Man deridâ—… To see Men Beasts and Monsters deifide 48. One's humane Head a paire of Horns disgraces JUPITER HAMON stood in LYBIA so Another had one Body and two Faces Thus the old ROMANS did old Janus show A Third with hundred Hands fifty embraces Like BRIAREUS pretends at once to throw A Fourth Hee grinns with a dogs Face the plain Ador'd ANUBIâ—… in Mâ—…MPHITICK FANE 49. Here by the barb'rous people of that Sect Their Superstitious Worship being payd Their course without digression Both direct To where the King of these vain GENTILES stayd The Trayn augments through Those who the aspect Of the strange Captain to behold assay'd Women and Boys from all the Houses gaze These tyle the Roofs Their Eyes the Windows