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Charls triumphant, &c.
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Oxinden, Henry, 1609-1670.
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Wing O840; ESTC R222637
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thee for whom I have so long pray'd let thy Kingdomes come All which thy Kingdomes now are come to Thee Thanks be to God and thou to them all three Th' art come to them and sure the Angels they Even Gods own Host Thee guarded by the way And doubtless he 's an Atheist who not sings Beholding Thee brought home on Angels wings No Sadduce but would confess the same Had he our Charls seen then when thus he came No Sceptick ought to doubt of this and I Think to gain-say it comes near Blasphemy O how those Angels at their Office joyed In which the Lord of Hosts had them employed And to behold those who had sinners been Even Rebels late now turned from their sin There is no doubt those Messengers of Light Who do rejoyce when men turn to the right But that they did triumph when our King came For unsquar'd hearts he then put into frame So that at 's landing I may boldly say Both men and Angels kept a holy day XI Hail CHARLS who came so well attended hail To whom GOD Neptune did his Trident vaile And his dear Amphitrite gladly bring All her faire Nymphs to view so great a King No wonder then that calme the waters were Sith Neptune Master CHARLS himself was there Besides the Sea-GOD had the winds commanded Not to be boistrous till his guest was landed And had a minde to see 's own daughters dance Before the true and la lawfull Heir of France The same who rules great Brittanie and with all Ireland those Seas the narrow Seas we call Whose moveing Castles make the Ocean tremble And some of its great Borderers dissemble Witnesse thee Holand and the rest but I Now leave you strinking saile to 's Mijesty XII Haile CHARLS once more of whom the Sea-Gods care So great was that He in his armes you bare And in whose presence so much mirth did passe As after times will doubt how great it was Some say the waters smil'd for joy cause they Your comp'ny had ' this merry month of May And some affirm the fish your health did quaffe Whilst the sea Goddesses did sing and laugh Some Fish did halfe above the waters rise Off'ring themselves to you a sacrifice Others as sure to leape for joy were seen As if that they had there transported been And certain 't is some wondered to see The very ship that held your Majesty And well may this be true fith I do know Some men as well as Fishes that did so O famous ship which did'st three Kingdomes hold This Argo's glory who can well unfold O ship whose precious lading sure was such As that all India was not worth so much O ship deserving highly to be graced And ' mongst the Stars in Heav'n to be placed Sith it hath brought of Mortals all the flower Unto the Brittish shore in a good hower Which some Fish following would not give over Unltil they saw you safe arriv'd at Dover XIII Now might Pythagoras have hea'rd if e're The pleasant Musick of each heav'nly Sphere And I my self had I above them been Ioves Choristers for joy triumphing seen Yea some have thought that the damn'd Spir'ts below Had intermission of their torments now And Heraclitus though he n'ere before Was seen to laugh might have laugh'd on this score But certain 't is some persons I did view who were so glad as they themselves not knew XIV Some in their thoughts so rapt now up on high As with their heads they touch'd che lofty sky Some knew not whether on the Earth they went Or their feet trod upon the Firmament Other some could not possibly refraine Aloud by words their gladnesse to explaine Some hollowed as if that they had ment The aire to cleave and clouds asunder rent By their exceeding noise which was so great As it did reach up to Olympus seat Nor is' t a wonder this was done by men Sith conduits French and Spanish utter'd then XV. But O how Neptune foam'd for anger when He saw that you would part and how He then Roared for grief when you were neare the shore Fearing He might not see you any more And when he saw that you would from him go He bad the rising billowes answer No And so they did which many an one did hear Who to your landing place were very near And for a need the truth thereof can sweare For they did see the same when they were there Lib. 2. I. And did the King at Dover land then O You Dubrians thank him for doing so Thanke Him for ever for the great renown His Majesty did bring unto your Town Now may 't be said whil'st Sol his course shall runne Here landed CHARLS our King St. CHARLS his son Fame will ride Post proclaming the world over That CHARLS the Martyrs son did land at Dover What land so barbarous as will not hear In short time now of famous Dover Peere And what brave Soul who is at 's own command Will not come see the place where CHARLS did land O sacred Place and be 't in th' Annals put That had the honour first to to kisse his foot All ye that see it revetently bow And with devout affection Kisse it now Fond Pilgrims who St. Thomas foot-steps kisse Behold King Charles's holyer then his I meane the foot-steps of St. Tom a Becket Who in the World did once make heavy racket CHARL'S footsteps are divine and who shall trace His steps he doth to heaven bend his race Much surely are we bounden to our King Who leads the way which doth to Heav'n bring II. CHARLS did at Dover land a happy day â—or â—s it was the twenthy sixt of May Th' one thousandth year six hundred and threescore Of CHRST our SAVIOUR when he came o're A day and year not e're to be forgot He is a Rebel sanctifies it not The Sun did then put on his brightest Rayes And with brave Monck attend him on his wayes Now with all Christendome might Kent alone Have surely stood in competition Sole Kent all Christendome then need not fear When our most High and Mighty CHARLS is there What nam'd I CHARLS that very name doth spell Deliverance if we observe it well Could have deliver'd us but Hee alone None could have ty'd the hearts of men but Hee In Millions of knots of amity Hen'ry the Roses James two Kingdomes joyn'd But CHARLS was He three Kingdomes that entwin'd And O how mightily all things rejoic'd As soon as our Kings landing safe was noys'd As if they had esteemed it high Treason To have done otherwise in such a season The Bells ' ore-joy'd were heard this Psalm to sing Over and over oft God save the King The Churches they stood still and it is well They did so Lambert once had rung their knell The Orthodoxe Divines did joy and pray Their joyes were Orthodoxe as well as they They gave God thankes their Sov'raign was râ—turnâ—â— And well they might their livings were adjouâ—nâ—â—