The Period of Mourning Disposed into sixe Visions. In Memorie of the late Prince. Together with Nuptiall Hymnes, in Honour of this Happy Marriage betweene the Great Princes, Frederick Count Palatine of the Rhene, and The Most Excellent, and Aboundant President of all Virtve and Goodnes Elizabeth onely Daughter to our Soueraigne, his Maiestie. Also the manner of the Solemnization of the Marriage at White-Hall, on the 14 of February; being Sunday, and St. Valentines day. By Henry Peacham |
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Uranias
Sonne, who dwell'st vpon
The fertile top of Helicon,
Chaste Marriage Soueraigne, and dost leade
The Virgin to her Bridall Bed.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
The fertile top of Helicon,
Chaste Marriage Soueraigne, and dost leade
The Virgin to her Bridall Bed.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
With Marioram begirt thy brow,
And take the Veile of yealow: now
Yee Pinie Torches with your light,
To golden day conuert the night.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
And take the Veile of yealow: now
Yee Pinie Torches with your light,
To golden day conuert the night.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
See how like the Cyprian Queene,
Eliza comes, as when (I weene)
On Ida hill the prize she had
Allotted by the Phrygian Lad.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Eliza comes, as when (I weene)
On Ida hill the prize she had
Allotted by the Phrygian Lad.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
As Asian Myrtle fresh and faire,
Which Hamadryads with their care,
And duely tending by the flouds,
Haue taught to ouer-looke the Woods.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Which Hamadryads with their care,
And duely tending by the flouds,
Haue taught to ouer-looke the Woods.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Behold how Vesper from the skie
Consenteth by his twinckling eye;
And Cynthia stayes her Swans to see
The state of this Solemnitie.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Consenteth by his twinckling eye;
And Cynthia stayes her Swans to see
The state of this Solemnitie.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Wedlocke, were it not for thee,
VVee could nor Childe nor Parent see,
Armies Countries to defend,
Or Shepheards hilly Heards to tend.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
VVee could nor Childe nor Parent see,
Armies Countries to defend,
Or Shepheards hilly Heards to tend.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
But Hymen call the Nymph away,
With Torches light the Children stay,
Whose sparkes (see how) ascend on hye,
As if there wanted Starres in Skye.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
With Torches light the Children stay,
Whose sparkes (see how) ascend on hye,
As if there wanted Starres in Skye.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
As virgin Vine her Elme doth wed,
His Oake the luie ouer-spread:
So chaste desires thou ioynst in one,
That disvnited were vndone.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
His Oake the luie ouer-spread:
So chaste desires thou ioynst in one,
That disvnited were vndone.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
But see her golden foote hath past
The doubted
Threshold, and at last
Shee doth approach her Bridall-bed,
Of none saue Tyber enuyed.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
The doubted
The Bride neuer vsed to touch the threshold (which custome is yet obserued in some places of Italy) but very warily passed ouer the same, least charmes of some other kinde of Watch-craft might be laid vnder the same, eyther to cause debate, or to the hinderance of procreation. By the Threshold, at her comming home, was set fire and water, which shee touched with eyther hand.
Shee doth approach her Bridall-bed,
Of none saue Tyber enuyed.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Chast Mariage-bed, he sooner tels
The Starres, the Ocean Sand, or shels,
That thinkes to number those delights
Wherewith thou shortnest longest nights.
Io, &c.
The Starres, the Ocean Sand, or shels,
That thinkes to number those delights
Wherewith thou shortnest longest nights.
Io, &c.
With richest Tyrian Purple spred,
Where her deare Spouse is laid on bed,
Like yong Ascanius, or the Lad
Her Loue the Queene of Cyprus had:
Io, &c.
Where her deare Spouse is laid on bed,
Like yong Ascanius, or the Lad
Her Loue the Queene of Cyprus had:
Io, &c.
Young Frederick of Royall Ligne,
Of Cassimiers, who on the Rhine
To none are second said to be,
For Valour, Bounty, Pietie.
Io, &c.
Of Cassimiers, who on the Rhine
To none are second said to be,
For Valour, Bounty, Pietie.
Io, &c.
Come Bride-maide Venus and vndoe
Th' Herculean knot with fingers two,
And take the
girdle from her wast,
That Virgins must for goe at last,
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Th' Herculean knot with fingers two,
And take the
This girdle was dedicated to Diana, whom the Grecians called λυσιζωνη, and the Latines Cinxia: it was wouen with wool, and knit with a kinde of knot which they called Herculean, in signe of fruit fulnes, which Virgins ware, and neuer was taken away vntill the first night of their Marriage, which then the bride maid vnknit but with two fingers onely.
That Virgins must for goe at last,
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Scatter
Nuts without the Dore,
The Married is a Childe no more,
For whosoere a wife hath wed,
Hath other businesse in his head.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
The Married is a Childe no more,
For whosoere a wife hath wed,
Hath other businesse in his head.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Where passe ye many an happy night,
Vntill Lucina brings to light;
An hopefull Prince who may restore,
In part, the losse we had before,
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
Vntill Lucina brings to light;
An hopefull Prince who may restore,
In part, the losse we had before,
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
That one day we may liue to see,
A Frederick Henry on her knee,
Who mought to Europe giue her law,
And keepe encroaching Hell in awe.
Io, &c.
A Frederick Henry on her knee,
Who mought to Europe giue her law,
And keepe encroaching Hell in awe.
Io, &c.
Vpon whose Brow may Enuie read,
The reconcile of Loue and Dread,
And in whose Rosie cheeke we see,
His Mothers gracefull Modestie,
Io, &c.
The reconcile of Loue and Dread,
And in whose Rosie cheeke we see,
His Mothers gracefull Modestie,
Io, &c.
But Muse of mine we but molest
I doubt, with ruder song their rest,
The Dores are shut, and lights about
Extinct, then time thy flame were out.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
I doubt, with ruder song their rest,
The Dores are shut, and lights about
Extinct, then time thy flame were out.
Io Hymen Hymenæus.
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