The Device of the Pageant borne before Woolstone Dixi Lord Maior of the Citie of London. An. 1585. October 29 |
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Spoken by the Children in the Pageant
viz.
London.
New
Troye I hight whome Lud my Lord surnam'd,
London the glory of the western side:
Throughout the world is louely London fam'd,
So farre as any sea comes in with tide.
Whose peace and calme vnder her Royall Queene:
Hath long bin such as like was neuerseene.
London the glory of the western side:
Throughout the world is louely London fam'd,
So farre as any sea comes in with tide.
Whose peace and calme vnder her Royall Queene:
Hath long bin such as like was neuerseene.
Then let me liue to caroll of her name,
that she may euer liue and neuer dye:
Her sacred shrine set in the house of fame,
consecrate to eternall memorie.
My peerles mistresse soueraigne of my peace:
Long may she ioy with honours great increase.
that she may euer liue and neuer dye:
Her sacred shrine set in the house of fame,
consecrate to eternall memorie.
My peerles mistresse soueraigne of my peace:
Long may she ioy with honours great increase.
Magnanimity.
The Cuntry and the Thames affoord their aide,
and carefull Maiestrates their care attend:
All English harts are glad, and well appaide,
in readines their London to defend.
Defend them Lord and these faire Nimphs likewise:
that euer they may doo this sacrifice.
Loyaltie.
The greatest treasure that a Prince can haue,
dooth louely London offer to her Queene,
Such loyaltie as like was neuer seene.
and such as any English hart can craue.
The Cuntry
For Londons aide the Cuntry giues supplie,
of needfull things, and store of euery graine:
London giue thanks to him that sits on hie,
had neuer Towne lesse cause for to complaine,
And loue and serue the soueraigne of thy peace:
Under whose raigne thou hast this rich encrease,
The Thames.
With siluer glide my pleasaunt streams do runne,
where leaping fishes play betwixt the shores:
This gracious good hath God and kinde begun,
for Londons vse with help of Sailes and Ores.
For her whose highnes lengths thy happy daies.
The Souldier.
Armour of safe defence the Souldier hath,
So louely London carefully attends:
To keep her sacred soueraigne from skathe,
That all this english land so well defends.
And so farre London bids her souldiers goe,
As well may serue to sheeld this land from woe.
The Sayler.
The Sayler that in colde and quaking tide,
the wrathfull stormes of Winters rage dooth bide
With streamers stretcht, prepares his mery bark,
for cuntries welth to set his men awark.
That Queene and Cuntry eazely may see:
The Sea-man serues his Prince in his degree.
Science.
For Londons safety and her happines,
the Souldier and the Sayler may you see:
All well prepar'd and put in redines,
to doo such seruice as may fitting be,
and Arte with them doo ioyne and they with me.
London then ioy and let all ages knowe,
What duty to thy soueraigne thou doost owe.
The first Nymphe.
Thus with the morning Sun and euening starre,
these holy lights shall burne, the cheerfull flame
With sweetest odour shall perfume as farre
as India stands in honor of her name.
Whose Trophey we adore with sacred rights:
With sweetest incense and with endles lights.
So long as Sunne dooth lend the world his light,
or any grasse dooth growe vpon the ground:
With holy flame, our Torches shall burne bright,
and fame shall brute with golden trumpets sound
The honor of her sacred regiment:
That claimes this honorable monument.
The third Nymph.
Our holy lights shall burne continually,
to signifie our duties to her state:
Whose excellent and princely maiestye,
approoues it selfe to be moste fortunate.
The fourt Nymphe.
Vertue shall witnes of her woorthines,
and fame shall register her princely deeds:
The world shall still pray for her happines,
from whome our peace and quietnes proceeds.
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