The Golden Fleece Divided into three Parts, Under Which are discouered the Errours of Religion, the Vices and Decayes of the Kingdome, and lastly the wayes to get wealth, and to restore Trading so much complayned of. Transported from Cambrioll Colchos, out of the Southermost Part of the Iland, commonly called the Newfoundland, By Orpheus Iunior [i.e.William Vaughan], For the generall and perpetuall Good of Great Britaine |
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THE MUSES AND THE GRACES, BY THE hands of Orpheus Junior, doe here present this Treatise of the Golden Fleece at the Feet of the most Noble, Mightie, and hopefull King of Great Britaine. |
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THE MUSES AND THE GRACES, BY THE hands of Orpheus Junior, doe here present this Treatise of the Golden Fleece at the Feet of the most Noble, Mightie, and hopefull King of Great Britaine.
Great Monarch, though You with Apollo's lore,And with your Fathers rules are polisht more:
Though You of riper Iudgements doe not want
Proiectours rare, and full as elegant;
Disdaine not yet to marke what we entend,
And to Your Grace by Orpheus recommend.
Though we no Gold, nor Precious Stones present,
The value notwithstanding here is sent;
King Gyges Ring to see the Cause of harmes,
A New-found Fleece to rayse both Arts and Armes.
Christ was wel pleas'd with the poore widowes mite;
No lesse a Larke excels the greatest Kite.
A little Part a wise King will preferre
Of Practick Art before all Dreames, that erre.
Commines Bookes held as a peerelesse Gift.
So did King Phillips valiant Sonne account
Poore Homers Workes rich Iewels to surmount.
This no Eutopia is, nor Common-wealth
Which Plato faign'd. Wee bring Your Kingdomes health
By true Receits; which You will rellish well,
If Humours ranke by Physicke You expell.
In pithy fresh Conceits Your mind may ioy,
When sundry Troupes of weightie Cares annoy.
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