Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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CHAP. LXVIII.
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CHAP. LXVIII.
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CHAP. LXVIII.
At
Casben hild the Shawgh his Court, who thirtie yeeres and odd
Had not been seene abroade, thereof by Prophesie forbodd:
Like Maiestie he kept as those great Monarchs did before
The Macedons subdewed them, of Wiues he had like store,
Besides most bewtious Concubines not lesse than fifteene score:
And yearely of the fairest Maides and Wiues doth make new choyce,
When much the Friends and Husbands of those chosen do reioyce:
Him blesseth he to whom doth he one of his Relicts giue:
Yeat Persian Shaughs esteeme themselues the holiest Kings that liue.
For when a Christian (whom they call an Infidel, because
He not beleeues in Mahomet, nor Mortezalies Lawes)
Is cal'd to audience, least the same prophaine wheare he doth stand,
Must doffe his Shooes, and to and fro tread on new-sifted sand.
Our Soueraignes Letters to the Shaugh so Ienkenson presents,
Who, being as'kt his arrant, said those Letters like Contents.
But new-made Peace with Turkie him of new-sought Trade preuents
The Turkish Marchants, fearing least their Traffique might decrease,
Had by that Basha, mard his Mart that then had made that Peace.
The Shaugh did also question his Beleefe, and quarrell it:
So, well appaid is Ienkenson if well away he git,
Whom, with our letters to the Turke the Shaugh, to send was bent,
Had not the Hyrcane Murzey Posts vnto his Father sent,
And Obdolowcans Letters then disswaded that intent:
When, with a Present for himselfe, he Thence to, Hyrcan went,
And theare did him the heart-trew King most kindly intertayne,
And thence dismisse with Giftes, when he no longer would remayne:
Nor onely his Ambassadors vnto his care Commends,
But moment of that Ambassie which he to Mosco sends.
There now suppose them well ariu'd, and bringing gratefull newes
Of waightie Messages whearin the Mosick him did vse.
Conuenient time he nerethelesse, for Persian Trade attends:
Which Arthur Edwards, thither sent, succesfully theare ends,
Had not been seene abroade, thereof by Prophesie forbodd:
Like Maiestie he kept as those great Monarchs did before
The Macedons subdewed them, of Wiues he had like store,
Besides most bewtious Concubines not lesse than fifteene score:
And yearely of the fairest Maides and Wiues doth make new choyce,
When much the Friends and Husbands of those chosen do reioyce:
Him blesseth he to whom doth he one of his Relicts giue:
Yeat Persian Shaughs esteeme themselues the holiest Kings that liue.
For when a Christian (whom they call an Infidel, because
He not beleeues in Mahomet, nor Mortezalies Lawes)
Is cal'd to audience, least the same prophaine wheare he doth stand,
Must doffe his Shooes, and to and fro tread on new-sifted sand.
Our Soueraignes Letters to the Shaugh so Ienkenson presents,
Who, being as'kt his arrant, said those Letters like Contents.
But new-made Peace with Turkie him of new-sought Trade preuents
The Turkish Marchants, fearing least their Traffique might decrease,
Had by that Basha, mard his Mart that then had made that Peace.
The Shaugh did also question his Beleefe, and quarrell it:
So, well appaid is Ienkenson if well away he git,
Whom, with our letters to the Turke the Shaugh, to send was bent,
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And Obdolowcans Letters then disswaded that intent:
When, with a Present for himselfe, he Thence to, Hyrcan went,
And theare did him the heart-trew King most kindly intertayne,
And thence dismisse with Giftes, when he no longer would remayne:
Nor onely his Ambassadors vnto his care Commends,
But moment of that Ambassie which he to Mosco sends.
There now suppose them well ariu'd, and bringing gratefull newes
Of waightie Messages whearin the Mosick him did vse.
Conuenient time he nerethelesse, for Persian Trade attends:
Which Arthur Edwards, thither sent, succesfully theare ends,
This Edwards, and a many here vnnam'd, deserued well
In these Imployments: but of All weare tedious al to tell,
For, sauing of Discouerers we purpose not to dwell.
Els would we here reuiue, but that through Hakluits Pen they liue,
(To him, your Fames sweet Trumpetor, Yee, English, Garlands giue)
A Catalogue of Names, that in this North and Northeast Climes,
Haue more obseru'd, and more deseru'd than perish shall with times.
Nor be my Father here forgot: for he, amongst the rest,
Deserueth in this Generall remembrance with the best.
And here, from out those churlish Seas, with Ienkinson we sayle
To London, theare, an aged Man, to tell this youthfull Taile:
How he had past All Europe, seene all Leuant Ilands, and
Greece, Turkie, Affrick, India, Sur, Agypt, the holie Land,
And all the foresaid Lands, in all imployde and intertainde
Of Emperors and Kings, as if him selfe a King had raign'd.
Rest may thy honorable Bones, good old-Man in sweet Peace:
Nor haue thy Phœnix-Ashes since beene barren of increase:
But late had we a Fowle like rare, vs'd oftner Sea than Shore,
Ofte swam hee into golden Strands, but now will so no more,
For, though he were a dyuing Fowle, to Heauen did he sore.
In England, not Arabia, now the Phœnix Birdes be bread,
And euermore shall theare reuiue, when shall the olde be dead:
The Maiden Empresse, and her Knights their Enterprises rare,
Which now haue pearst through euerie Pole, of all admired are.
In these Imployments: but of All weare tedious al to tell,
For, sauing of Discouerers we purpose not to dwell.
Els would we here reuiue, but that through Hakluits Pen they liue,
(To him, your Fames sweet Trumpetor, Yee, English, Garlands giue)
A Catalogue of Names, that in this North and Northeast Climes,
Haue more obseru'd, and more deseru'd than perish shall with times.
Nor be my Father here forgot: for he, amongst the rest,
Deserueth in this Generall remembrance with the best.
And here, from out those churlish Seas, with Ienkinson we sayle
To London, theare, an aged Man, to tell this youthfull Taile:
How he had past All Europe, seene all Leuant Ilands, and
Greece, Turkie, Affrick, India, Sur, Agypt, the holie Land,
And all the foresaid Lands, in all imployde and intertainde
Of Emperors and Kings, as if him selfe a King had raign'd.
Rest may thy honorable Bones, good old-Man in sweet Peace:
Nor haue thy Phœnix-Ashes since beene barren of increase:
But late had we a Fowle like rare, vs'd oftner Sea than Shore,
Ofte swam hee into golden Strands, but now will so no more,
For, though he were a dyuing Fowle, to Heauen did he sore.
In England, not Arabia, now the Phœnix Birdes be bread,
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The Maiden Empresse, and her Knights their Enterprises rare,
Which now haue pearst through euerie Pole, of all admired are.
Remaineth now, that we intreate of great Achiuements done
By English, in contrarie Clymes, since first her Crowne begonne.
But ride we first at Anker, though a roomesome Sea we haue,
To listen Staffords Comforts which to Elenor he gaue.
By English, in contrarie Clymes, since first her Crowne begonne.
But ride we first at Anker, though a roomesome Sea we haue,
To listen Staffords Comforts which to Elenor he gaue.
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