Great Brittaines Generall Ioyes Londons Glorious Triumphes. Dedicated to the Immortall memorie of the ioyfull Mariage of the two famous and illustrious Princes, Fredericke and Elizabeth. Celebrated the 14. of Februarie, being S. Valentines day. With the Instalment of the sayd potent Prince Fredericke at Windsore, the 7. of Februarie aforesaid [by Anthony Nixon] |
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Great Brittaines generall Ioyes.
Londons glorious Triumphes
Yov sacred Spirits, that haunt Pernassus spring,
And pierce the skies, raysing from lowest dust,
(With scaring thoughts, mounted on Pegas wing)
Euen whom you list, and whom you list downe thrust:
You whom the Muses all doe ioyntly greet,
My weakling Muse doth many wishes make:
(You that drinke Nectar and Ambrosia sweet,)
That some of you, her taske would vndertake,
And shew the profits, prayse, and dignitie,
Of this Diuine-bred Nuptiall vnitie:
For if true Glory, or stabilitie,
In bodyes Politique, or Naturall,
Hath ere been gaynd, it came from vnitie;
The soundresse and true gouernesse of all:
For as in bodyes Naturall we see,
VVhere differing Elements are euer found;
They yet in equall mixture doe agree,
Making each seuerall Complexion sound,
VVhen with a mutuall reference to either,
The hot doth cleare the cold, the moyst the dry:
But when there is a tarring strife together
Which shall be great, which beare Supremacie;
The litle world of Man is quite vndone;
Nor can the Minde (being King thereof) indure,
Where such insulting humours ouer-runne,
To liue within a Kingdome so vnsure.
And pierce the skies, raysing from lowest dust,
(With scaring thoughts, mounted on Pegas wing)
Euen whom you list, and whom you list downe thrust:
You whom the Muses all doe ioyntly greet,
My weakling Muse doth many wishes make:
(You that drinke Nectar and Ambrosia sweet,)
That some of you, her taske would vndertake,
And shew the profits, prayse, and dignitie,
Of this Diuine-bred Nuptiall vnitie:
For if true Glory, or stabilitie,
Hath ere been gaynd, it came from vnitie;
The soundresse and true gouernesse of all:
For as in bodyes Naturall we see,
VVhere differing Elements are euer found;
They yet in equall mixture doe agree,
Making each seuerall Complexion sound,
VVhen with a mutuall reference to either,
The hot doth cleare the cold, the moyst the dry:
But when there is a tarring strife together
Which shall be great, which beare Supremacie;
The litle world of Man is quite vndone;
Nor can the Minde (being King thereof) indure,
Where such insulting humours ouer-runne,
To liue within a Kingdome so vnsure.
Euen thus in Bodies politicke it stands,
Where contrary conditions yet agree,
Where Soueraigne power with Equity commaunds,
And powers subordinate obedient bee:
But if that spirits turbulent be found,
To stirre vp factious strifes within the State;
As many such doe in each Land abound,
Mayntayning discord with inueterate hate.
Let them know this, they worke in what them lyes,
To marre the Musicke of this sweete Consent:
And as malignant Opposites, deuise
Against the Soueraigne state and regiment.
They erre in blindnes much, that will not see
What excellent occurrents may befall,
By this Coniunctions heauenly harmony
Confirm'd on earth by powers Celestiall.
For set aside the profits that may rise
To'th Palsgraues Land and this, by their comerce,
(As that whereon a Common-wealth relyes)
It shall be heere more fitting to reherse,
The fame, and glorious state, and dignity,
That in this Sea-wald Ile will euer spring,
By this Deuine Coniunction, which will bee
Common to both the Subiect, as the King.
For if before the Palsgraues force did stand
Strong, both when Spaine, and Rome was bent thereto;
If then it chekt them, hauing but one hand?
Now ioynd with ours, what power hath it to doe?
With Flowers therefore each man strewes the way,
For though this Land were often blest of yore,
Yet Hymen makes this his chiefe Holy-day,
For that it neuer was true prou'd before:
Now th'ayre is sweeter farre then the sweet Balme
The Earth begins with Verdure to be dight;
The Satyrs now doe daunce about the Palme;
All thinges giue perfect signe of their delight:
Now do the Birdes record new harmony,
Now Trees, and euery thing that Nature breeds;
Doe whistle their consenting melody,
And clad it selfe with fresh and pleasant weeds:
And why? Eliza, flower of second Troy,
Enioyes her Frederick; both haue mutuall ioy.
Oh Hymen, father of all Nuptiall rites,
Begun on earth, and registred in Heauen,
Graunt these conioyned Princes, faire delights,
And free them from false hearts, and thoughts vneuen.
The Princely enioyers of this Vnion,
That in the sacred band of loue are twynd,
Are both from Kinges, and lignes Imperiall sprung,
And by their match, great Kingdomes are combinde:
By it great Brittaine, and the Palsgraues Land,
Shall checke the Popish pride with fierce Alarme,
And make it in much trepidation stand,
When both their Colours shall ioyne arme in arme:
And (thus conioyned) shall tryumphant flye,
Both in one line of Loue and Dignitie.
Where contrary conditions yet agree,
Where Soueraigne power with Equity commaunds,
And powers subordinate obedient bee:
But if that spirits turbulent be found,
To stirre vp factious strifes within the State;
As many such doe in each Land abound,
Mayntayning discord with inueterate hate.
Let them know this, they worke in what them lyes,
To marre the Musicke of this sweete Consent:
And as malignant Opposites, deuise
Against the Soueraigne state and regiment.
They erre in blindnes much, that will not see
What excellent occurrents may befall,
By this Coniunctions heauenly harmony
Confirm'd on earth by powers Celestiall.
To'th Palsgraues Land and this, by their comerce,
(As that whereon a Common-wealth relyes)
It shall be heere more fitting to reherse,
The fame, and glorious state, and dignity,
That in this Sea-wald Ile will euer spring,
By this Deuine Coniunction, which will bee
Common to both the Subiect, as the King.
For if before the Palsgraues force did stand
Strong, both when Spaine, and Rome was bent thereto;
If then it chekt them, hauing but one hand?
Now ioynd with ours, what power hath it to doe?
With Flowers therefore each man strewes the way,
For though this Land were often blest of yore,
Yet Hymen makes this his chiefe Holy-day,
For that it neuer was true prou'd before:
Now th'ayre is sweeter farre then the sweet Balme
The Earth begins with Verdure to be dight;
The Satyrs now doe daunce about the Palme;
All thinges giue perfect signe of their delight:
Now do the Birdes record new harmony,
Now Trees, and euery thing that Nature breeds;
Doe whistle their consenting melody,
And clad it selfe with fresh and pleasant weeds:
And why? Eliza, flower of second Troy,
Enioyes her Frederick; both haue mutuall ioy.
Oh Hymen, father of all Nuptiall rites,
Begun on earth, and registred in Heauen,
Graunt these conioyned Princes, faire delights,
And free them from false hearts, and thoughts vneuen.
The Princely enioyers of this Vnion,
That in the sacred band of loue are twynd,
And by their match, great Kingdomes are combinde:
By it great Brittaine, and the Palsgraues Land,
Shall checke the Popish pride with fierce Alarme,
And make it in much trepidation stand,
When both their Colours shall ioyne arme in arme:
And (thus conioyned) shall tryumphant flye,
Both in one line of Loue and Dignitie.
ELIZABETH, to whom God giues,
Fulnes of Peace, in which she liues:
Fulnes of God, her name so importes,
How well her Name, and Nature sortes?
ELIZAES eyes are blessed Starres,
Inducing Peace, traducing Warres;
ELIZAES hand is Christall bright,
Her wordes are Balme, her lookes are light:
ELIZAES Brest is that same hill,
Where Vertue dwels, and sacred skill:
Oh blessed be each day and hower,
Where this ELIZA builds her Bower.
Fulnes of Peace, in which she liues:
Fulnes of God, her name so importes,
How well her Name, and Nature sortes?
ELIZAES eyes are blessed Starres,
Inducing Peace, traducing Warres;
ELIZAES hand is Christall bright,
Her wordes are Balme, her lookes are light:
ELIZAES Brest is that same hill,
Where Vertue dwels, and sacred skill:
Oh blessed be each day and hower,
Where this ELIZA builds her Bower.
Thou great Pince Palatine, and Prime elector,
That didst for our Prince lately with vs greeue:
And whilom woodst with woe, now heauens protector
To hard beginninges, ioyfull endes doth giue.
Thy welcome first, was a sad Funerall,
Which now's transformd to a ioyfull Nuptiall.
Thou found'st vs glad at thy arriuall heere,
And hadst had entertainement to thy state,
Had not Heauens hand turn'd all to mournefull cheere,
And to our ioyes, giuen so vntimely date.
Yet are they now reuiu'd for griefes are gon,
Our hopes are happy in thy Coniunction.
Oh Nuptiall vnity, produ'ct from Heauen,
To propagate thy blessings in this Lande;
Why should disioyned hearts, with thoughts vneuen,
Refuse the grace of thine algiuing hand?
That adst to profit, pleasure, friends, and fame,
Maintainst Religion in her sacred seate,
Giu'st Brittains Ile a neuer-dying name,
And such a Stile as euer will be great:
Great in the glory of her present state,
Great in the setled hopes of times to come,
Great in preuenting of all forraine luce,
Great in preseruing of her peace at home:
Great in this match, great in her wealth and fame:
In all thinges great, as is Great Brittains name.
By Vnity, perfectious things are gaynd:
Detects are bred by Dissipation;
By Concord was the Romaine state maintaind,
By Discord brought to desolation.
Witnesse the outstretcht rule and Royalties
That time through their disiunction hath decayd;
Now chang'd to poore weake states, and seigniories,
Which once vnited, all the world obayd:
So Fraunce, and Spaine, and other parts can tell,
The braine-sicke battaile of disseuered bands,
VVhose sad memorials yet can witnesse well,
The horrid Actes of dis-vnited hands.
That didst for our Prince lately with vs greeue:
And whilom woodst with woe, now heauens protector
To hard beginninges, ioyfull endes doth giue.
Thy welcome first, was a sad Funerall,
Which now's transformd to a ioyfull Nuptiall.
Thou found'st vs glad at thy arriuall heere,
And hadst had entertainement to thy state,
Had not Heauens hand turn'd all to mournefull cheere,
And to our ioyes, giuen so vntimely date.
Our hopes are happy in thy Coniunction.
Oh Nuptiall vnity, produ'ct from Heauen,
To propagate thy blessings in this Lande;
Why should disioyned hearts, with thoughts vneuen,
Refuse the grace of thine algiuing hand?
That adst to profit, pleasure, friends, and fame,
Maintainst Religion in her sacred seate,
Giu'st Brittains Ile a neuer-dying name,
And such a Stile as euer will be great:
Great in the glory of her present state,
Great in the setled hopes of times to come,
Great in preuenting of all forraine luce,
Great in preseruing of her peace at home:
Great in this match, great in her wealth and fame:
In all thinges great, as is Great Brittains name.
By Vnity, perfectious things are gaynd:
Detects are bred by Dissipation;
By Concord was the Romaine state maintaind,
By Discord brought to desolation.
Witnesse the outstretcht rule and Royalties
That time through their disiunction hath decayd;
Now chang'd to poore weake states, and seigniories,
Which once vnited, all the world obayd:
So Fraunce, and Spaine, and other parts can tell,
The braine-sicke battaile of disseuered bands,
VVhose sad memorials yet can witnesse well,
The horrid Actes of dis-vnited hands.
In former times, on vs strange Nations
(As Danes, and Saxons, hearing our dissention)
Oft plagu'd this Land with strong inuasions,
Still working on the wracke of our Contention:
Whose loftie pride, and high insulting power,
Did many hundred yeares vsurping stand,
When Seauen deuided Kingdomes did deuoure
The fame, the state, and riches of the Land.
But how shall euer Time forget to tell,
The Tragicke actions of that bloody Warre,
That in this Kingdome many yeeres befell
Betwixt the Houses Yorke and Lancaster?
VVhere Englands honour 'gainst it selfe was arm'd;
Saint George against Saint George, did lift his hand:
Nature by Nature, was vnkindly harm'd;
Blood did 'gainst Blood, in opposition stand.
(As Danes, and Saxons, hearing our dissention)
Still working on the wracke of our Contention:
Whose loftie pride, and high insulting power,
Did many hundred yeares vsurping stand,
When Seauen deuided Kingdomes did deuoure
The fame, the state, and riches of the Land.
But how shall euer Time forget to tell,
The Tragicke actions of that bloody Warre,
That in this Kingdome many yeeres befell
Betwixt the Houses Yorke and Lancaster?
VVhere Englands honour 'gainst it selfe was arm'd;
Saint George against Saint George, did lift his hand:
Nature by Nature, was vnkindly harm'd;
Blood did 'gainst Blood, in opposition stand.
And if the sacred hand of Vnitie,
Had left vntun'd the stringes of their debate,
Mischiefe, with vnpreuented Miserie,
Had wrought the vtter ruine of the State:
But God, and good foresight, preuent such ill,
That no eclipse of Glory may befall:
But that this Vnitie may flourish still,
To be the power-full safegard of vs all:
That so the Imperiall Ensignes of this Land,
And the Prince Palatines admired fame,
In high Maiesticke glory long may stand,
To dignifie their glorious Countries name.
And that the Nobles of each Land, may ioyne,
As well in for raine, as Domesticke state,
By peace and warre, to make their Glories shine,
Extended farther then the power of fate:
Wishing that they, whom Honour thus combines,
May mutually partake in peace and warres:
And as an ofspring from the glorious lines,
Of royall Princes, Kinges, and Emperours,
Still in one Center of Coniuction rest;
That both their Glories so may long time stand,
And with their seuerall farre spreading Crests,
Make knowne their Fames to many a forraine Land.
Had left vntun'd the stringes of their debate,
Mischiefe, with vnpreuented Miserie,
Had wrought the vtter ruine of the State:
But God, and good foresight, preuent such ill,
That no eclipse of Glory may befall:
But that this Vnitie may flourish still,
To be the power-full safegard of vs all:
That so the Imperiall Ensignes of this Land,
And the Prince Palatines admired fame,
In high Maiesticke glory long may stand,
To dignifie their glorious Countries name.
And that the Nobles of each Land, may ioyne,
As well in for raine, as Domesticke state,
By peace and warre, to make their Glories shine,
Extended farther then the power of fate:
Wishing that they, whom Honour thus combines,
And as an ofspring from the glorious lines,
Of royall Princes, Kinges, and Emperours,
Still in one Center of Coniuction rest;
That both their Glories so may long time stand,
And with their seuerall farre spreading Crests,
Make knowne their Fames to many a forraine Land.
So shall the Princely heads of this faire frame,
VVith peacefull Scepters both their Countries sway:
So shall they keepe Religion, Rule, and Name,
That they haue still mayntayned to this day:
That God, that is the God of Vnion,
First founder of all vndeuided thinges,
May guide the state of this Coniunction,
And make it happy in a line of Kinges,
Which from their Princely stocke may grace both climes,
And euermore continue Soueraigntie,
In all high Honour, till the end of times,
And the beginning of eternitie.
VVith peacefull Scepters both their Countries sway:
So shall they keepe Religion, Rule, and Name,
That they haue still mayntayned to this day:
That God, that is the God of Vnion,
First founder of all vndeuided thinges,
May guide the state of this Coniunction,
And make it happy in a line of Kinges,
Which from their Princely stocke may grace both climes,
And euermore continue Soueraigntie,
In all high Honour, till the end of times,
And the beginning of eternitie.
Deo Trino, et uni Gloria
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