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The Theatre of the Scotish Kings

By Alexander Garden, Done from the Original Manuscript

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TO The Kings most Sacrat Maiestie
 
 
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TO The Kings most Sacrat Maiestie

Meere Great, more Gracious, and most Sacrat Syr,
The basest Bass, of thy best Subjects brings:
Heir humblie prostrat, and presents Thee Thir
Inscriptions curt, and this Compend of Kings:
Full of thair famous Facts, fair Faits, or Fall,
A Hundreth, Syr, and Six, th'Ancestors all.
REID in the Royal Register of Kings,
Thair vived Vertues, Witt, and Worth in Warrs:
Thair Grace, and Glorie, in thair Gowernings,
Tho Some wer straighted with sinistrous Starrs:
Then quintescence yow Syr and drawe what's due,
For to be fled, or followed by you.
SO shall the Strong of Strong's, your State sustane,
Protect zour Persone, prosper your Proceeding:
Your Monarchie in Maiestie maintane,
And satle it so, wnto your Sone succeeding:
When you ar past, for to Posses before Yee,
A Croune more great, nor Croun's of Gold; of Glorie.