The Manner of his Lordships Entertainment on Michaelmas day being the day of his Election at that most Famous and Admired Worke of the Running Streame, from Amwell-Head into the Cesterne at Islington, being the sole Cost, Industry and Inuention of the Worthy Mr Hvgh Middleton of London, Gold-Smith |
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(which is the Crowne of all Inuentions) swelling now high with happy welcomes to all the glad well-wishers of her admired Maturity, the Father and Maister of this Famous Worke, expressing thereby both his thankefulnesse to Heauen, and his zeale to the Citty of London, in true ioy of heart to see his Time, Trauailes and Expences, so successiuely greeted, thus giues entertainment to that Honorable Assembly.
At their first appearing, the Warlike Musicke of Drummes and Trumpets liberally beates the Aire, sounds as proper as in Battell, for there is no Labour
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A Troope of Labourers, to the number of three-score or vpwards, all in greene Cappes alike, bearing in their hands the Symboles of their seuerall imployments in so great a businesse, with Drummes before them, marching twice or thrice about the Cesterne, orderly present themselues before the Mount; and after their obeysance,
The Speech.
Long
haue wee labour'd, long desir'd and praid
For this great Workes perfection, and by th'Aide
Of Heauen and good Mens wishes, 'tis at length
Happily conquer'd by Cost, Art and Strength;
And after fiue yeares deer expence in dayes,
Trauaile and paines, besides the infinite wayes
Of Malice, Enuy, false suggestions,
Able to daunt the Spirits of mighty ones
In Wealth and Courage, This, a Worke so rare,
Onely by one mans Industry, Cost, and Care
Is brought to blest effect, so much withstood,
His onely Aime, the Citties generall Good,
And where before many vniust Complaints
Enuiously Seated, hath oft caus'd Restraints,
Stoppes and great Crosses to our Maisters Charge,
And the Workes hinderance; Fauour now at large
Spreds it selfe open to him, and commends
To admiration both his Paines and Ends.
(The Kings most Gracious Loue) Perfection draws
Fauour from Princes, and from all Applause,
Then Worthy Magistrates, to whose Content
Next to the State, all this great Care was bent,
And for the publicke Good (which Grace requires)
Your Loues and Furtherance chiefly he desires
To cherish these proceedings, which may giue
Courage to some that may hereafter liue
To practise deedes of goodnesse, and of Fame,
And cheerfully Light their Actions by his Name.
Clearke of the worke, reach me the booke to show
How many Arts from such a Labour flow.
These lines following are read in the
Clearkes Booke.For this great Workes perfection, and by th'Aide
Of Heauen and good Mens wishes, 'tis at length
Happily conquer'd by Cost, Art and Strength;
And after fiue yeares deer expence in dayes,
Trauaile and paines, besides the infinite wayes
Of Malice, Enuy, false suggestions,
Able to daunt the Spirits of mighty ones
In Wealth and Courage, This, a Worke so rare,
Onely by one mans Industry, Cost, and Care
Is brought to blest effect, so much withstood,
His onely Aime, the Citties generall Good,
And where before many vniust Complaints
Enuiously Seated, hath oft caus'd Restraints,
Stoppes and great Crosses to our Maisters Charge,
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Spreds it selfe open to him, and commends
To admiration both his Paines and Ends.
(The Kings most Gracious Loue) Perfection draws
Fauour from Princes, and from all Applause,
Then Worthy Magistrates, to whose Content
Next to the State, all this great Care was bent,
And for the publicke Good (which Grace requires)
Your Loues and Furtherance chiefly he desires
To cherish these proceedings, which may giue
Courage to some that may hereafter liue
To practise deedes of goodnesse, and of Fame,
And cheerfully Light their Actions by his Name.
Clearke of the worke, reach me the booke to show
How many Arts from such a Labour flow.
First here's the Ouer-seer, this try'd Man,
An antient Souldier, and an Artizan;
The Clearke, next him Mathematitian;
The Maister of the Timber-worke takes place
Next after these, the Measurer in like case,
Bricke-layer, and Enginer, and after those
The Borer and the Pauier, then it showes
The Labourers next, Keeper of Amwell-head,
The Walkers last, so all their Names are read,
Yet these but parcels of sixe hundred more,
That at one time haue beene employd before,
Yet these in sight, and all the rest will say,
That euery weeke they had their Royall Pay.
An antient Souldier, and an Artizan;
The Clearke, next him Mathematitian;
The Maister of the Timber-worke takes place
Next after these, the Measurer in like case,
Bricke-layer, and Enginer, and after those
The Borer and the Pauier, then it showes
The Labourers next, Keeper of Amwell-head,
The Walkers last, so all their Names are read,
Yet these but parcels of sixe hundred more,
That at one time haue beene employd before,
Yet these in sight, and all the rest will say,
That euery weeke they had their Royall Pay.
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Now for the Fruits then, flow forth pretious Spring
So long and deerely sought for, and now bring
Comfort to all that loue thee, loudly sing,
And with thy Cristall murmurs strucke together,
Bid all thy true Wel-wishers Welcome hither.
So long and deerely sought for, and now bring
Comfort to all that loue thee, loudly sing,
And with thy Cristall murmurs strucke together,
Bid all thy true Wel-wishers Welcome hither.
At which words the Floud-gate opens the Streame let in into the Cesterne, Drummes and Trumpets giuing it Triumphant welcomes, and for the close of this their Honorable entertainment, a peale of Chambers.
FINIS.
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