FAMES ROVLL.
(1) TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTIE. CAROLVS STVARTE. Anagramma. AV! SOL'S TRƲ TRACE.
CHARLES our great Monarch, on my bended knee,
AV! much-admiring at your Majesty!
Render I to your sacred Personage
Of your most Princely vertues, this true gage:
Lustrous your beames of brightnes, like true Sol,
Vailes the beholders eyes, or dazels all,
Shining in glory over all the Earth;
Shewing your light unto the greatest birth:
The severall planets of our firmament,
Vertues nobility, their lustre lent,
AV! have from you, our true and lively Sunne,
Releeving with your heat, where ere you come.
Thus just true fervour in your person pace,
Enliv'ning all things in your SOL'S TRV TRACE.
AS Elizeus great, did earst inherit
Blessed Elia's graces, doubled spirit,
Charles our dread Soveraign, such a crown doth weare,
Deckt with the glory that did ere appeare,
Ever on any worthiest Charles to be:
For Charles the great, in our great Charles we see:
Great Charles the bald, grosse Charles, what grace they had,
Hath not our Charles the same to make us glad?
In Charles the simple; his simplicity
Keepeth your wisdom but in memory:
Like ground of black, which better doth illuster
Many faire works, that thereupon do cluster.
Now Charles the Duke of Loraine, Charles the Earle
Of Flanders, Pebles are to our true Pearle.
Put Charles Valerius, Charles Vngarius too;
Quench't are their light, when you true lustre show.
Right Charles le Beau, the Earle of March may be
Some glimmering figure, representing thee:
Then comes in Charles the Duke of Florence, and
Valorous Charles Lurielberg, with his band,
With Charles Iohn, who Constantinople had:
And to the number, Naples King let's adde,
By Writers called Charles, one Andrews sonne,
Charles cal'd the wise, let also here have room:
Doubtles but a Medietated part
Ev'n of the wisdom in our Charles his heart
Fell to his share. Charles then his sonne had raigned
Great King of French, whose son the same attained.
High Charles the Duke of Burgundie his grace,
Inthroned Charles the eight, who had the place
Kingly to sit, over the French to sway;
Live all revived in our Charles this day.
May Charles the fift not here be pretermitted;
Not long ago who with Spaines Realm was fitted,
On whom likewise, according to his merit,
Plac't was the Emperours Crown, for him t'inherit.
Queld may their virtues seeme, when yours in sight
Royally glister, giving radiant light,
Shewing their graces, double double spread,
Truly descended on your Kingly head:
Valour and wisdom, piety, and all
Well have conspir'd, to crown You Capitall.
(2) TO THE MOST GRATIOVS MAIESTY of the Great MARY. MARIA STƲARTE. Anagramma. METT RARA AVIS.
Magnanimous great SOL, as he did pace,
A RARA AVIS METT, in his true trace;
Regarding of YOUR vertues gracious Queen,
Innated in your brest, A Rare Bird seen,
And SOL'S true lively Bird, an Eagle high,
Striving aloft, ev'n unto SOL to flie:
The Phoenix rather, then the which no more,
Vives on the earth, save one, the only store;
And YOUR unsampled graces so abound,
Rightly proclaime, SOL hath this Phoenix found:
This doth your goodnes shew, truth granteth it,
Entring but this SOL RARA AVIS METT.
(3) TO THEIR MOST EXCELlent Majesty of Great Brittaines Monarchy. CAROLƲS-MARIA-STƲARTE. Anagramma. AV! VESTA, TRAC SOL, MARRY.
Cheerly firme Vesta, clad in verdant green,
AU! is an emblem of our glorious Queen;
Rendring a stable, fast, well knitted heart,
On our great SOL plac't, thence not to depart:
Likely an higher Goddesse cannot be,
Vesta like, ruling in her chastity,
Shining in vertues gracious increase.
Much glory hath this Vesta, but no peace,
Au! doth to her true soul at all remain,
Returning till she doth her SOL retain;
In whom she doth delight, whom in her pace,
Admiring she doth follow in true trace.
So Vesta traceth SOL, and did not tarry,
Till their united graces they did MARRY,
Vertues conjoyned thus, SOL in his heat,
And Vesta in her chast, and plenteous great
Rare right increase, doth truly multiply,
Thrusting so forth a great posterity,
Ever to last unto eternity.
(4) TO THE HIGH AND Mighty Prince, CHARLES, Prince of Wales. CHARLES STƲARTE. Anagramma. SVR' A SELECT HART.
Choyse the foundation is, whereon elect,
Heavens chuse to build, as SUR A HART SELECT.
Arts there will flourish, learning will increase,
Religion fructifie, and blossom peace,
Live then most happy Prince, thy HART SELECT
Ever will beare a glorious Architect;
Sciences here, both morall and divine,
Structure may have, making the building fine,
The Arts will greatly your great soul adorn,
Vertue will highly elevate your horne,
And like great CHARLES, fit you for peace, or Warre,
Revealing good to choose, the Ill to barre.
Thus SUR A HART SELECT will learning flourish,
Enriching you, your Countrey-men to nourish.
(5) TO THE MOST ILLVSTRIous Prince, JAMES, Duke of YORKE. JAMES STƲARTE. Anagramma. AV! I SEEM A STAR.
I SEEM A STAR Au; may your grace well say,
Amongst our glorious STARRES, who light display,
Making all Europe to behold your light,
Evermore fixed fastly in their sight,
STARS, when the Sunne appeares, lye hidden then,
Shrouding their light, untill the night again,
This STAR doth with the Sunne his light display,
Vesper-like, ushering the glorious day
As out, so in; and though his light appeare
Rather to glimmer yet, then to shine cleare:
That he is now a STAR the world may see,
Each day his light encreasing gloriously.
(6) TO THE HIGH AND Mighty Princesse, MARY, eldest Daughter of our Soveraigne Lord King CHARLES. MARY STVARTE. Anagramma. A MERRY STATV.
Mirth may with Princes very well agree,
A MERRY STATU then, faire Madam, be;
Rightly 'twill fit your age, your vertues grace;
Yeelding A MERRY STATU in your face.
Smile then, high Lady, while of MIRTH write I,
That so my Muse may with alacrity,
Unto your Highnes sing without all feare,
And a true STATU of your vertues reare:
Reaching whereto, that she may higher flee,
Thus humbly begge I on my bended knee,
Ever A MERRY STATU be to me.
(7) TO THE HIGH AND Mighty Princesse ELIZABETH, second Daughter to our Soveraigne King CHARLES. ELIZABETH STƲARTE. Anagramma. AH; BEST TY TRV ZEAL.
ELIZABETH, whose highnes name declares
Lively Gods oath, which he to's people sweares,
In memory keep great Eliza still,
Zealously running up to vertues hill:
AH! the BEST TY, TRU ZEAL will alwaies be,
Best, firmest, fastest that uniteth thee
Either to God, who in a ZEAL most true
Thy gracious heart honours with service due,
Honoring God by A TRU ZEAL, BEST TY,
Suing the BEST with his great Majesty;
Then if unto your Soveraigne Parents deare,
Vertuously, a TRU firme ZEAL you beare,
A great deal better, faster you are tyed
Rightly, then by the bands whereby allyed
Thou art to them by nature. So likewise
Ever BEST TY, TRU ZEAL, thy Countrey cryes.
(8) TO THE HIGH AND Mighty Princesse ANNE, third Daughter of our Soveraigne Lord King CHARLES. ANNA STƲARTE. Anagramma. A NV NEAT STAR.
A STAR remain you in our Firmament,
Newly sprung forth, having the luster lent,
Neatly wherewith your excellence doth shine,
(Ah still increase you) from that SOL of thine.
STAR doth your birth denote you, and your youth
Truly averreth you NU STAR in truth:
Very much likewise doth your little brow
Actively set you forth A NEAT STAR now;
Reflecting then upon your Excellence,
That shews your radiant and sweet influence,
Each one doth grant you A NU NEAT STAR hence.
(9) To the most Illustrious Prince, GEORGE, Duke, Marquesse, and Earle of BUCKINGHAM, and COVENTRY, Viscount VILLERS, Baron of WHADDEN. GEORGIVS VILLERS. Anagramma. RYS, GORGEVS IVELL.
Great gracious Duke, borne unto high advance,
Ever be rising by the gracious glance
Of thy dread Soveraigne, who selected thee,
Right Gorgous Iuell, his great Pearle to be.
Grac't by high birth, and his resplendant grace,
In solace with your Prince to have a place.
Virtue then Gorgeus Iuell, still possesse,
Suting well with your Graces happinesse.
Valour and worth of your great stock inherit,
In striving to your Honour, to have merit.
Lively still casting forth such radiant rayes,
Letting the world this Gorgeous Juell prayse.
Ever still sending forth more glorious light;
RYS still O GORGOUS IUELL, to be bright:
So shalt thou be thy Soveraigns great delight.
(10) To the right Honourable IOHN Marquesse of Winchester, Earle of Wilts. and Lord St. Iohn of BASING. IOHN PAWLETT. Anagramma. WHAT PILE NOT?
In you who look, and view your grace awhile.
Oh honour'd Marquesse, doubtles sees a PILE,
Heroick virtues, Piled on an heap,
Ne're leave their Mansion in your soul to keep.
Plac't here is valour, manlinesse that's right,
Admitting of a sober wise delight,
With gravity and wisdom so expressed,
Let any shew you What should be redressed.
Ever increase, and let the Pile still grow,
That still your graces may a great Pile show,
Ther's in your Pile what not the world will know.
(11) To the right Honourable THOMAS, Earle of Arundell and Surrey, Earle Marshall and Primier Earle of England, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Councell. THOMAS HOWARD. Anagramma. OH WARD MOST-HA?
Thou Englands Marshall, who great sway dost beare,
Having receiv'd it from our Soveraigne here,
Oh ward, defend, maintaine, ensased be
Most from all hazard, or affront by thee,
And as a Marshall, Marshall in array
So well thy men, that they may win the day.
Ha! as true Marshall be a ward to most,
Oh! still represse the evill in your host,
Well as you are, continue such to be,
And Englands Marshall is advanc't on thee;
Respecting whose true worth, a challenge here
Doth follow with the Ho, your foes to feare.
(12) To the right Honourable ABRAH, Earle of OXENFORD. ABRAH VERE. Anagramma. HEAR; BRAVE.
Ah thou Brave Heroe who in youths young years,
Bravely advanced art amongst the Peers,
Rare plant of Veres true stock, oh may you have,
Active young Spark, a time to grow up Brave,
Heare what the Muses wish you, oh Brave Sir.
Vertue as a Brave Vere, do you prefer,
Each one that knows you then, will daily crave
Rare Earle, that after you have here been Brave,
Eternall joyes in Heav'n that you may have.
(13) To the right Honourable Algernon, Earle of Northumberland, Lord Poynings, Fitz Paine, and Brian, Knight of the Garter. ALGERNON PERCIE. Anagramma. PEIRCE ON, ENLARG.
Ah honour'd Peere, Peirce with your virtues, which
Lively abounding in you, make you rich:
Great to the Eares of all who hope to heare
Each severall grace, doth mutually appeare
Rear'd in your brest, as trophy of your worth,
Nor though the beames thereof have oft come forth,
On great Northumbers foes casting a terrour,
Nere cease to Pirce on still, so be a Mirrour.
Peirce on your friends with admiration still,
Entire who love you with a firme good-will;
Represse your foes, by Peircing on with grace,
Choosing still virtue, spight of envies face:
Your fame Enlarge you so by peircing on,
Ever so honour you'l attend upon.
(14) To the right Honourable GEORGE, Earle of Shrewsbury, Lord Talbot, Furnivall, Verdon, and Strange of Blackmere. GEORGE TALBOT. Anagramma. O GREATT GLOBE.
GREATT GLOBE, which many honours comprehend,
Evermore many vertues so intend.
On whom Great Britaine then casting an eye,
Reviewes your worth, and O Great Globe doth cry.
Great are the honours, which by birth transcending
Entire are on your head, vertue attending.
Thus honour honours grace, and grace againe
A mutuall honour doth not thence restraine.
Letting the world see, that who grace doth honour,
(Blest soul indeed) hath still transferr'd upon her,
On her who honours grace, honour againe
Thus round, O Great Globe, still thou dost remaine.
(15) To the right Honourable HENRY, Earle of Kent, Lord Ruthin. HENRY GRAIE. Anagramma. RAIGNE HYER.
Here high advanced sit you an high Earle,
Ever adorned with true virtues pearle,
Ne're had you reacht the honour, had not worth,
Regarding of your honours noble birth,
Yeelded a fruitfull shower of vertues dew,
Gracing with virtue, honour falne on you,
Raigne Hier though, here Sir you would not rest,
As a great Eagle higher build your nest.
Ye Raigne your heart up Hier wherein heaven seated
Eternally dwels He who you created.
(16) To the right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Derby, Lord Stanley, Strange of Knocking, and of the Ile of Man, Knight of the Garter. WILLIAM STANLEY. Anagramma. ALL SAINT ME WILY.
Well may you be a Saint, whose innocence
In your Progenitors, without offence,
Liv'd fast unto their Soveraigne, and did still
Love them with hearty, and a firme good will:
In you abides their nature, as their bloud,
And you as ready are in doing good;
Manly indeed as any Stanley, if
Such cause should be your Prince should need reliefe;
The which ev'n God forbid should e're befall.
Admiring at your Grace, they Saint you all:
Nathles they know, that as a Dove you are,
Likewise doth Wily wit in you appeare;
Ev'n practising what Christ commanded you,
Your Wily wisdom Saintlines ensue.
(17) To the right Honourable Henry Earle of Worcester, Lord Herbert of Ragland, Chepstow, and Gower. HENRY SOMERSET. Anagramma. HE'S NERE STORMY.
Happy's the Land where patient Nobles sway,
Ever delighting in it every day,
None are more wise then such as wisely can
Rule the distempers, and the stormes in man,
Yeelding a quiet comfortable rest:
Storms raging, whereby reason was opprest
Of severall passions being kept in awe,
Mutinize not, but yeeld to reasons law;
Entire in such soule doth reason sway,
Rightly to reason actions do obey;
Such soul are you, the Muses me relate,
Entire within who keep a glorious state,
Thus He's ne're Stormie, oh great Potentate.
(18) To the Right Honourable GEORGE, Earle of Rutland, Lord Rosse of Hamelake, Belvoir, and Trusbutt. GEORGE MANNERS. Anagramma. NOR AS GREEN GEM.
Great honour'd Peere, and Rutlands Noble Earle,
Ever in vertue shining like a Pearle
Over all Europe, adding to your birth,
Radiant bright beames of your true honour'd worth;
Gem great and precious, see you are remaining,
Ever the rayes of vertues beames retaining,
Making all Europe stand amazed quite,
And wonder much at Rutlands glorious light.
Nor as a Green Gem let your lus [...]re be,
No, greenesse here betokens Levity.
Evermore as a precious Gem remaine you,
Red, or some orient colour still retaine you;
So nor as Green Gem, will the world proclaime you.
(19) To the Right Honourable FRANCIS Earle of Cumberland, Lord Clifford, Westmerland, Bromfleet, and Vessey. FRANCIS CLIFFORD. Anagramma. FANCY'S CLIFF ORDER.
Fair Musique hath a Cliff, and that doth guide
Rightly the song, who marks not that, sings wide:
And there's a proper Cliff to every thing,
Not cared for, an ill event will bring.
Chose whatsoever enterprise you will,
Insue the Cliff, or be unlucky still,
Seek every thing to act in his right key,
Chusing at first the end well to survey:
Lustrous bright rayes of beauty then will shine
Into that heart, who is so true divine:
Fancy hath each man then, and who doth steere
Fancy to a right end, doth wise appeare,
Ordering his Fancys Clyff on vertue set,
Rightly till he a good event hath met;
Doubtles so order Fancys Cliff do you.
(20) To the Right Honourable EDWARD Earle of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter, Lord Egremont and Burnell. EDWARDE RADCLIFFE. Anagramma. I WARD FREE, FED, CLAD.
Evermore may there riches great encrease
Double to you, who so acts righteousness;
Warding the poore, who want a sure defence;
And well regarding opprest innocence,
Rightly proclaiming you a Noble Peere,
Devoted unto works of mercy here,
Ever hereafter that you may shine cleere.
Run on blest soul, who as a Ward most Free
Advanceth forth, the poores defence to be:
Doing all freely evermore remaine,
Cloud-like retaining to distill the rayne,
Letting it fall upon the thirsty ground,
In watering earth, which Husbandmen do mound
Free VVard you are not onely, but you Feed,
Feeding the needy, you clad those who need:
Ever may numbers of such Nobles breed.
(21) To the Right Honourable HENRY, Earle of Huntington, Lord Hastings, Hungerford, Botreaux, Moeles, and Molyns. HENRY HASTINGS. Anagramma. SING HE, HY STAR.
Hy Star you are, in that you placed stand,
Enranked as an Hero of the Land,
Neere to our radiant Sol, in Firmament
Radiantly shining: with the beames that lent,
You have from that most Peereles orient light.
Hy Star that thus to glister hath delight,
Advance the gifts which nature, and thy birth
So liberally bestowed on thy worth:
That his great honour may be sounded out,
In honour that hath brought it so about,
Now as a Star, that honoured are you.
Give him the praise thereof, as 'tis his due,
Sing so, Hy Star, blazon his praises true.
(22) To the Right Honourable EDWARD Earle of Bathe, and Lord Fitzwarin. EDVVARDE BOVRCHIER Anagramma. DOVE, BE RICH REVVAR.
Ever where Dove-like innocence doth bide,
Doth rich reward well happen to betide,
Who is an innocent and harmlesse soul,
Ah who is it his honour would controul!
Rather who would not set his helping hand,
Desiring such were great ones of the Land,
Endeavouring safe to be in their command?
But yet if innocence should honour want,
O honour there would be nathles not scant;
Vertue is such a peereles precious thing,
Rightly it honour with it self doth bring:
Chuse whether men will honour it or no,
Honour it self it is, where it doth go:
Innocence Dove-like is a Rich reward.
Evermore then your soul who it regard,
Rightly may be in blest Elyzium starr'd.
(23) To the Right Honourable THOMAS, Earle of Southampton, and Baron VVriothesley of Tichfielde. THOMAS VVRIOTHESLEY. Anagramma. HAS MET VVORTHY SOYLE.
Thou Britaines Iland, who this Soyle possesse,
Has met a Soyle most full of worthines;
On which the seed of honour being sowne,
Much faire increase of vertue will be grown,
And sprouting forth from that most worthy ground:
So worthily a worthy Soyle that's found.
VVorth, happy is the Land that here has met,
Regarding a fit place for vertues set
In it to grow, and flourish with delight.
Oh, will the world say then, worthy soyle right!
The weeds of wickednes not here are found,
Here piety doth onely root in ground.
Evermore may your Soyle worthy remaine,
Seeds of true worthines still to retaine,
Let them increase, and into numbers grow;
Ever the true worth of the soyle so shew:
So height has met a worthy soyle, we know.
(24) To the Right Honourable FRANCIS, Earle of Bedford, and Lord Russell. FRANCIS RVSSELLE. Anagramma. EN! SCYLLA'S REFVS'R.
From danger must that prudent heart be free,
Rightly that them beforehand will foresee.
A wise man sees the plague before it come,
Not to be hurt thereby, the fame will shun:
Chiefly intending how to go aside
In wisdom, from the trap his foes do hide:
So Shipmen, as they passe upon the Seas,
Regard, and so avoide the Rocks with ease
Vanity 'tis to fall into the pit,
So by that means to get quite out of it.
Such one, right honour'd Lord, you are not, for
Ever the Rocks of danger you abhor.
Let those who know you then, truth but confesse,
Lively I you Scylla's Refuser ghesse,
En doth an admiration but professe.
(25) To the Right Honourable PHILIP, Earle of Pembroke, and Montgomery, Baron Herbert of Cardiffe and Shirland, Lord Parr, and Roosse, of Kendall, Fitzhugh, Marmion, and St. Quinton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Counsell. PHILIP HERBERTE. Anagramma, HY, BET; HELP RIPER.
Plac't in Hy honour, sith your honour now
Hath free accesse to him who maks us bow,
In titles who hath honour'd you full high,
Lustring your antient honour so thereby,
Inrich't with vertue, finding you to be,
Placed you are in's Councels secresie.
Help then must needs your goodnes (as I said)
Eternally advanc'd, be riper made,
Reaching forth still a most melifluous hand,
Blessing with comfort, poore men in the Land;
Ever may good men (one your honour is)
Rare honours great increase still, never misse:
The more Hy you, and such as you are, rise,
Ever the poore Bet, riper help comptise.
(26) To the right Honourable William, Earle of Hartford, and Baron Beauchamp. VVILLIAM SEYMOVRE. Anagramma. I AM MORE IEVV'LLS, VY.
With noble Jewels of the inward minde
Indu'd should these be, that from noble kinde,
Lively descend. And the more noble still,
Let ever covet most his soul to fill,
Inriching it with this most lasting Pelfe,
And sure these Iewels will out-last on's self,
Making one live againe when he is dead.
Seymoure, great Hertfords Earle, most nobly bred;
Ever you shew, that you do well pursue
Your Predecessors, Iewels, which in you
Most lively acted are, so that thereby
On you more Iewels daily fructifie;
Vertue in you is so incorporate,
Rightly more Iewels are you for the State,
England calls men to Vy in you her fate.
(27) To the right Honourable ROBERT, Earle of Essex, Viscount Hereford, and Bourchier, Lord Ferrers of Chartly, Bourchier, and Lovaine. ROBERT DEVEREVX. Anagramma. BEE DVX, OR REVERT.
Right Earle of Essex, warlike Devereux sonne,
O you a Captaine rightly are become;
Blest by the Muses, who will have it so,
Enjoyning that you for a Leader go;
Rais'd unto honour, and your Fathers merit;
That you Son-like, his vertues may inherit.
Dux bee you still, and so continue ever,
Entending in your valour to persever.
Valorous worth descend upon your head,
Ev'n from your Predecessors, who though dead,
Rightly alive may in their sonne be said;
Envie by vertue making so afraid;
Vertues great Champion be, or y'are reverting,
Xanthus-like, from your Cadmus mount departing.
(28) To the right Honourable Theophilus, Earle of Lincolne, and Lord Clinton. THEOPHILVS FINE. Anagramma. HO! PVLS HE FINITE?
Thou Lincolns Earle, in honours high advance,
Honourest those, on whom you cast a glance,
Enlarging vertues divers, manifold,
On you resplendant, and by fame inrol'd,
Plac't in your heart, and they have placed you
High above others, as it is your due,
In which estate you honour vertue so,
Let any judge herein, whether or no
Vertue or you is more advanc't thereby:
Sent by the Muses, though to you am I.
Finite to tell you, that all honour here
Indeed is, though it do not so appeare.
Now make the world then, who your vertues know,
Ever demand, what, Puls he finite? ho!
(29) To the right Honourable Charles, Earle of Nottingham, and Lord Howard of Effingham. CHARLES HOWARD. Anagramma. HARD, LOW SEARCH.
Choyce Peece of worth, your noblenesse doth show,
Hard 'tis to search out sinne with awfull brow,
And ne'rethelesse a low mind to retain,
Rightly he commeth of a noble strain,
Labouring as he 's set above on high,
Ev'n so on sinne to have a watchfull eye;
Searching it out, lest that it should increase,
Having withall an humble Lowlines:
Oh Hard is this to search, and yet be Low!
Well, natheles your honour'd self doth so:
Arm'd so against sinne, with a search so pure,
Rightly iniquity cannot endure.
Drawing those hearts by lowlines I'm sure.
(30) To the right Honourable, Theophilus, Earle of Suffolke, Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. THEOPHILVS HOWARD. Anagramma. HOST HE HELP YOV WARDE.
The great Iehovah who did e'rst create
Heaven, earth, and all, and all doth gubernate,
Ever He help you ward the Host, within
Of honour'd graces, that the world hath seen
Plac't in the Cabinet of your true heart:
He help you ward them, he teach you the art,
Into your heart who did the grace instill,
Lively your heart with new supplies to fill.
Vertue will so a-ward most sure make you,
Saving your Countrey, as a Peere most true.
He help you ward the Host, if need there be,
Of armed Souldiers, and that destiny
Will that the malice of our foes beat back,
A sure defence of men we do not lack,
Rightly will he help you to ward the Host,
Deare honour'd heart, whose name implyeth most
Entire firme love to God, the surest Post.
(31) To the right Honourable EDWARD, Earle of Dorcet, Baron Buckhurst, Knight of the Garter, Lord Chamberlaine to the Queens Majestie, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. EDWARD SACKVILE. Anagramma. LIVE, WARDED CASK.
Ever may you (a Cask or cabinet)
Deckt with rich precious stones, (which therein set
Worthily do adorn your worthy minde)
A long and lasting life for ever finde;
Rightly a Noble Cask you are, wherein
Dwells Iewels that full long in you have bin.
See what heroick vertue doth excell,
And you shall finde it in this Cask to dwell:
Cask noble then, our Royall vertuous Queen
Keeps well in memory what you have been,
Views well your vertue: and doth honour you.
Your honours great King Charles too doth pursue;
Live then O warded Cask, which warded been
Ev'n as by vertue, so by King and Queen.
(32) To the right Honourable WILLIAM, Earle of Salisbury, Viscount Cramborne, Baron Cecill of Effinden, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. WILLIAM CECILL. Anagramma. WILL CLIME CLAY.
Well, view you all the world and finde it Clay,
Injoyed honours you see fleet away;
Losse is all riches, in your wise account,
Likewise there's nothing here doth losse surmount;
In earth finde what you will that had may be,
Alas, alas, 'tis brittle Clay you see;
Many great Monarchs, who have born great sway,
Cloathed now are with ignorance in Clay.
Ev'n this your honour seeing, doth provide
Climing on high, a surer State to bide;
In vertue so you fix so firme a stay,
Lasting estate you have will not away,
Lively proclaiming, that you will clime Clay.
(33) To the right Honourable WILLIAM, Earle of Exeter, Baron Burghley, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Councell. VVILLIAM CECILL. Anagramma. VVELL, I CLYM, I CAL.
VVell may you stand upon an hill on high,
In whom habituall goodnes we espie:
Lively you that expresse, who Clym so well.
Lustring forth graces, which in you excell.
In honour many stand, which not well gained,
Admits not long by them to be retained;
Many examples of it we might finde
Chronicles ancient bring unto our minde,
Eternizing, that honour is a blot,
Cursed to such men as deserve it not.
In you nathles, who honour well did clym,
Lively pourtraying grace to after time,
Live and call others to like fate of thine.
(34) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Somerset, Viscount Rochester, Baron of Brasepath, and Knight of the Garter. ROBERTE CARRE. Anagramma. RERE'T, ORB-RACE.
Rare Orb-race of the world, wherein grace set
On honour'd birth, is Earle of Somerset;
Bright shining prudence, like the Suns beams cleare,
Ever disperse; and in your acts appeare.
Rare Stars do Emblemise the severall graces
That in your soul inhabit severall places,
Ev'n shaming of your foes unto their faces,
Chusing your soul to think on Heaven I see,
And in your body, earth it seems to me,
Rightly unto the life is represented
Rere't, orb-race then, so maist thou be contented,
Earth, Heaven, and all are ne're from thee absented.
(35) To the Right Honourable JOHN, Earle of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Elesmere, Lord President of Wales, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. IOHN EGERTON. Anagramma. ON HY, NOT EGER.
In honour seated, though you are on hy,
O You pursue the same not egerly;
Hy though you are, your thoughts are humble still,
Nor can your greatnes you pride with ere fill.
Ever more Hy, the more your lowlines,
Greatly unto your honour, you expresse,
Egerly seeking Noblenes to shew,
Rather then greatnes, to the peoples view.
Titles you like not, truth you do affect:
On Hy, not eager, shews a heart select,
Not built for lesse then a great Architect.
(36) To the Right Honourable ROBERT, Earle of Leicester, Viscount Lisley, Baron Sidney, of Ponshurst. ROBERTE SIDNEY. Anagramma. ON YE BEST RIDER.
Regard doth true Nobility still cast
On such disports whereon true honour's plac't,
Being lesse losse of time, more common good
Ever atchiev'd. Thus doth true Noble bloud.
Rare sport of all is worthy horsemanship,
That doth true valour in remembrance keep:
Entred is valour in a Horses crest,
Such is the fortitude of that brave beast,
Ye Rider then, who place therein your joy,
Delight in't still; 'tis Noble, not a toy:
Never leave off an exercise so good,
Ever so fitting to a Noble bloud:
Ye rider best, on with your manly-hood.
(37) To the Right Honourable SPENCER, Earl Northampton, Baron Compton of Compton. SPENCER COMPTON. Anagramma, ON PRESENC COMPT.
Sure 'tis the greatest honour of a Peere,
(Presuppose that excepted, makes him beare
Ensignes of Honour above other men:)
Nere to the presenc Chamber to be then,
Charily eying of his Soveraign Prince,
Ever beholding him, without offence,
Regarding which, the Peers who vertuously
Chuse above others to walk worthily,
O they enjoy the presenc of that Sunne
Most gloriously, from whence their lustre come.
Presse then into the presenc, and regard
That M [...]jestie, which you doth so reward:
On presenc Compt, his estimation high;
No man but Kings advance to dignity.
(38) To the Right Honourable ROBERT, Earle of Warwick, and Lord Rich of Leeze. ROBERTVS RICHE. Anagramma. SO BE TRVER RICH.
Rich (honour'd Sir) I know in wealth you are,
O but my Muse enjoynes another care;
By too much earthly care, (the souls annoy)
Ev'n this sweet care men utterly destroy:
Rich be in graces morall, and divine;
Thus to be Rich, is truer then in coyne,
Vertue may last when all your wealth may fleet:
So be you truer Rich, is Counsell sweet.
Rich thus you are, O but remember yet;
In vaine to run, unlesse the Crown to get:
Chuse to run on the Race you did begin,
Hence to be truer Rich indeed you win
Ev'n then the greatest Monarch, without sin.
(39) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Devonshire, and Baron Cavendish, of Hardwick. WILLIAM CAVENDISHE. Anagramma. SV MY LIVELY ADVANCE.
With virtue now, suckt in, in tender yeares,
Innated in you, like to other Peers,
Lively advance, Su forth; that as years grow,
Likewise may honour to your honour flow:
In tender years that every man may view,
Admiring it, Lively advance you Su;
Making still hast on vertues path to tread,
Chusing a life that never will be dead,
And such an honour too, as all beside
Virtues true honour, will not long abide,
Ev'n riches likewise vertue is the best,
Nothing but that will bring so sure a rest.
D [...]sirest then a life that long will last?
In honour permanent, wealth not to waste?
Seek after vertue then, and finde it true,
Honour attendant will be still on you,
Ever then lively your advance thus su.
(40) To the right Honourable JAMES, Earle of Carlile, Viscount Doncaster, and Lord Hay of Sauley, JAMES HAY. Anagramma. I AM HY SEA.
I am hy Sea, may you say very well,
Advanced unto honours that excell,
Made admirable to the peoples eye,
Ever who gazing see your dignity;
So as in admiration Hy you stand,
Has grace to be admired in the Land;
And as Hy Sea, in honour, so likewise
Your vertues streams let to Hy Sea arise.
(41) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM, Earle of Denbigh, Viscount Fielding, and Baron of Newnhampadox. WILLIAM FIELDING. Anagramma. LIVELY MAN, GVID LIFE.
With manlines who art so well indu'de.
Innobled in your soul with fortitude,
Lively man needs must be; and that's the man
Lively who guide his life in perils can:
In quiet wether, sans tempestuousnes,
A life to guid sets forth no manlines;
Manlines doth in stormy windes consist.
Fierce when stormes rage then quietly to rest:
In perils to be prest with manlines
Ever to last, and not endure represse,
Lively man, shews he is, he life can guid,
Duty performing whatsoe're betide;
Enriched with a gracious content
Never decaying, for 'tis permanent.
Go on then lively Man, guid life so well,
Each one may say none Denbigh could excell.
(42) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Bristoll, and Baron Digbye, of Sherborne. IOHN DIGBYE. Anagramma. BY HY GIDEON.
In sacred stories we recorded finde
Of Gideon poore, also in humble minde,
How God rais'd him, and set him up on Hy,
Newly his Israel so to save thereby.
Doubtfull he was, his faith God did increase,
In wetting and in drying of his fleece.
Great Lord, since you are then advanced Hy,
Be hy in grace, in Gideons valiancy,
In courage let your Magnitude appeare,
Ever to be accounted, great, good, Peere.
(43) To the Right Honourable, LIONELL, Earle of Middlesex, and Baron Cranfielde of Cranfielde. LIONELL CRANFIELD. Anagramma. LION-RACE, LEND, FILL.
Lion race in your true Nobility,
In fortitude, and magnanimity;
On whom reflecting, we must needs behold
New acted, many virtues that are old,
Ever though like a Lion fierce you be,
Live honour'd, let your true humanity;
Lend let your mercy lustre to your life,
Chuse Lion courage, against these, who briefe
Raging against you, would your hurt attempt;
And Lion-like have such in great contempt,
Nevertheles as Lyons will not kill
Fiercely, those who are prostrate to their will,
In pittie pardoning and supplying them;
Ev'n so you must releeve the needy men,
Lending to some, and filling other too,
Doubtles from hence a great reward will flow.
(44) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Earle of Anglesey, Lord Daventrey. CHARLES VILLERS. Anagramma. CHARRES ALL IVELS.
Charres very well all Iewels, may be said,
Hearty firme love hath your true honour made;
A most entire affection in your Sier
Regarded well our King, whom all desire;
Long life may long unto his raigne succeed,
England of him hath evermore great need:
So well we love him, that we much affect,
Very much loving, where he doth select.
In you then finding, for your fathers sake,
Largely delight our Soveraigne doth take,
Loving him so intirely as we do,
Ever true honour we do wish unto,
Rare Imp of worth, your heart to honour prest,
Seated in Charres all Iuells, so to rest.
(45) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Holland, Baron of Kensington, Chancellor of the Vniversity of Cambridge, Justice in Ayre of all his Majesties Forrests, Chases, Parks, & Warrens on this side Trent, Constable of the Honour and Castle of Windsor, Groom of the Stoole, Lord high Steward of the Queens Majesties Revenews, Gentleman of his Majesties Bedchamber; Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. HENRICVS RICHE. Anagramma. RECH RICH VINES.
Heroick Sir, my Muse presenteth you
Ev'n with this counsell, which to say but true,
Nobly your worth doth practise; Rech rich Vines:
Reching implies laborious high designes;
Ioyne Rich thereto, not ayming at base drosse,
Chuse to Rech rich Vines, wherein is no losse.
Vines rich do many vertues tipifie,
Spreading, and branching to the heavens high.
Rather these Vines branches of Christ may be;
In whom dwels all grace; for a Vine is he:
Christ then select for yours, and you shall win
Hereby to Rech rich Vines, as you begin,
Eternising the grace you now are in.
(46) To the Right Honourable JOHN, Earle of Clare, Lord Houghton of Houghton. IOHN HOLLIS. Anagramma. OH! ON HY HILLS.
In vertue when I see you make such speed,
Oh it doth then no admiration breed,
Hy, on hy hills of honour that you stand;
Nature commandeth vertue such a band.
Honour on vertue ever should attend,
Oh on hy hills you may for ever wend,
Loving of vertue, which doth shine so cleare;
Likely it is you Earle of Clare appeare:
Insue then well what you have well begun,
So on hy hills to stand you well have won.
(47) To the Right Honourable, OLIVER, Earle of Bullingbrooke. OLIVER SAINCTE IOHN. Anagramma. NO IL VY, REACH HY STONE.
Oh he that sees your vertues manifold
Lively exprest, with courage wisely bold
Indeed admires, and stands at gaze; and yet
Vieth no il, vertue commanding it:
Ever still vertue in a new succession,
Rightly in you expresse a new progression.
See how your minde aspiring, not proud tho,
Admits not of a resting here below
In earth your soul placeth no sole delight,
Never relying here, to do her right,
Chusing a loft to be, and Reaching hy,
Thy heart shews plainly set on sanctity,
Ever hy precious Stone thy minde reach still.
I mean a sure foundation, and no il,
O then no il vy in this peereles Saint,
Hy Stone reach he, he may without restraint,
Ne're shall such building so firme placed faint.
(49) To the Right Honourable, Mildemay, Earle of Westmerland, Lord le De spencer, and Burghwash. MILD MAY FANE. Anagramma. IF A MILDE MAN.
Milde man if you indeed be, noble Sir,
Yeeld then a courteous smiling glance, on he
Led by the Muses, that doth here present you
Duty obsequious, let it then content you.
Mildeman to be nobility befits;
And he that Mildnes gaines, true honour gets
Your honour, whether with this Mildnes graced,
Faine would I had the Muses truth have traced:
Ah they will not reveal't, but bade me say,
Now If a milde man, that you are, display
Ere long upon their maid some radiant ray.
(49) To the Right Honourable HENRY, Earle of Manchester, Viscount Mandevile, Lord Kimbolton, Lord Privie Seale, and one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Counsell. HENRY MOVNTAGVE. Anagramma. RENV YOV GEMTHAN.
High fith you are, in honours high advance,
Entered into your Soveraignes gracious glance,
Never to be wed out; sith innocence
Regarding, you live pure without offence;
You as a precious Gem, in peoples eye,
Making a lustre far off we espie:
O your faire Iustice in your Court admiring,
Vertue we praise, are still your like desiring.
Now sith that vertue graceth you so much,
The same pursue, let all men know y' are such;
And still O Gem renu you lustre, than
Great as you are; to be term'd a good man:
Vertue and grace will Chronicle your name,
Entering it written on the Roule of fame.
(50) To the Right Honourable THOMAS, Earle of Bark-shire, Viscount Andover, and Lord Charleton, Knight of the Garter. THOMAS HOWARD. Anagramma. OH, DRAW MOST. HA!
Thy true Nobility, of antient bloud,
How it draws most men to thee that love good!
Oh that is true Nobility, which well
Most lively shines, in actions that excell;
Admired vertues evermore affecting,
Shewing indeed that they are worth selecting.
HA! such an one your Noble self I see:
Oh that's the reason most draw then to thee,
Well viewing of thy vertues, seldom seen
Attain'd in age, in thee had though but green.
Rightly indeed they may with admiration
Draw most to thee, and joy thy exultation.
(51) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Cleveland, Lord Wentworth of Nettlested. THOMAS WENTWORTH. Anagramma. AH MOST WORTH WENT.
Those who your worthines have in their eye,
How can they chuse but worth indeed espy!
Oh those that view your worthines, must say,
Most worth indeed you do to life portray.
Ah most worth, when you come, to us is lent;
So, when you go, we say, Ah! most worth went.
Worth excellent, unto the life portrayed,
Entirely in your life is well bewrayed:
Nature it self, ev'n most habitually,
Thrusteth forth worth to view exceedingly:
Worth in you doth not in concealment bide,
Oh you your vertues labour not to hide;
Rightly your worth in severall vertues spred,
Thrivingly is most worth, in orient red.
Ha most worth went! will be when you are dead.
(52) To the Right Honourable, EDMOND, Earle of Mulgrave, Lord Sheffield of Butterwike, and Knight of the Garter. EDMOND SHEFFIELD. Anagramma. HE FILD, FEDD MONES.
Ever may Mulgraves Earle, if Muses write
(Darling unto the poore) of your but right,
Make all the world admire in seeing thee,
On high an Emblem of true charity.
Now we may see how charity doth grace
Duly great men, who use it in their place.
See how much greater still a man doth rise,
He may the same still the more exercise:
Eternize then your greatnes you do mean.
Filling and feeding those that hungry been:
Filling and feeding them, and you thereby
Increasing of your store most gloriously,
Ever regarding of the poore, whose mone
Lively doth pierce your heart; their inward grone
Doubtles hath made you fill and feede each one.
(53) To the right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Danby, Lord Danvers of Dantsey, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. HENRY DANVERS. Anagramma. SE, AND RVN HIER.
Hier to run, argues a minde that's Hy,
Entirely fixed on Nobility,
Never that is contented with a stay,
Runneth on still in vertues beaten way;
Yet lest that headlong, in a precipis,
Devoide of care a man may run amisse,
And climing steep may venter up so high,
Neerehand he may in danger be thereby:
Vertue adviseth us before to se,
E're that too hastily we runners be.
Runne thus you do, who se, and then run hier,
Sans pride who unto noblenes aspier.
(54) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Monmouth, Lord Cary of Lepington. ROBERT CARYE. Anagramma. CARRY BET ORE.
Right honour'd Peere, of Caries honour'd Stem,
O by your vertues seek to honour them:
Bet is the honour that true vertue brings,
Ever then birth, though destini'd for Kings:
Rare is the wealth, and more enduring suer,
That vertue brings; that alwaies will endure.
Carry then vertues ore, a treasure Bet
Ah then the ore that is untryed yet!
Rightly this, though it hath in fire been tri'de,
In which a treasure true it did abide,
Ev'n Carry this bet ore, what e're betide.
(55) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Malerburgh, and Lord Ley of Ley. HENRY LEY. Anagramma. HIER LINE.
Hier your line is then the common sort,
Each one the reason easily may report;
Never shall learning, virtue, justice, and
Righteousnes e're unrewarded stand.
Your minde, as with these graces 'tis indude;
Lively is Hier then the multitude:
Evermore as it groweth more divine,
Yeeldeth it forth still a more Hier Line.
(56) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Earle of Norwich, and Lord Denny of Waltham. EDVVARD DENNY. Anagramma. IN END VVARDED.
Ever may he without all hazard go
Devoid of feare, that's warded 'gainst his fo;
VVarded with such a certain sure defence,
As in the end will guard his innocence;
Right Noble Earle, then in your end y'are warded,
Danger therefore you well leave unregarded.
During your life, see what a ward you have,
Ensafing you till tombed in your grave;
Nay you are warded in your tombe most sure.
Now God and King, you both your wards procure,
You in your end are warded most secure.
(57) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle Rivers, Viscount Colechester, and Lord Darcy of Chich. THOMAS DARCIE. Anagramma. AD O RICHE MAST.
Thy Ship is fraught with all things worth esteem,
Having what ever men do precious deem:
O therein, as in Storehouse, plenteously,
Made full of all things by capacity,
As on the bords of memory, from Seas,
Shewing oblivion, vertu's kept at ease.
Doth a mast want to leade your Ship along?
Ad a rich mast unto your ship so strong.
Repelling hazards, that the same may glide
Close to your haven of Heaven, where you'd abide:
You'l then arrive, then do as a rich mast,
Encountring here, with every stormy blast.
(58) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Lindsey, and Lord Willowby of Eresby, Lord Great Chamberlaine of England, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. ROBERTVS BARTTVE. Anagramma. VERTV'S ABBETTORR.
Right noble Peere, great Lindseys honour'd Earle,
Of England the Great Chamberlain, a Pearle
By Vertu ah so truly your delight,
Ev'n placed are you in the peoples sight,
Rarely to shine, and glister in their eye;
Thus destin'd is it by high Majestie:
Vertu sith you affecting love so well,
Suer (Vertu's faire abettor) you'l excell.
By you is Vertu acted, not alone
Admiring it your self; but every one
Regarding Vertu, you so far abet;
That none e're craved a defence more bett.
Thus happy time, that we such worthies see,
Vertu's abbettorrs, are right noble ye:
Evermore still Vertu's abbettorr be.
(59) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Newcastle, Viscount Mansfield, Lord Boulsouer and Ogle. WILLIAM CAVENDISHE. Anagramma. I CAM WEL, HEAV'NLY DY'S.
With happines may you for ever passe
Intire the minuts of your honours glasse:
Letting the world see, that full wel you came,
Lively to live, upon the Roule of Fame.
In craggie uneven paths you did not strive
Attaining honour, in it to survive;
Making unhonourable honours seat:
Care to be good you took, not to be great:
Advanc't to be to honour for desert,
Vertu affecting, like a noble heart;
Every way thus your heart, in so good frame,
Needs must I say full wel to honour came,
Doubtles who so wel honor did attain,
I 'th end a sweet epitomy shall gain.
So holy living, heav'nly needs must dy;
Heav'n truly living unto each mans eye,
Ever in your wel poys'd nobility.
(60) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Dover, Viscount Rochford, and Lord Hunsdon. HENRY CARY. Anagramma. CRY, EARN HY.
Heroick heart, your vertues we descrying,
Earn hy you do, are evermore in crying:
Neare we'le deny, that vertue gets on high,
Rightly deserving unto heaven to fly:
Your vertues honour'd Cary, then doth make
Choyce of your noble self, and you hy take.
Admire we nothing then, that you so great,
Retain unto your self so high a seat:
Your vertues earning, that reward did get.
(61) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Peterborough, Lord Mordant of Turvey. IOHN MORDAVNTE. Anagramma. AD ON, HY MOVNTER.
In honour hy you are a Mounter well;
On hy mount on: in goodnes still excell,
High mounter, so that every man may see
Not honour clyming as in vertue thee.
Mount thus you do, O but remember tho,
On toylesom voyage you on hy must go,
Run may you down a Hill, but up again
Doubtles will labour, paine, and sweat constrain.
Ad then more strength, on hy, more hy to mount,
Vertue will you reward, and you may count,
None that shall see you but will say the truth;
That there proceedeth, an hy mounting youth,
Ever replenished with just true ruth.
(62) To the Right Honourable HENRY, Earle of Stanford, Lord Gray of Groby, Bonvill and Harington. HENRY GRAYE. Anagramma. HIER GAINER.
Hy though you are in honours favour set,
Ever a hier gainer be, more get.
No covetous desirethe Muses mean,
Regarding an affection far more clean,
Your true Nobility, though neere so great,
Greater may be, if hier gainer yet.
Rightly though many Monarch's you should sway,
A hier gainer you may be this way.
Your noblenes doth rightly this pursue;
Ever a hier gainer, to each view.
(63) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Winchelsey, and Viscount Maidston. THOMAS FINCHE. Anagramma. AH! FECH IN MOST.
The deep foresight, which, noble Earle, in thee
Heroickly remaining each may see,
On vertue having pitch't your noble eye,
Making account without it, misery,
Although proceeded from most noble stem,
Secure to be, you fech in most, of them.
Faith firmely fixed, hath to Heaven an eye;
Injoying hope, an anchor sure thereby
Never will faile; but yet to be more sure,
Charity a true triall doth procure.
Ha then, your soul is well, feching in most
Enduring treasure, whereof you may bost.
(64) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Kingston upon Hull, Viscount Newarke upon Trent, and Lord Perpoint of Holmes Perpoint. ROBERTE PERPOINTE. Anagramma. O PRY! NO BETTER PEER.
Rare Peer we pry you, who your vertues see,
O pry no better Peer, we say then thee.
Better Peer none can be, true worth affecting,
Ever found out then you, vertue selecting,
Rightly declaring you a Noble Peer,
Treasuring vertues, shining in you cleare,
Ever a lasting treasure so retaining:
Peerles you will be, by so Peerles gaining,
Eternising your name and memory,
Record remaining to posterity.
Peerles is vertue, and doth make a Peer,
In whom resplendant graces shine most cleare;
Your self an Image, rather the self-same,
Not raised but by vertue to your frame;
That all the world, seeing your vertues rais'd,
Entend to pry no better Peer to praise.
(65) To the Right Honourable ROBERT, Earle of Carnarvan, Viscount Ascot, and Lord Dormer of Wing. ROBERTVS DORMERE. Anagramma. BE-ERR METRODORVS.
Rare Metrodorus, we recorded finde,
One of them had a most assured minde,
(Blest who hath such a friend) fast to his friend;
Evermore who did faithfulnes intend:
Recorded we do finde another was
Truly endued with a most neat phrase,
Very much eloquence he did affect,
So, nor Philosophie he did neglect.
Do they excell as much as e're they can,
O you are the more true accomplisht man.
Recorded in your brest I do espy
Most fast affection, dwelling constantly:
Ever Philosophie hath taken rest,
Resting it self within your noble brest,
Ev'n Metrodorus you be-err in jest.
(66) To the right honourable MOVNT-IOY, Earle of Newport, Lord Mount-joy of Thurveston. MOVNT-IOY BLVNT. Anagramma. I BVILT ON MOVNT.
Mounts high above the Earth, are free from wet,
On which who builds a sure foundation set,
Verily standing firme against each storme:
Nor doth the Mount leave truly to performe,
The right condition of a good foundation,
In one estate that ever keepes its station:
Oh happie's he, whose house builded thereon,
Yeelds not in stormes the fall of one poore stone.
Builded have you thereon, which causeth it
Lasting to stand, no part thereof to fleete,
Vertue is the firme Mountaine, honour is,
Newly reard as an house; the end is blisse,
That you who so sure builded shall not misse.
(67) To the right honourable PHILIP, Earle of Chesterfield, and Lord Stanhop, of Shelford. PHILIP STANHOPE. Anagramma. POSTEN HAPPILY.
Placed within your breast I doe espie,
High ensignes of most true Nobility,
In you I see that vertues faire increase,
Lively acquires unto your soule great Peace;
In you nobilliti's most noble Rays,
Place still most lively your immortall praise.
So then most happily you posten on,
That you may be a most selected stone,
And vertue happily hath posten you,
Now to receive reward that is but due
Howerly to your deserts, which vertuously,
On high affecting, ought to be on high.
Posten you have then happily in deed,
Invited thereto by faire vertues seede.
(68) To the right honourable NICHOLAS Earle of the Ile of Thanet, and Lord Tufton of Tufton. NICHOLAS TVFTONE. Anagramma. HEON LOFTY NVC AST.
New is your Cast, not new the vertues tho.
In honour Lofty you exalteth so:
Choyce graces you did long agoe affect,
High honours they did unto you select;
On you, which as a Cast, most sodainly,
Lighted upon your soule heroickly
Admiring it, sith without your desire,
So nimbly unto honour you aspire.
Thus though no gamester but as vertue betted,
Verily you a lofty new cast fitted,
Faire game you needs must have, who so faire gaine,
Thus so unlook't for, by one cast retaine,
Oh he that vertue hath to be his dice,
Needs must that man, without all question rise;
Ev'n your nu lofty cast transcends twice sice.
(69) To the right honourable, RICHARD, Earle of St Albans, and Clanrickard vicount Tunbridge, and Galloway, Baron of Somerhill, and Imanney. RICHARD DE BVRGHE. Anagramma. RICH GVARDED HERB.
Rich needes must you be, who in honours seat
Installed was, Sir, by your vertues great;
Chusing the truest Riches, therewithall,
Honour did likewise to your Honour fall,
As Solomon, when wisedome he elected,
Riches, long life, and honour were selected,
Descendant on his head, to be his Crowne:
Deare honour'd Lord, twill be your great renowne,
Ever recorded, that ya'r rich in grace,
Best guarded thereby are you in your place,
Vertue will raise you, who are vertuous,
Rich guarded sure to be, and sumptuous,
Guarded like to an Herb that precious is,
Had in a garden that no walls doth mis,
Ev'n so Rich guarded herb y'are borne to blisse.
(70) To the Right Honourable, JEROME Earle of Portland, Lord Weston of Neyland. IEROME VVESTON, Anagramma. O VVIN MOE RESTE.
In honour when your father seated high,
Ever he little rest acquir'd thereby;
Right noble Lord: but you his honour'd son,
O to your self mo rest then he hath won:
Moe rest and quiet to your minde attained,
Ever then he in all his life had gained.
With honour is attendant care and paine,
Ever almost, who one, doth other gaine:
Such happines is yours, to honour prest;
That notwithstanding, you do win moe rest.
O win mo rest still, till the heavens you gaine,
Never desist for rest to take some paine.
(71) To the right Honourable ANTHONY, Viscount Mountague of Coudecy. ANTHONYE BROVVNE. Anagramma. I NO NEVV ROBE THAN.
Admired vertues, that in you are old,
Noteth your ancient noblenes inrold;
That you a Viscount of most ancient bloud,
Have as true greatnes in you; so true good.
O with heroick vertues rob'd are you,
Nor are the graces which you practise, new:
Your heart affecting in your ancient way
Ever to walke, nor ever thence to stray.
Bravely thus marching, never still to stay,
Robed thus, sith your soul with vertue cleare,
O well adorned, noble doth appeare;
Well may your body weare the robe not new,
Noting to all your honour to be true,
Ever so well clad, no new robe then sue.
(72) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Viscount Purbeck, Lord of Stoke. JOHN VILLERS Anagramma. ON SILVER HIL.
In honours high advance, on silver hil,
O noble Purbeck, 'tis the Muses will,
Heaven, have confirm'd it, and it so shall be,
(Ne're to be chang'd) that they have seated thee.
Vertue in thee abounding, like a mine,
Injoynes no further that we go, true coyne
Lives here, I mean your vertues truly white,
Like unto Silver; nay it is the right:
Ever may you who such true wealth possesse,
Rightly yet covet more, without excesse,
Standing on silver hil, your happines.
(73) To the right Honourable, WILLIAM, Viscount and Lord Sey and Seale. WILLIAM FINES. Anagramma. IN SAFE MY WILL.
Well you Insafe, whose very will doth so,
In letting still your native Countrey know,
Lightly there lives not any that more safe
Loveth to see his Countrey live and laugh;
In vaine it is not then, that you are raised,
Admir'd who are indeed, and therefore praised
Much that your will seeks to insafe your Land.
Firme is that Nation where such Lords command,
In the Lands safety let your will likewise
No sure Insafement want, which still supplies
Ever at every hand doth will to frame,
Seeking t'insafe the Countrey by the same.
(74) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Viscount Wimbleton, Baron Cecill of Putney, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. EDWARDE CECILL. Anagramma. CIVEL CRAVED, LED.
Ever may you, who know full civilly,
Duly what's fit for true nobility;
With wisdome, and Civility to Crave;
Accordingly your full desire to have:
Rightly you knowing how to crave, may lead
Doubtles the King to grant you, what you need,
Ensuing your demands by wisdoms lore.
Choyce wisdom sure you have, ne are you poore
In true civility; who wisely know,
Craving wherein the King will bounty show:
Ever respecting too what crave you may;
Long shall you not without a granting stay,
Letting the King such wisdom rare survay.
(75) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount Rock-savage. THOMAS SAVAGE. Anagramma. AV, MOST SAGE: HA!
That Lords and Peers, who come of noble bloud,
Having heroick vertues in them good,
On the beholders casting admiration,
Mainly still eying of their most just station;
Au! that such men, those vertues were the lesse,
Sage most should be, that argues noblenes.
Sage is an hearb which comforteth the heart,
And solid wisdom resteth in that part:
Virtue so much doth in good sage remaine;
Admired wisdom doth its name retaine:
Great honour'd Lord, thy vertues sheweth thee,
Evermore Au! a most sage Lord to be.
(76) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Viscount Ragley in England, and Viscount Killnltagh in Ireland. EDVVARD CONVVAY. Anagramma. ONCE VVARDED VVAY.
E'rst noble Conway, you once warded way,
Drawing unto our Soveraigne without stay;
With pitty, and with mercy rare excelling,
Ah poore complaynants, who for grief were yelling,
Relying upon you, to you they pray,
Drawn by your pitty, you ward them the way.
Charles our great Monarch, when with nimble eye
On you reflecting, pitty he did spie
Naturally within you to abide;
VVarding the way; no longer he would hide
A way from you his gracious inclination,
Your worth deserving, straight your exaltation
Ensued by a glorious constellation.
(77) To the Right Honourable, PAUL, Viscount Bayning of Sudbury, and Lord Bayning of Hookesley. PAVL BAYNENING. Anagramma. AV! BEGINN PLAYN.
Playn low beginnings, though but low they seem,
Au! come in time to be of great esteem:
Very small drops, by dropping on and on,
Long time 'tis not before they pierce the stone.
By a small cole once kindled, may succeed
A mighty deal of water they may need:
In the beginning one poore couple then,
Now fructifi'd, is numberles of men.
Ever your solid wisdom then in sight,
Not without cause wherein you take delight,
I cannot but admire, to do it right:
No high but plain beginning you affect,
Great will be then th' ensuing Architect.
(78) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Viscount Camden, and Baron Noell of Ridlington. EDVVARD NOEL. Anagramma. LONE VVARDED.
Ever secure may you for ever bide,
Doubtles, who such a ward have by your side,
VVarded not onely by vour virtues rare,
Admired at in you they should appeare,
Rightly so acted to the life in you,
Declaring your Nobility most true.
Now this is a defence and sure great ward:
O ne'rthelesse you have another guard,
Ever inricht by vertues ward, that you
Lone-warded are, and truly rich to view.
(79) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount Wentworth, Baron of Wentworth Woodhouse, New-march, and Overfley, Lord President of the North, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. THOMAS WENTWORTH. Anagramma. WE THAN MOST WORTH.
Thou noble Spark, indeed we must confesse,
Hast in thee a great deal of worthines:
O! none that knows you, but if truth he sayes,
Mildnes he must without all question praise,
As one faire virtue that in you hath place,
So adding unto you a lustrous grace.
With wisdom likewise, as a pearle, your soul
Endued is, blind folly to controule:
No bitternesse in you; yet such a rate
That men may set a true high estimate,
(Waying the vertues that are in you rare,)
On you, and so not to offend you, dare:
Rightly his Majestie doth this espie,
That made him place you Irelands Deputy;
Ha! needs must we than, most worth in you eye.
(80) To the Right Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. WILLIAM LAVD. Anagramma. VALV, MYLD, VAIL.
With greater place, with greater grace should he
Inly be clad, who would Christs Scholler be,
Lowlines loving; yet not living so,
Like these obscure, who forth no light will shew,
Indu'd with mildnes should a Bishop be,
And ever vaild with true humility,
Mild vailed thus, he valu tho should have:
Lo, these bright graces make a Bishop brave;
And your mild cariage, truly Bishoply,
Vaild with the cover of humility,
Du valu of your worthines descry.
(81) To the Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke, Primate of England, and Metropolitan, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. RICHARDE NEILE. Anagramma. RELY HY ARDENCE.
Reverend high Prelate, well may we rely
Indeed upon your hy flam'd ardency,
Chusing in ardent, truly fervent zeal,
Heaven fixed high, who striveth to reveal,
According as it is Gods sacred will,
Right things to men, thereby their hearts to fill,
Doubtles hy ardency thereby declaring.
England for Doomsday by Gods Word preparing.
Now such should Prelates be, ardent on hy,
Ever should move men on them to rely,
In you sith such hy ardency we finde,
Labouring to reveal to us Gods minde
Ever our hearts relying there we binde.
(81) To the Right Honourable, the Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Bishop of London, Lord high Treasurer of England, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. VVILLIAM IVXONE. Anagramma. NE, YOV VAIL MY LVX.
Why should a woman, who is fraile and weak,
Into the praises of your vertues break,
Londons great Prelate, whom true vertues lore
Lively proclaims, thee rich within, not poore;
Insuing which true riches, Charles our King
A meet Bird thinks thee in his Church to sing;
Marking the just accounts 'twixt God and thee,
Intrusteth thee with his high Treasury:
Very well maist thou counsell good be giving;
Xenophon like, Philosopher-like living;
O! I confesse, the Muses lend a light,
(Ne, you vail my lux tho: to do you right,)
Ever to those who in their laws delight.
(82) To the Reverend Father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Durham. THOMAS MORTONE. Anagramma. HO! TO MAN MO REST.
The word which you from Gods own mouth afford,
Ho! unto man doth bring a resting word;
On which who do perpetually rely,
May ever in perpetuall rest aby:
A sinner hath a load, but Gods Word blest
Sends unto him a comfortable rest.
Many men seem to rest in sin; but than,
O, settled rest, they none at all attain:
Resting in death the same is like, much rather
Then any true rest that such ones do gather;
Oh, unto man the word doth bring mo rest:
Not letting conscience be by sin opprest;
Ever then in thy preaching we are blest.
(83) To the Reverend Father in God, Walter, Lord Bishop of VVinchester. VVALTER CVRLE. Anagramma. CAL TREVV RVLE.
Well learned are you in Gods sacred lore,
Ah, who for the tru rule doth still implore,
Leaning on nothing but on Gods blest Word,
That guidance truest, surest doth afford:
Ever when as the Carpenter doth square,
Regards he a trew rule, good work to reare:
Call for the trew rule still then, whereby youth
Vertuously may be train'd up in truth;
Regarding which, right Reverend Father deare,
Let none go forth without this rule, to reare,
Ever at all any foundation here.
(84) To the Reverend Father in God, Iohn, Lord Bishop of VVorcester. IOHN THORNBVRGHE. Anagramma. HE BIN ROVGH THORN.
In Gods Word, as there is most precious balm
Of the true Gilead, sins hot heat to calm,
Having refreshment for the soul that's weary,
Ne're leading of the poore and solitary;
There is so likewise in Gods blessed Word
Heart-breaking terrours, that do feares afford,
On them who sin affect with sole delight
Rending and tearing so the heart to fright,
Not leaving still to prick the same with feare
By godly sorrow, as if thorns were there,
Vntill the conscience once affected rend,
Resolving never more on sin t'attend:
Great Reverend Prelate, thus Gods Word by you
Hath power as a rough thorn, to say but true,
Ever bin he rough thorn, the Muses sue.
(85) To the Reverend Father in God, Iohn, Lord Bishop of Chester. IOHN BRIDGEMAN. Anagramma. HEDG IN MAIN ORB.
In hedg the main orb by your diligence,
O reverend Father, with true vigilance,
Having Gods Word so perfect in your minde,
None may with fond excuses from you winde.
By learning sound, and eloquence divine,
Rayes of true light let to the heathen shine;
In vaine let Turks fond Mahomet bethought,
Declare then to them what good Christ hath wrought:
Greatly the Iewes by Gods great Word confound,
Ever revealing Christian doctrine sound:
May carnall Gospellers too be converted,
And shew'd the good they get when sin's departed:
Now hedg in the main orb thus holy hearted.
(86) To the Reverend Father in God, George, Lord Bishop of Saint Davids. GEORGE MANNERING. Anagramma. MEN-GRANGER, GO NYE.
Granger is one who hath a numerous stock,
Ever rejoycing how to feed his flock;
O Reverend Father, you the Granger are:
Regard then well those sheep, we to your share
Granger committer are by the great Pastor,
Ever the Bishop of our souls, your Master.
Men though you feed, and over them are placed,
A Granger by that God who you thus graced,
Now men, like sheep, some wander from the way,
Nor ever cease (untill brought back) to stray;
Ere then too far from the commandement
Running they stray, Granger, their steps prevent
In holy zeal pursue them, and goe nye;
Nor leave them off till they'r brought back thereby,
Granger of men, then feed them plenteously.
(87) To the Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Lincolne. IOHN WILLIAMS. Anagramma. Win Holy Alm's: or, Holy Alm's Win.
In holy alms should Cleargymen excell,
O take this Motto then which fits you well;
Holy alms win: alms they are holy gaine:
None bu [...] the holy, holy things retaine.
VVin holy alms then, and be sure of this,
In holy alms you win a holy blisse:
Like to the widow, who though all she gave,
Lost nought thereby; but thereby all did save,
In holy alms proceed; holy alms win
A lasting expiation from all sin:
May then our Cleargy learn which way to get,
Storing up heavenly, earthly wealth will fleet.
(88) To the Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Salisbury. IOHN DAVENANT. Anagramma. NO HEAD IN VANT.
In gifts excelling, though you do excell,
O you declare nathles, your soul right well
Hath learned in the Schoole of Christ, that you
Not of your self have grace, but for it sue.
Deckt though your minde be then with many graces,
And they inhabit in you, severall places,
Very well filling of your inward heart,
Ever that soundnes then doth us impart;
Nathles the jewell of them all possessing,
Admire I do at Salisburies great blessing,
Not puffed up, no head in vant you reare,
Thus humble, lowly, still your self you beare,
(89) To the Reverend Father in God, ROBERT, Lord Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. ROBERT WRIGHTE. Anagramma. RIGHT TREW ROBE.
Rightly you Robed are, who doe possesse,
On you the Robe of inward godlinesse,
By outward courage in your life exprest,
Ever declaring you most truly blest:
Rightly that Bishopricke is blest likewise,
That having you, so great a light doth rise,
With true sincerity, and learning pure,
Rightly advanc't you have Right robe and sure,
In that you set forth nothing but what's true,
Greatly the true Robe doth belong to you.
Having heere Righteousnesse to you obtained,
The white true Right Robe you have rightly gained.
Ere long in heaven, to which you are attained.
(90) To the Reverend Father in God, MATTHEW, Lord Bishop of Norwich. MATTHEVS VVREN. Anagramma. VVE HAST TRV MEN.
Men that they may be holy, tru appearing,
Attend you preaching, they attend their hearing,
That so with hast the Prelacy may make
Those that have had false hearts tru hearts to take,
Hasting to make all false, tru, uneven even;
Ere-long that so they may attaine to heaven:
Very much hasting by Gods powerfull Word,
Surely to frame them tru unto the Lord.
Working their hearts so by contritions frame,
Rightly to hast to truth, imbrace the same.
Ever thus hasting may you still remaine,
Nor may you cease tru men of false to gaine.
(90) To the Reverend Father in God, GODFERY, Lord Bishop of Glocester GODFREYE GOOD MAN. Anagramma. GOOD GOD! J FREE MAN.
Good God it is, who doth his grace distill
On us, that wee may well obey his will;
David when Israel with pleasing heart,
Free offring did unto the Lord impart,
Return'd the praise to God, who such hearts gave,
Ever requesting, that they like might have,
Yea that God would in their Imagination
Ever keepe it in their determination.
Good God! say you, when as your selfe you view,
On that great Bounty looking which you shew,
On him you looke, who is the God of Grace,
Denoting all Good in him to have place,
Making such like him free, whom he selecteth,
And I free man, Good God, say you, affecteth,
No doubt that heart whom he so well directeth.
(91) To the Reverend Father in God, FRANCIS Lord Bishop of Ely. FRANCIS WHITE. Anagramma. VVITH FAIR SENCE.
Faire is the soule, white with faire Innocence,
Rightly that doth expound the Scriptures sence,
And void of all adulterating guise,
No sence will give but such as edifies,
Chusing that sence that most doth sinne destroy,
Inviting of the soule to heavenly Ioy,
So taking off the black and staine of sinne,
With former beauty doth the soul begin
Heroickly to shine, and glister white.
In deed who thus expoundeth hits it right.
Thus be you Reverend Father, with faire senc,
Expound Gods Word, shewing your innocence.
(92) To the Reverend Father in God, JOSEPH, Lord Bishop of Excester. IOSEPH HALL. Anagramma. OH! IS AL HELP.
Is help to your own soul, by Theory
Of the well practized divinity;
So help to others souls you do afford,
Ever revealing to them Gods blest Word,
Publishing it, that all men who attend,
Hearing may thereby save thee in the end.
Help unto some your books do well afford,
And unto others, like a Reverend Lord,
Lively your bounty in their wants appeare,
Letting such know, that Oh all help is here.
(93) To the Reverend Father in God, WILLIAM, Lord Bishop of Landaff. VVILLIAM MVRRAYE. Anagramma. LIM A MERRY LAVV; VY.
With the Laws terrors that the heart affright,
Insuing him that follows not aright,
Living sans guidance of that holy Law,
Living without all conscience, feare, or aw,
In threatning wise him from his sin to drive,
A mingled balm of mercy, to revive,
Much terrifi'd thereby, the drooping heart,
My Reverend Lord, thou dost full well impart.
Very well Law and Gospell mingled right,
Rightly the Gospell heals, as Law doth fright.
Righteousnesse most straight doth Law require;
And Gods good Gospel no more doth desire,
(You preach it well) then good will to descry,
Ever you Lim a merry Law, we vy.
(94) To the Reverend Father in God, RICHARD, Lord Bishop of Chichester. RICHARD MOVNTAGV, Anagramma. GVARD A RICH MOVNT.
Rich are you in the graces that appeare
Inhabitant, and shining in you cleare,
Choicely delighting thereby every ey,
Heartily loving you so Bishoply;
Admiring in your virtues that proceed,
Rightly declaring that you'r rich indeed;
Daily go on, as you have well begun,
Mounting still nearer to our glorious Son:
Oh as a mount above the rest; so high,
Vertue hath made you o're the vulgary
Now as a mount, you nearer to the Sun,
Thereby unto your self more heat have won;
And as a rich mount, if a guard you need,
Guarded you are by innocence, and heed,
Vertue security will truest breed.
(95) To the Reverend Father in God, BARNABAS Lord Bishop of Carlile. BARNABAS POTTER. Anagramma. SABA BORN, REAPTT.
Before your birth, you holy in the womb,
A Bishop destined were to become;
Rightly as Jeremy, who sanctifi'd,
Never but did an holy man abide:
And you once borne, the sweet delightfull Thus,
Born on the mount of Saba, reaptt for us.
Admired Frankinsence an emblem right,
Shewing how prayer mounteth to Gods sight.
Pestilence, thus on embers put, the steame,
Of it ascending cleareth from the same,
The Emblem of true prayer from fervent heart,
That makes all evill from the soul depart,
Ever may you and all our Clergie than,
Reap the Sabean Frankinsence for man.
(96) To the Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph. IOHN OWEN. Anagramma. HOE, WIN ON.
In your pursuit, right worthy Prelate you
O may win on; grace having to ensu:
Hoe though let the learn'd Muses you excite,
Never to leave off thus in doing right.
O still by Gods Word full of power and strength,
Win on till the elect be Won at length:
Ever be winning still, of souls to blesse,
Never cease winning; 'tis your happines.
(97) To the Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Rochester. IOHN BOWLE. Anagramma. HONEY BLOW.
In you the Sacred sweets of Gods blest Word
O settled comfort truly doth afford;
Having its sweetnes from the God of grace,
Never that from repentance turns his face.
By the breath then which doth proceed from you,
O you do seem to blow an honey dew:
With comfort lightning from sinnes miseries,
Like as the honey Ionathan in's eyes
Entire inlightned with true joyes supply.
(89) To the Reverend Father in God, WILLIAM, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. WILLIAM PERCE. Anagramma. PEIRCE, LIM LAW.
With terrour thundring to affright the heart,
Inbred corruption you caus'd to depart,
Lively you peirce, and to the bottom dive,
Letting sin know, he must not there alive
Inhabit longer; in each corner you
A search most diligently do pursu,
Making the sword of Gods blest spirit peirce,
Passing unto the heart with vigour fierce,
Even limning so the law unto the life,
Reviving up again the ancient strife,
Cur'st sin with grace that was of yore maintained,
Encouraging faire vertue, sin restrayned.
(100) To the Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Bristoll. IOHN SKINNER. Anagramma. SIR KENN ON HY.
In your late exaltation I espy,
O Sir, that you indeed do ken on hy,
Having a nimble, sharp and ready wit,
Notable things to note, and how they fit.
Sir you do ken on hy, hy mysteries;
Kenning a searching knowledge doth comprise,
In which your diligence is well set forth,
Noting you a laborious Bishop, worth,
Not to be pretermitted in that place,
Excellently your self you then do grace,
Rendring you kenning Sir, so Reverend face.
(101) To the Reverend Father in God, GEORGE, Lord Bishop of Hereford. GEORGIVS COKE. Anagramma. O SVCKE GREGORY.
Gregory's learning, though a Pope he were,
Ever no shame it is at all to beare:
O then you sucke that fount, whence gratiously
Rightly came learning unto Gregory;
Greatly you study that same sacred Law,
In Gregory that bred so great an awe,
Very well waying what in him was good,
Sucking that in, but leaving rotten food.
Choice learning in this worthy Prelate rested,
O he Romes Primacy full sore detested:
Know let the Papists then, not yet the luck
Ever they had Pope Gregory to sucke.
(102) To the Reverend Father in God, EDMOND, Lord Bishop of Bangore. EDMOND GRIFFETH. Anagramma. Doth mend grieff: or Grieff doth mend.
Eternally without or blot, or staine,
During may you in memory remaine;
Making the teares be pearles, which men do weep,
O teaching them in their right ford to keep,
Not for the world to mourne, thence no reliefe
Doth then ensue, thy word doth mend our grieff.
Godly's the sorrow, whereto you exhorting
Require us, from the wordly care, dehorting,
In such a wise, that when this grieff we take,
Fairely grieff doth us mend and better make,
Fearing to sin this grieff in us doth breed,
Ensafing us thereby 'gainst sin at need:
Thus as thy Word doth mend our grieff, ev'n so
Heavens have ordain'd that grieff doth mend our woe.
(103) To the Reverend Father in God, FRANCIS, Lord Bishop of Peterborough. FRANCIS DE. Anagramma. A FENC'D SIR.
Fenced are you first with your innocence,
Respecting which you love without offence;
And then Gods Word is a sure fence likewise,
Not suffering sinne your conscience to surprise,
Christ lastly is a most sure fence indeed,
In due time ready helping you at need,
So fenced is that soule, who fencing her,
Doth Innocence Gods word and Christ appeare,
Ever may you be then a fenced Sir.
(104) To the Right Honourable, HENRY Lord Clifford, onely sonne of Francis Earle of Cumberland. HENRYE CLIFFORDE. Anagramma. FRIEND OR HY FLEEC.
High honour'd Lord, and Cumberlands sole heire;
Ever may you to poore men Friendship beare,
Noting whose inward vertues of the mind,
Rightly a worthy friend indeed we find,
Your honour'd selfe, whose truly vertuous heart.
Ever doth Friendship unto all impart.
Charity lively pourtraid is in you,
Lively exprest in figures very true,
In you is noblenesse, and Noblemen,
Friends best are to the poore and needy then,
Free is your heart, the Freeman is best Friend,
On whom the poore most often do attend,
Respecting which I wonder not, when as
Doubtlesse your worth doth Iasons fleece surpasse,
Excell it highly although Gold it was.
(105) To the Right Honourable HENRY, Lord Abergavenny. HENRY NEVILL. Anagramma. ERNN HY JVELL.
Heroickly your vertues truly worth
Ernn, an hy Iuell unto your great birth;
Nor can he very well the truth declare,
Rightly whether your birth or vertues are,
(You Peere of worth) the greatest to our view.
Nor is it that the Muses do ensue,
Eternising your memory nathles,
Vertue, the Muses say, will so you blesse,
Insuing it, as you do bring about.
Like a true Hero, you will ernn no doubt,
Lustrous hy Iuels, so your fame set out.
(107) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Lord Paulet, one of the Sons of Iohn Marquesse of Winchester. HENRYE PAWLET. Anagramma. I LET HAP RENEVV.
Here in the world all do hap hazard live,
Each where to every man wil fortune give,
Now a fierce frown, then a faire smile againe,
Respecting still mutation to maintain,
Your greatest flouds will have their ebbs, and then
Each ebbe will wait to have a floud again.
Placed are we thus in a troublous world,
About that by inconstancy is hurld;
Well then may your most firme and constant minde
Let hap renew, waiting a better wind,
Ever revolving in your head, that when
The storm's most fierce, calm's like to come again.
(108) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Matravers, eldest Son to Thomas Earle of Arundell. JAMES HOWARD. Anagramma. DRAW HOME SAY.
In you, our Marshals Son, a Warriour borne,
Admired vertues seemeth to be worn;
Making such lustre that your graces shine,
Ever declaring you a most divine,
Sage, prudent Peere, whose vertues in the way
Home draw you still, and so of you men say:
On heaven you fixed are, and that your home,
With grace thus guided will at last become,
And then a Trumpet of your noble name
Rung out a loud will be by la [...]ing fame,
Drawing still home till to your hav'n you came.
(109) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Strange, eldest Son of VVilliam. Earle of Derby. IAMES STANLEY. Anagramma. SEE MANLY STAY.
In your most noble vertues, honour'd Lord,
A manly stay you very well afford;
Manlines seems conveyed unto you
Ev'n from the root from which your life you drew,
Stanlyes did ever shew such manlines:
See then a manly stay you well expresse,
True manhood is a prop, an help, a stay,
And sure defence where e're the same doth sway.
Not to the man alone, who doth possesse.
Lively true fortitude, and manlines
Ever intire, but that sweet Land is blest,
Yeelding to see a manly stay their rest.
(110) To the Right Honorable, Charles, Lord Delaware. CHARLES VVEST. Anagramma. SHEVV'ST CLEAR.
Clear honour'd heart, whose vertues all admire,
How unto clearnes doth thy soul aspire?
And admirably, as a noble Peere,
Rayes of your many vertues thou shew'st clear:
Lustrous be still, that every man may see,
Ever true Clearnes doth abide in thee,
So shewing of your Christall clearnes here;
When on the earth you cease to be a Peere,
Entred shall you be then on heav'ns clear roule,
Shewing all clearnes, yea a Christal soul,
Thus shall you ever bide without controul.
(111) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Lord Barkly, Baron of Barkly Castle. GEORGIVS BARKLY. Anagramma. LVRKE BY GORGIAS.
Great honour'd Peere, your worthines in sight
Ever doth breed the Muses great delight:
O then insue your wayes, in vertues path
Running, in which you make your allies laugh.
Greatly your greatnes then by gifts advance,
In your true learning shew, that ignorance,
Vertues great Peere, cannot in you be found:
So Lurke by Gorgias learnedly profound.
By accurat wel-stiled declamations,
Accompani'd with learned grave Orations,
Rarely did Gorgias, the Philosopher,
Know how his learning wisely to prefer.
Lurke then by Gorgias, sith a noble man,
You best expresse the learned Muses can.
(112) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Lord Morley, and Mounteagle. HENRY PARKER. Anagramma. ERN HYER PARK.
High are their honours who great Parks possessing
Esteemed are on Earth to have the blessing;
Now you, great Lord, in honour'd estimate,
Rightly are prised at a noble rate,
Yeelding you pleasures that nobility,
Partake of may, as 'tis your dignity:
And ne'retheles your worth and high desert
Rightly doth earn an hier Park; your heart
Keeps vertues faire inclos'd within the same:
Earn you an hier Park then, nobler game
Rightly then those who noblest beasts keep tame.
(113) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Lord Dacres, Baron of Hurstmonseux. RICHARDE LENNARDE. Anagramma. LEND, RARE, CHARY END.
Renowned Lord, in honour fixt on high,
In great advancement, and true dignity,
Choice peece of worth, lending with noble hand
Help to the poore, in need thereof who stand;
Advance still forward, let your charity,
Rarely extend it self, though rare it be;
Doubtles the stars great glory 'tis, that they
Enlighten all things with their lustrous ray.
Lend then, magnificent, and noble Lord,
Ever your bounty to the world afford,
No end there will ensue to one so chary,
Nobility advancing truly wary,
According to your worth, but a rare end
Rightly upon your bounty will attend;
Declaring bounteous great nobility
End rare shall reach to, who lives charily.
(114) To the Right Honorable, Edward, Lord Bewchamp. EDWARD SEYMOR. Anagramma. IS MORE WARDED.
Ever right honour, and true noblenes
Declared in your vertues, you expresse,
Warding your self with more then common ward,
According to your birth, which high regard
Rightly draws to your self, so that withall
Doubtles y'are warded with a double wall.
Seeing your high and truly noble birth,
Each one confesse y'are warded well on earth:
Your worthy vertues when we have in eye,
More warded you are then by birth, we cry:
O, then pursue still in the vertuous trade,
Rightly whereby more warded you are made.
(115) To the Right Honorable Henry, Lord Matravers. HENRYE HOWARD. Anagramma. HE HERE, WARD NY.
Heroick Sir, whose vertues Heroize,
Enriching you with honours dignities;
Ny needs a ward must be, when your desert,
Registred you an Hero, whose high heart
Your great immortall honour doth preserve,
Enabling you most Hero-like to serve.
Heartily still in vertues way proceed,
Oh then a Ny ward we shall never need;
With your rare vertues there is such a guard,
As hardly can there be a better ward:
Rightly which viewing, each one loud will cry,
Doubtlesse he Hero, we a ward have ny.
(117) To the Right Honourable, PHILIP, Lord Herbert, Sonne and heire of Philip Earle of Pembrooke and Mountgomery. PHILIP HERBERTE. Anagramma. HELP HY BRITE PEER.
Pembrok's most peerelesse sonne, a hi brite peer,
Heroicke Lord, dayne me to call you heere,
I know the birth from which you are descended,
Lively proclames you hy, this height attended,
Is with bright rayes of brightnesse which shine cleare,
Peerelike which sets you forth a high brite peer.
Hi though you be, yet daine you nerethelesse,
Even bowels of a true Peer to expresse,
Regarding of the poore and sending forth
Brightly on them, the brightnes of your worth,
Each one may say then very well,
Rightly doe Herberts hy bright peeres excell.
That in your very name, help hy bright peer,
Expressing forth your bounty shining cleare.
(118) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Lord Stafford, Baron of Stafford. HENRY STAFFORDE. Anagramma. AFFORD HIGH STERN.
Hi noble Stafford, who from Buckingham,
Eternally deserving nobly came,
No flattering lynes the Muses you afford,
Respecting truly whose worth honour'd Lord,
You well deserve more then can well be said.
Soe then, Right noble Lord, afford your aid,
That your high sterne may rightly placed be,
As is your true deserved dignity:
Firme then will say, Stafford did honour earne,
Freely when hee Afforded an high Stern,
O may your honour with your age increase,
Resplending forth your truest noblenesse.
Doe then, High Stern, afford true happinesse,
(119) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Dudly, Baron of Dudly-Castle. EDWARD SVTTON. Anagramma. TEND STOVT WARD.
Ever may England in it those retaine,
Duly regarding, that a most stout vaine,
VVarding the poore from wrong and violence,
Admiredly possest with Innocence,
Rightly indeed may a Stout ward befriend him,
Duly his countrey it at all times sending.
Stout ward are you Sir, therewithall indu'd,
Vertuously by manly fortitude:
Tend then for ever, as a most stout ward,
That nation which hath nourisht you, it guard.
O let your Stoutnesse it so bravely tend,
None may exceed your Nation to befriend.
(120) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Stourton, Baron of Stourton. EDVVARD STOVRTON. Anagramma. NOTE VVARDED TOVRS.
E [...]naunter malice, with her mischiefe fell,
Doth against thy ennobled vertues swell,
Warded are you, and Tours of great defence,
Are naked, if no strength they have from hence,
Rightly of warded Tours you are the strength,
Declaring them most safe to be at length,
Else when the fortitude of men they want,
Stones and rare buildings are defence but scant,
Thus when the Muses worthily doe quote,
On which reflecting every one may note,
Vertue is an impregnable defence,
Repelling fiercely every dire offence.
Thus warded Touers by fortitude are warded,
Of you, and such as you be, who true garded,
Note every one such should be well rewarded.
(121) To the Right Honourable, IOHN Lord Darcy, and Mennell. IOHN DARCIE. Anagramma. ON HY [...]ARED.
In each estate ther's sower as well as sweet,
On high with heate, below with cold we meet:
Heaven onely is exempted to be free,
Not having trouble or Calamity.
Deare heart, I doe not then with admiration,
Admire that in your high, and lofty station,
Rough ragged cares, your noblenesse doe vex;
Crowns have their cares which do their hearts perplex.
In very truth then you may rightly cry,
Ever admired Lord, I car'd on high.
(122) To the Right Honourable EDWARD Lord Vaux, Baron of Harrowden. EDVVARD VAVX. Anagramma. ADV VEX'D VVAR.
Ever that state, that free from warre in rest,
Doth happily repose, is still most blest,
VVar evermore delights in broyles and bloud,
Assuredly therefore cannot be good;
Rather it very hurtfull is indeed,
Destroying quite the noble humane seed,
Vexing the heart with fearefull care, and griefe,
And never yeelding any sweet reliefe.
Vex'd war adue then, we most blessed are,
Xerxes nere knew this blessing to declare.
(123) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord VVindsor, Baron of Bradenham. THOMAS VVINDSOR. Anagramma. HOVV MANS STORY'D.
The Chronicles and histories record,
Heroicke acts of each most honour'd Lord,
On which the Ages that succeed do view,
Magnanimously noble to pursue,
And follow rightly in the honour'd trace,
Such worthy wits of the true noble Race.
Well weigh you this, and in your deepe foresight,
In history you place a great delight,
Noting therein how man is storied,
Declared as alive when hee is dead,
Sir, in the path of vertue, sith that you,
O noble peere, so nobly doe pursue,
Recorded faire your worth will Clio shew.
(124) To the right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Eure, Baron of VVhitton. WILLIAM EVRE. Anagramma. WEAR MY JVELL.
Who hath a Iewel excellent and rare,
In a triumphant maner will it weare;
Letting all see, who view his noble dresse
Lively pourtrayd in Him is noblenesse;
In you a Iewel of high estimate,
Admired Lord, nay of excessive rate,
Making these nobles who the same possesse,
Ever resplendeth, and your happines
Vertues brave Iewel, 'tis indeed to weare,
Rightly which to your honour doth adhere,
Ever so let that Iewel thine appeare.
(125.) To the Right Honourable, PHILIP Lord Wharton, Baron of Wharton. PHILIP WHARTONE. Anagramma. WHYL IN HOPE RAPT.
Plac't on high seat of honours dignity,
High in true vertues grac't nobility,
Indeed your vertuous life to all afford,
Live evermore a most admired Lord,
In your so hope of happinesse, and Ioy,
Peace be to you, freed from all annoy.
With this sweet hope, your soule so ravished,
How forward in a vertuous path y'are led,
Advance still forward, till in hope possest;
Rapt up in hope, you are so heavenly blest.
Thus with your hope, as ravisht out of breath,
O you doe live, as one not fearing death.
No, while in hope rapt thus, for your reward,
Ever you still a vertuous life regard.
(126) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM Lord VVilloughbey, Baron of Parham. VVILLIAM VVILLOVGHBEY. Anagramma. TY HE ALL MY BIG VVILLOVV.
Well may the VVillow grow big in your soyle,
Inriched well with vertues Dewes, the while;
Lightly the VVillow with her leaves pale green,
Lively i'th spring rejoyceth like a Queene,
In summer prime taketh her great delight,
And it loves not, to speak of it aright,
Most noble Lord, on barren soyle to grow.
With beauty excellent i'ts palme doth show
In it, although no fruit there is of worth,
Lightly it still delighteth to bring forth.
Live then, good Lord, still by the dew of grace,
O evermore still fructify apace:
Verses cannot the praises to you render,
Great Peere, that I of Right to you should tender,
Honouring you, within whose Parham hall
Branch'd forth that Beech, which did to me befall.
Ever Ile therefore pray that all may vi,
Your great big VVillow greatly fructifie.
(127) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM, Lord Paget, Baron of Beandesert. VVILLIAM PAGET. Anagramma. I VVILL GET A PALM.
Wel may the Palm be yours, whose learning high
Indeed sorts well with your nobility.
Logick, with Grammer, Retorick, Musicke rare
Lively indeed a noble mind declare,
In whom nobility doth truely rise,
Admired Sr, for noble qualities;
Marking which in you, I must needs confesse,
Plainly the truth, almost a Peere peerelesse,
And here withall the valour, which in rest,
Great Paget, doth within your noble brest,
Ere you have said the truth, you'l get a palm,
'Tis got already, and to you befalne.
(128) To the Right Honourable DUDLY Lord North, Baron of Carthlage. DVDLEY NORTHE. Anagramma. HY LOV'D, TENDER.
David-like, Sir, your Love your fix on hy,
Vertue thus gracing with your dignity,
Declaring of your Love to Godward fixed,
Letting the same with Charity be mixed,
Ever still tender bowels doe possesse,
Yeelding help to the poore and comfortlesse.
None more, great Sir, will trumpet out your fame,
O then poore folks, who when but heard your name,
Running about in every place sound forth,
That the Lord North is one of noble worth:
Hy must his Love be needs, who thus below,
Extends his Love, a tender heart to show.
(129) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Lord Shandos, Baron of Sudley. GEORGE BRIDGES. Anagramma. SO BIGGER REDGE.
Great honour'd Lord, So great your worthinesse,
Ensuing it I cannot well expresse,
O noble Sir, your body cannot doe
Rightly those workes your soule would reach unto;
Goe on, although I cannot well declare,
Entring your vertues lively, yet they'r rare,
Bigger the redges of the heart must be,
Right noble Sir, that comprehending thee;
In figure to the life can set thee forth,
Declaring of your noblenesse and worth;
Great store of vertues still, and of great grace,
Ever remarkeable are in your face,
So bigger redges to containe your race.
(130) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT Lord Peter, Baron of Writtle. ROBERTVS PETER. Anagramma. O TRV PEER-BREST.
Rais'd unto honour which you doe inherit,
O noble Sir both by your birth and merit,
Blest may wee terme you, who possesse a Brest,
Enjoying peere-like qualities which rest
Repleatly there; so that we find it true,
That there remaines a true peer-Brest in you,
Vertues most peerelesse peerelesly abound,
Shewing that a true peere-Brest here is found.
Parly then practice like a peerelesse Peere,
Each day to make your peerelesse vertues cleare,
Then will each one O you true peer brest call,
Expressing of each grace in severall,
Rearing a Trophy of your worth withall.
(131) To the Right Honourable, DVTTON, Lord Gerard, Baron of Gerards Bromly. DVTTON GERARDE. Anagramma. DV REGARD TO TEN.
Duly regarding with your noble eye,
Vertuously affecting mercy hye,
The streame of your compassion doth extend
To ten, their need with mercy to befriend;
On which I shew with a just Du regard,
Not heddy. rashly, you doe such reward.
Greatly your wisedome hereby you expresse,
Enclining rightly to those in distresse,
Regarding such with pitty and compassion,
According ro your noble inclination,
Rightly doth ten to life your noble worth,
Decipher rightly, seeing it sets forth
Each figure comprehended, you, all earth.
(132) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM Lord Spencer, Baron of VVormleighton. VVILLIAM SPENCER. Anagramma. EN SAP VVILL RECLYM.
With blustrous winds though stormes a while do rage
Insuing comfort, Muses do presage,
Likely to follow; for the stormes once past,
Likely calmes come to comfort us at last:
In winter sap within the roots as hiding,
Admits no shew of Ioy to trees betiding,
Making them drop their leaves, and comfortlesse
Stand for a time as if without redresse;
Perceiving of the spring though backe returning,
En which attendant doth require from morning,
Now will the sap reclime with Ioy againe,
Cheerly will each tree leaves thereon retaine;
Ev'n so your handmaid prayes, my winter past,
Rightly serene my summer dayes may last.
(133) To the Right Honourable CHARLES Lord Stanhop, Baron of Harington. CHARLES STANHOPE. Anagramma. OSTAN, REACH HELPS.
Charities Emblem in your Anagram,
Heroick Sir, the Muses make your name
As other men when suters come, doe pace
Running away as if they ran a race.
Like them the Muses would not have you be,
Enjoyning you to stan emblemikely,
So fitter plaints of poore distrest to heare.
So that a noble help you may appeare,
Thus reaching forth your truly noble hand,
According to your place, their helps command.
Never shall fame then cease to trumpet forth,
High honour'd Lord, the trophies of your worth.
O then stan still, reach helps and be not weary,
Pleasing that God who helps the solitary,
Ever you shall not unrewarded tarry.
(134) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS Lord Arundel, Baron Wardour. THOMAS ARVNDEL. Anagramma. RVN; AH LEAD MOST.
Thou honourd Arundel, in virtues blest,
Hast therein still a progresse, and no rest;
O none the Muses with thee in thy pace;
Much rather they respect you run the Race,
Ah that you run and never do give over,
So Heaven the Goale, at last you will recover.
As honourd Sr, your worth set up on high
Resplendant is, and in much peoples eye;
Vertue cannot be hid in you who great
Now stand, as if a mountaine were your seate.
Do then, most violently seem to tread
Ever the path of vertue, and you lead:
Lead so the most, and be their demi-head.
(135) To the Right Honourable CHRISTOPHER, Lord Tenham, Baron of Tenham. CHRISTOPHER ROPER. Anagramma. HO PEER RICH'R, TRORS.
Choisely pourtraid, in Noblenes I find
Heroick Trops, or trophies of the mind,
Roper then Tenhams Baron, you a Peer
In nonage though, do very well appeare
Shining in vertues, that your Ancesters
Truely did cary with them to the hearse:
O noble Peter, the muses you excite,
Peer-like in your yong age to have delight:
Ho summoning up all your guifts together,
Ere to excell your kin, and be best liver,
Rather indeed as a true noble Peer,
Richer by far let trops in you appeare:
On whom when Ropers favourers shall looke,
Perceiving written in you, as a booke,
Eternall trops of your true noble name,
Rightly your honour they will lowd proclaime.
(136) To the Right Honourable CHARLES, Lord Cranborne, sonne and heire of William Earle of Salisbury. CHARLES CECILL. Anagramma. CAL RICHES CELL.
Choyce vertues that remaine within your brest,
Heroicke heart, shew here true riches rest.
Armies of graces mustred in array,
Ruling within your soule, and bearing sway,
Letteth the world know plainly, that in you
Enricht do abide the riches true:
So that the world may you call riches cell,
Choicely repleat with grace, in you that dwell;
Enricht with riches, wherein you abound,
Charily treasure in your heart profound
Is truer Riches tho, which there doth dwell,
Living in vertue which in you excell,
Letting all truly call you riches cell.
(137) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT Lord Rich, sonne and heire of Robert Earle of Warwicke. ROBERTVS RICHE. Anagramma. RECHTO HER RVBYS.
Renowned Lord, Ingenuously I grant,
Of an high birth you very well may vant,
By high attempts your high births graces grace,
Ever at vertue aime, in chiefest place
Reach to herrubys. They are not below:
Tis an high hand, high things must reach, you know:
Vainly receive not then Rubbish on earth;
Since you may rubys reach, to fit your birth.
Reach to her rubys then, let them be hers,
I meane faire vertue, whom true worth prefers;
Chuse Charity, of feigned ones beware:
Hers be true rubys; reach them, & do not spare,
Ever shew hereby that you noble are.
(138) To the Right Honourable, BASILL Lord Fielding, Sonne and heire of William, Earle of Denbigh. BASILL FIELDING. Anagramma. FAIGN LILLYS BED.
Blest is the soule, who still affecting right,
As Lillys bed, arayed is in white,
Suting full well with true nobility,
Inricht to be with Lillys purity:
Lyllis, saith Christ, weare such a brave aray,
Lov'd SALOMON was nere so fine as they.
Faigne after Lillys then, your noblenes,
Innated true nobillity expresse;
Endeavouring, as you are noble borne,
Lilly-like purity so not to scorne.
Doing so purity, the greater grace,
Innobling so thereby your noble race:
Nor will one Lilly your faire soule suffice,
Greatly on the whole bed who fix your eyes.
(139) To the Right Honourable, OLIVER Lord Saint Iohn, Baron of Bletsoe. Sonne and heire of Oliver Earle of [...]ullingbrooke. OLIVER SAINCTE IOHN. Anagramma. LEARN TO CHVSE, IN IOY.
O happy soule, enjoying Ioy, and yet
Learning in Ioy a greater Joy to get,
Injoying honour, honouring nathlesse
Virtue, as chiefest Ioy, and happinesse:
Ever in Ioy, learne so your Ioy to use,
Rather the heavenly Ioy indeed to chuse.
So in your honour you have learned right,
Ayming at heavenly Ioy, yet Ile excite,
Injoyning you, because my Muse doth so,
Not to leave learning in the way you goe:
Chuse in your Ioy to be a learner still,
To Learn the way to chuse true Joy, which will
Ever your heart with Ioy and comfort fill.
Inioy this Learning, chuse the better part,
O follow Maryes practise, honour'd heart,
Heavens then on you will lasting Ioyes bestow,
Nere to be lost, a Mary wisheth so.
(140) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Mountague, Baron of Kimbolton, Sonne and heire of Henry, Earle of Manchester. EDWARD MOVNT AGVE. Anagramma. MOVNT, WARD DVE AGE.
Ever are men in dignity set high,
Du ages ward that they may be thereby;
Ward then du age, sith you to honour mounted,
Are worthily amongst the Heroes counted,
Regard age du, not every age regard;
Du age defend, be to du age award,
Mounted in honour therefore are you high,
O that you may help them in misery!
Very well by your place du age defending,
Never to let foes on their age be rending.
Thus well the power you have, you exercise,
And so du ages ward doth well arise:
Goe on still, for, du ages ward to be,
Very much honour so will come to thee,
Ever du age still warding gloriously.
(141) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Lord Cary, Sonne and heire of Henry Earle of Dover. IOHN CARYE. Anagramma. I CHARY ONE.
In [...]olomon I learne, who prudently
On his foresight depending, doth foresee
How that the Plague will come, and wisely shunning,
Not to be hurt thereby, he shewes good cunning.
Chary Iust so you are, O truly wise,
Avoyding danger ere it you surprise;
Raysing a fort of vertues for your fence,
Your Chary Buckler, wary Innocence,
Entirely shielding you from all offence.
(142) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Lord Andiver, sonne and Heire of Thomas, Earle of Barkeshire. CHARLES HOWARDE. Anagramma. HE CHOSE AL REVVARD.
Chuse well you may, for Chose you vertue have,
Heroikely true choyce have you to save;
And he who doth in any goodnesse grow,
Rightly may have a great reward you know
Let your firme heart then, by true vertue prest,
Evermore in security finde rest,
Seeking no further a reward to finde.
Heavens ever will reward a vertuous minde,
On which rely, and for a truth know this,
With vertue is attendant endlesse blisse,
And whosoever Chuseth vertue, he
Right way hath found rewarded well to be.
Due is reward to vertue as a fee,
Ever Chuse this, all true reward you see.
(143) To the Right Honourable, JAMES Lord Walden, Sonne and heire of Theophilus Earle of Suffolke. JAMES HOWARD. Anagramma. OH I WAS ARMED.
Invisible may you be from all harmes,
And ther's great reason, for you'r still in armes:
Manly you are, and wise, who heedfully
Evermore goe with noble Armory,
So well avoyding all events may hap,
Having a Helmet for your safest Cap;
On every part besides well arm'd to proofe,
Well, So may you remaine secure enough,
And both your soule, and body, armed safe,
Rightly may stand your ground, at foes may laugh,
Deriding them, Oh! I was armed safe.
(144) To the Right Honourable, MONTAGUE Lord Bartue, Sonne and Heire of Robert Earle of Lyndsey. MONTAGVE BARTVE. Anagramma. AV! BE'T ON A TRVGEM.
Many cleere vertues in you, orient pearle,
O rightly show you son to such an Earle;
Naturally declaring you to be
The Image just of such another he.
Au! when your noblenesse we doe descry,
Gr [...]at Peere, bee't on a true I em straight we cry,,
Vertue so true in you must a true I [...]m,
Ever proclaime you, worthiest amongst men.
Be't cannot be, yet ev'n so be it tho,
A tru and precious Iem we [...]a [...] th [...] [...]now;
Resp [...]nd then forth the Raies o [...] thy great light,
That we may see thee righ [...]ly to be bright,
Ver [...]ues tru ge [...] will e ch [...]ne then confesse,
Ever your merits make you, no whit lesse.
(145) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Cavendish, Son and Heire of VVilliam, Earle of Devonshire. VVILLIAM CAVENDISHE. Anagramma. DYES, VVIL CLAYM HEAV'N.
Well live you here, who ready still to dye,
Injoye the world yet, take no joy thereby;
Living to grace, and dying to all guile;
Lively so Christ doth live in you the while.
In sweet perseverance then still abide,
And a crown excellent will you betide.
Many your vertues are, and their reward,
Cleering all scores, is worth a due regard:
Attend then in your good life to persever,
Virtue convaies a strength to live for ever,
E'ne when as strength, and nature in you dyes,
New and true joyes you then indeed surprise:
Dy may the body; but your soul will aime
Indeed at hier things, and heaven wil claime.
So, let your body dy, your soul divine
Heaven still wil claime, and never cease to pine
Ever untill she lodgeth there, we fine.
(146) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord VVentworth, Son and heire of Thomas, Earle of Cleveland. THOMAS VVENTVVORTH. Anagramma. O SVM THAT NVE VVORTH.
Those (Sir) who eye your truest worthines,
Hardly do know it at the full t' expresse;
O in Arithmetick 'tis a great summe,
May then the ignorant sort overcome,
According to the Rules which they ne're knew,
Sum up the worth in you, that shineth nue.
Well may they stand, and at your worth admire,
Entring to sum it up they'l quickly tyre;
Nue now it is what will be th' imitation,
That groweth now beyond all admiration.
VVorth, nothing else, no doubt, there is in you:
O send that nue worth then though it be new;
Right 'tis then sure, and super-excellent,
Truly extending to a large extent,
Having therein all possible content.
(147) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM, Lord Russell, Son and Heire of Francis Earle of Bedford. VVILLIAM RVSSELL. Anagramma. LVRE LYLLYS SVVARM.
Well doth the Lilly to the life expresse,
In you the inbred naturall purenes,
Like as the Lilly hath a lively white,
Lively so shadows it your nature right:
In innocence not with your own content,
Aime you at pleasure in the innocent;
May still the number of such men increase,
Regard who gives where-ever righteousnes,
Vertue or grace they happen to perceive,
Seing th' example you unto them leave:
Such is your innocence, that you regard
Ev'n swarms of Lillyes, purity reward,
Lure Lilly swarm, O do you ever still,
Lillys like living with a pure white will.
(148) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Lord Brooke, Baron of Bewchamp-Court. ROBERTVS GREVILL. Anagramma. TRVLY SVRER GLOBE.
Rare Globe, indeed a surer Globe are you,
O noble Sir, then all the world; 'tis true:
Behold the world, and every thing therein,
Each thing in great inconstancy is sin;
Respecting of your vertues, there I finde,
That you retaine in you a constant minde:
Vertue, your minde from worldly things estranging,
So brought about that in you there's no changing.
Greatly you thus the whole Globe do excell,
Right an epitomy thereof y'are well:
Excelling tho in abstract the concreat,
Vailing in you the Globe, though ne're so great:
In you dwels God, who every thing did frame,
Living in you, a temple for his name,
Like surer Globe you truly then became.
(149) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Mountague, Baron of Boughton. EDWARD MOVNTAGVE. Anagramma. MOVNT. DRAW DVE AGE.
Ever may you, admired Sir, increase,
Drawing due age unto your happines;
With wisdom walking in a wary way,
Admired Lord, that therein you may stay,
Rightly we therefore pray, you mounted high,
Due age may draw unto your dignity.
Mount may you still in years, as in your honour,
O vertue is your guide, you wait upon her:
Vertue hath length of daies in her right hand,
Nor doth her left hand cease, but doth command
Treasures, whereon the worldlings so do doat,
Advantage makes one cut anothers throat.
Grow unto age, and let due age increase,
Vertues great Peere, filling your heart with blisse;
Endlesse so shall abide your happines.
(150) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Graye, Baron of Warke. WILLIAM GRAYE. Anagramma. I'L LIM WARY AGE.
With wisdom warily you so proceed,
Insuing which, a wary one indeed,
Likely you are to lim forth wary age,
Like a true wise man, wisely to presage
Insuing evill, e're it be at hand,
And tasting wary wisely to withstand,
Making in health a preparation well.
Griefe of hearts-eating sicknes to expell:
Rightly in life fitting your self to have,
As one day sure you must a death, a grave;
You thus in life 'gainst all events prepared,
Ever lim forth a wary age well carried.
(151) To the Right Honourable, FRANCIS Lord Danecourt, Baron of Sutton. FRANCIS LEAKE. Anagramma. ILE SEA-FRANCK.
Franck is the Sea, which Rivers forth doth send,
Running about unto its currents end;
And by its bounty Seas have never wanted,
Nor is the world of water ever scanted:
Chusing the bounty of the Sea in sight,
Indeed you hit to imitate it right;
So helping of the poore, by the great streames
Lively that issue from your noble meanes,
Eternall shall your store, like to the oyle,
Abide to you, right noble Lord the while,
Keeping your Francknesse, like unto the Sea,
Ever that still repleat with store will be.
(152) To the Right Honourable JOHN Lord Roberts, Baron of Truro. JOHN ROBERTS. Anagramma. REST ON HY ORB.
In honour seated, in the worlds eye-sight,
O noble Lord, your worth hath done you right;
Having had Truros virtue in their eye,
Noting a man fitted for dignity.
Retayned vertue in your noble brest,
O truly noble Sir, doth honour'd rest,
Being advanced in the dignity
Ever deserved, that descends on thee.
Rest may you ever on your hy orbe still,
That beare to virtue such a firme good will,
So good men shall advancement have their fill.
(153) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM Lord Craven, Baron of Hamsteede Marshall. VVILLIAM CRAVEN. Anagramma. AM ANV IEW'LL, CRY.
With vertues ancient you are indu'd,
In honours seat you did not then intrude;
Likely your vertues lustring forth their light,
Lively provoke our King to doe you right.
In vertues sith you honours had deserv'd,
A peere for honour you might be preserv'd;
Most noble peere fith you a Iewell weare,
Charles our great Monarch, thought it fit to reare,
Rightly a trophy of your noble name,
And make this Iewell nu be borne by fame,
Very well certainly may you declare
Each severall vertue, that within you rare,
Nu Iewell cryes, and so doth Englands court.
(154) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord Falconbridge, Baron of Yarom. THOMAS BELL ASSISE. Anagramma. AM SOLE BLESST, AS ONE.
Those who your honour have within their Eye,
How can they but admire your dignity!
O noble Baron, you to hy advance,
Most nobly raised are by one faire glance,
Admitted unto you from our True Sol,
Such were the vertues did possesse you whol.
Blest as a sole one, may you say, am I,
Entred that are into such dignity;
Lustrously vertue in you do display,
Like to the shining of the starres, their Ray,
And so inlightning of your soule within,
So admirably did your fame begin;
Shewing it selfe to call for honours then,
In eye of all, amongst the noble men,
So nobly you to seat that each may cry,
Ev'n as soule Blest looke how he sits on hy.
(155) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Lovelace, Baron of Hurley. RICHARD LOVELACE. Anagramma. LOVED AL RICH RACE.
Rich race it is that you delight to runne,
In which immortall honour you have won,
Chusing the path of vertue so to tread,
Ha! cry they, how he lov'd rice rach indeed!
Affecting nothing, but what truly rich,
Rightly indeed might noble hearts bewitch;
Declaring that he had a most Rich minde,
Love to Rich things that did so nobly binde;
On a race though you did affection set,
Virtues path treading forward so to get,
Ever you strive still on the getting hand;
Labouring forward, and never still to stand;
Ayming according to true noblenesse,
Choycely unto the races end to presse;
Ever lov'd all rich race, your happinesse.
(156) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Lord Pawlet, Baron of Hinton St. George. IOHN PAVVLET. Anagramma. AN HY PLOT VVE.
In honour set on hy plot, meet for you;
O you advanced are to each ones view;
Having true honour on your head descended,
No foot from vertues steps that ever tended.
Plot of true honour, and high noblenesse,
Admired Lord, you are I must confesse:
Wrong had it bin unto you, if desert
Lustred forth bravely, had not prov'd hy heart;
Ever may you, seated on high retaine
True plot of honour, ever to remaine.
(157) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Harvy Baron of Ridbroke, and Baron of Ros in Ireland. WILLIAM HARVEY. Anagramma. AH MY WARY IVELL.
Well may you wary be, sith you arise,
Inriched as a Iuell of great Prize;
Lustrous although you be, yet mine you are,
Love makes that each one hath in you a share;
In which regard, as you a Iuell be;
And as each one doth claime a share in thee:
More care a great deale is there to be had,
Heroicke spark, least all our hopes should fade:
And least the Luster of thy Iewell lost,
Rightly may each complaine, how he is crost,
Virtue then nobly still retaine in you,
Evermore so a worthy Jewell true,
You shall not feare to stand to every view.
(158) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord Brudenell, Baron of Stouton. THOMAS BRVDENEL. Anagramma. HE'L LEND MOST BRAV.
That peere to be most brave may truly boast,
Having a noble heart, that will lend most.
O then most noble Brudenell, y'are right,
Most men you lend, to walke by glorious light,
A good example, whereby they may tread,
Securely vertues steps, if taking heede.
Brave that you may be too, you well display,
Rightly compassions glorious helping ray;
Very much with your bounty such re eeving,
Devoid of comfort, who for want sit grieving;
Ever your bounteous heart doth larger stretch,
Not resting till a larger bound it reach;
Eschewing so much as a misers thought.
Let still such bounty from your heart be brought,
Lending most bravely be of all men sought.
(159) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Maynard, Baron of Estaines, and Baron of Wicklogh in Ireland. VVILLIAM MAYNARDE. Anagramma. VRAMA MYLD, VAIL ME.
Where liberall Arts, and Sciences divine
Inrich the heart, who in their knowledge shine,
Lives mildnes there; for the mild liberall arts
Lend, nay ingraft it on the gentle hearts,
In whom a residence they hap to gaine:
And your innobled heart, where Muses raine,
Much of their mildnes doubtles doth retaine.
Many affirme, that Anagrams declare
A hidden nature of the mans whose they're:
If true in you, then you affect to be
Nam'd in their Roules who loved poetrie;
Amongst great Pollio, Gallus, Varus, e'rst
Rewarding Poets, yet themselves well verst:
Daigne then, if that Vrania myld vail you,
Ev'n me, her handmaid, but your favour due.
(160) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord Coventry, Baron of Aylsbrough, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England, and one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Counsell. THOMAS COVENTRYE. Anagramma. HA SO EV'N: COM TRY'T.
Thinking of worthies, which in times have swayed,
Ha! what an one is here to be surveyed!
O! it is rare to see a Judge So ev'n!
More justly guided by the lawes of heaven,
Ah! then the present Keeper, who to view,
So ev'nly passeth in a compasse true!
Comtri't, who list, so ev'n his beame doth stand!
O! 'tis th'admired ev'nes of his hand!
Venture your life, it shall on no side sway,
Either to one or other, past the way,
Not what way pleaseth him; but what is just:
Then com and tri't who dares. To end, I trust,
Rightly an end according to the Laws,
Your so ev'n justice, wondred at, will cause
Ere long to our long suit. And so I pause.
(161) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Howard, Baron of Estericke. EDVVARD HOVVARDE. Anagramma. O VVARD HE, VVARDED.
Ever may you, warded by innocence,
Doubtles true ward to keep from all offence,
VVarded by severall vertues that defend,
As well as if the body arm'd did tend,
Raging fierce foes, who would the same oppresse,
Doubtles be a sure ward in readines.
Ha! honour'd Peere, sith vertue is your ward,
O very well you may to ward regard;
VVarded that since you safely do remaine,
A sure ward and defence we may retaine:
Rightly of you, right noble Lord, who prest,
Duly to ward, do rightly ward distrest,
Ever that by you we secure may rest.
(162) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Lord Goring, Baron of Hurst Perpoint. GEORGIVS GORING. Anagramma. I GORGEOVS RINGG.
Great honour'd Peere, you as a gorgeous ringg,
Eternall honour to our Court may bring,
On which beholding how y'are circle round,
Rightly no end unto your worth is found;
Greatly beset with Juels ringg like you
In many vertues make a glorious shew:
Vertue the greatest Juell far excelling,
See then what Peeres our English Courts hath dwelling.
Guarded with vertues thus set in a ringg,
O noble Hero, your great honours bring:
Rightly it will be chronicled of you
In learned Poems, and who shall ensue,
Noting the worth that in you doth remaine,
Great Gorgeous ringg will rightly you proclaime.
(163) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Lord Mohun, Baron of Okehampton. IOHN MOHVN. Anagramma. MO NV HONY.
I hony make to be the sweet applause
Of many men, which due desert doth cause;
Hony is sweet, and breedeth great delight
Naturally, unto the appetite.
Mo hony then, right noble Sir, that's nu,
Of due applause is rendred unto you,
Having your due deserts, which doth nu crave,
Vertue most rightly its deserts might have:
Nu hony then select, the world you gave.
(164) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord Saville, Baron of Pumfret. THOMAS SAVILLE. Anagramma. HA! AS MOST IVELL.
The Peeres that in our English Firmament,
Having their lustre from our Sun then lent,
O as tru Iuells, they each glister forth
Most radiant raies of true resplendant worth,
And each of them, as 'twere a severall ray,
Severall varieties of lights display.
Such are you too, right noble honour'd Lord,
And you your lustre in the world afford,
Very well gracing of our English Court,
Iuell-like that with best of Heroes sort:
Live as a Mirrour still, and as most, be
Lustrous true Iuell, that each one may see,
Ever with ha! admiring gloriously.
(165) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Lord Butler, Baron of Bramfield. IOHN BVTLER. Anagramma. TRV BEL ON HY.
I heare me thinks your sound as a tru Bell,
On hy ring out, in vertues you excell;
Hy honour'd Lord, whose fame proclaimes aloud,
Noble although you are, you are not proud.
Bell-like your vertues thus doth fame declare,
Vertues tru Bell indeed who rightly are;
That ringeth forth a most loud peale, to call
Lovers of vertue, you to follow all:
Ever go on, like a tru Bell on hy;
Rightly call men to true felicity.
(166) To the Right Honourable, FRANCIS, Lord Dunsmore. FRANCIS LEIGHE. Anagramma. LIFE RECH GAINS.
Faire is the life, that is so true upright,
Reaching the true gain that doth take delight,
Admired Sir, your honour doth the same,
Nobly affecting a true noble gain;
Chusing while life doth last, to reach that gain,
In death, and after, that will you maintain:
So you acquire the name of a wise Lord,
Like a true deere to best things you afford,
Each severall minute of your life divine,
In which a Mirrour to the world you shine;
Gains likewise you in earthly things doe reach,
Here an example to the world you teach;
Ensuing in your Life both gains at once.
(167) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord Powys Baron of Powys. WILLIAM HERBERT. Anagramma. HE'L LIM A TRVE RVBY.
With sparkling fervour, who the vertues see,
Innated (Sir) that doe remaine in thee,
Lively declaring your nobilitie,
Lustreth your vertues by your dignitie;
In which your vertues likewise act their part,
And luster forth your honour, honour'd heart,
Must needs confesse you Lim a Ruby right,
Having so pretious and true delight,
Ever on vertue the true Ruby rare,
Richly whereby your vertues dare compare,
Betokening a brave heart, that hath not mixed,
Extravagant vaine thoughts, but by death fixed.
Rubies, you know are precious, not a toy,
True Rubies Lim you then, such you enjoy.
(168) To the Right Honourable, EDWARD, Lord Herbert, Baron of Chierbury in England, and Baron of Castle-Iland in Ireland, and of the Counsell of warre. EDWARD HERBERT. Anagramma. DVRED A TRVE HERB.
Ever an Herb though but a little seede,
Doth vegetably grow apace indeed;
With sappe of heavenly dew, you watred well,
A tree have grown, in vertues that excell,
Rendring you a still growing nerethelesse,
Duly till you attaine true blessednesse.
Herbs lively flourishing will still be gree
Ever so are your noble vertues seene:
Rightly doth greene, they say, yeeld to the eye
Best colour'd, that doth help the sight thereby:
Ever your vertues lend a sweet delight,
Right vertuous Sir, unto that happy sight,
That must confesse you dur'd a true Herb right.
To the Right Honourable, FRANCIS, Lord Cottington, Baron of Hanworth, Master of the Court of Wards, and Liveries, Chancelour of the Exchequer, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell. FRANCIS COTTINGTONE. Anagramma. INGRAFT NOT CONCEITS.
Fair that your wisedome may to men appeare,
Rather another mans opinions beare,
And rest your selfe you will then on your owne;
Neverthelesse you'r not so carelesse growne,
Carelesse to thinke what may breed good event,
In other mens conceits to rest content,
So doe not you, for a sharp wit you have,
Conceits to try, which sordid are, which grave,
On which as solid counsell to rely;
Then which, but as a fond conceit to fly.
Thus nether on your owne, or others minde,
In flashie fond Conceits at all you binde;
Nor doe ingraft them in your heart to be
Grave oracles of your prosperity;
The counsell, not conceit, which you have tried,
On which you finde it best to have relyed,
Now this your practice doth a precept give,
Enjoyning that, none on conceits doe live.
(170) To the Most Illustrious Prince JAMES, Duke of Lenox, Earle of March, Lord Darneley, Methuen, Saint Andrewes, and Aubigny, Admirall, and Chamberlane of Scotland by inheritance, Knight of the Garter, & one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Counsell. IAMES STVARTE. Anagramma. MAY SERV STATE.
In honour Duke Illustrious you sit high,
Admit of serving none save Majestie;
May your illustrious selfe yet nathelesse
Evermore serve Majestick Statelinesse;
Soar's through unto the Earth they lustre lend;
Serve unto Sol, and on his raies attend;
Thus though a Star you are in our great sphere,
Vertue commandeth, that you honour there
And serve, attendant with your radiant light,
Rightly that Sol who makes your grace shine bright.
Thus though your grace we highly estimate,
Each soule counts it your grace, you may serve State.
(171) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Marques Hamilton, Earle of Arran and Cambridge, Lord Aven, in Ordail, and Aberberth, Mr of the Horse to his Majestie, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties Honourable Counsell. JAMES HAMILTONE. Anagramma. MAY ON HY SEEM TAL.
I see your honour, Marques honoured,
And you may very well hold up your head,
Marques admired, sith you are on hy,
Entred aloft, on noble dignity;
So very well indeed may you seem tal,
Having transcendent honours you befall,
A Marques high, in SCOTLAND of great blood,
Made Earle of ARRAN, and of CAMBRIDGE Lord,
Invested in three severall Baronies,
Letting your honour yet still higher rise,
The Horses Master to his Majestie,
Of GEORGE a Knight you are heroikly,
Nor are you from the Privie Counsell barr'd,
Ever tal may you seem thus hy prefer'd.
(172) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Marques Huntly, Earle of Enzi, and Lord Strathbolgy. GEORGIVS GORDOVNE. Anagramma. O EGER SVRG ON; O GVID.
Great are the passions that in man remaine,
Ever that strive past reasons bounds to straine:
O they are as an eger surge in seas,
Respecting no man but themselves to please.
Great Marques then, within this Anagram
Inclos'd is wisedome; do but act the same,
Very much rightly then you do surpasse
Surely the greatest Prince that ever was.
Guide so the eger surges, that do swell;
On fairely that they may, repressed well,
Reason, as their due guide without delay,
Duly affections in you may obey.
O hee's a Marques rightly who this can,
Vertue will compas it or nothing than;
Nothing but vertue passions will confound,
Eger surg then O guid on in its bound.
(173) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Marques Dowglas, Earle of Angus, Lord Dowglas, and Kintire. VVILLIAM DOVGLAS. Anagramma. I MAY VVALL AS GOVLD.
Well is that land secured, which doth hold
In it most noble Peeres, who Wall as gould.
Likely when Famine comes, and sore distresse,
Lovers of gould may be in heavines;
In whom though wisedome and the graces rest,
Ah noble soule, he cannot be distrest.
Marques most noble then, happy indeed
Doth that land rest who hath you at a need;
O, a more sure defence it hath thereby,
Verily then in greatest armory:
Great SOLOMON reports, how one poore man
Labouring wisely, free a City can:
And much more sure, then your defence must hold;
Sir, then the Countrey, if't were wholly gould.
(174) To the Right Honorable, ARCHIBALDE, Earle of Arguile, Lord Lorne and Kintire, Chief Iustice of Scotland by inheritance. ARCHIBALDE CAMPEBELL. Anagramma. AL RICH, ABLE CAMP, BE LED.
An able man, which al be led so well,
Rightly you must be, and in gifts excell;
Campe of rich able men who can command,
Having intelligence to understand:
In which we rightly do perceive you are
Bedecked well with understanding rare,
And government likewise you have at will,
Leading a Camp which might a Countrey fill;
Doubtles you are a Iusticer indeed,
Ever that govern as you see the need,
Correcting, and instructing as the cause,
And reason deemes according to the lawes,
Making the Countrey people so obey,
Plac't as if in a Camp they kept array,
Ensue the course you have begun so well,
Best Chronicles your fame aloud will tell,
Entring, that you be led a Camp al able,
Lively (the after age will think a fable)
Like to a man, the worke pursue you on.
(175) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Crauford, Lord Gleanes and Finevin. GEORGIVS LINDSEY. Anagramma. I SEND GORGEVSLY, I.
Great noble Peere, and honour'd Earle of worth,
Entred upon the stage from honour'd birth,
O 'tis no wonder if your vertues send
Raies gorgeously, your noblenes attend;
Great vertues do you wait upon as Queen,
In whom is nought but gorgeously is seen,
Vertue displayeth forth the truest ray,
Shining far brighter then the brightest day.
Lustrous must needs the beams of vertues than,
In you so gorgeous, make a gorgeous man,
Nothing displaying but the raies of light,
Declaring noble Sir, that you are bright,
Sending forth so the raies of grace, that I
E'ne [...]ust confesse, you send most gorgeously,
You rightly fitted are to be on high.
(176) To the Right Honourable, FRANCIS, Earle of Erroll, Lord Hay, Baron of Slanis, Constable of Scotland by inheritance. FRANCIS HAYE. Anagramma. A HY FAIR SENC.
Fair noble Peere, whose certainest defence
Rightly is you retaine a hy fair senc;
A hy senc 'tis, when as by vertue led,
Nobly you seem so to be honoured,
Chusing so, hy to lead your senc thereby,
In you we rightly a hy senc descry;
So for a fair senc, vertue is so fair,
How can the vertuous possible, but rare,
And fair hy beams of vertue to display,
Yeeld forth a fair hy senc, with wondrous ray;
Ever so do you, may I truly say.
(177) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle Marshall, Lord Dunotor Altre, and Marshall of Scotland by inheritance. WILLIAM KEITHE. Anagramma. AL WIT MEEKLY HY.
Wit noble Sir you very well expresse
In setting forth a minde with noblenes,
Lordly repleat that with advance so hy
Lively doth meet with true nobility
In which nathles your meeknes so excelleth,
A Peere y'are almost Peerelesse parallelleth,
Mighty great Lord, scarce any doth the worth,
Kept in your noble brest which you send forth,
Expressing a sage wit in actions wise,
Intending still nobly to enterprise,
That which may savour all of wit, yet tho
High in esteem you are, you meek do show,
Ever all wit you meekly hy we know.
(178) To the Right Honorable, JOHN, Earle of Sutherland, Lord Strachnaver and Dun Robin. JOHN GORDOVN. Anagramma. GO IN HONOVRD.
In honour needs must you be, who go in
O honour'd Peere honour'd with what you win:
Honour you unto vertu do, the which
Now back returning honour make you rich.
Great honour you unto the godly doe,
On whom your honour, honour'd Sir you show,
Rendring to those in goodnes who excell
Due noble countenance, where ere they dwell.
On you when therefore they reflect their eye,
Very much honour and true dignitie,
Never they cease to wish you honouredly.
(179) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Marr and Garioch, Lord Erskeine and Breiching, and one of his Majesties most Honourable privy Counsel. JOHN ERSKEINE. Anagramma. SEE NO HIER KIN.
I cannot see a hier kin then you,
O noble Sir, are now alli'd unto,
Hearing Gods word doth make you that you have
No terrene honour that is half so brave.
Ever saith Christ, who hearkens to my word,
Recording it in's heart, and doth afford
Such eare thereto, that he doth seeke thereby,
Keeping the same in grace to fructifie;
Ever he hath for his most heavenly kin,
In Heaven blest Christ to wash away his sinne:
No hier kin I see then yours excelling,
Ever in whom true noblenes is dwelling.
(180) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Areth, Lord president of the Counsell of Scotland, and one of his Majesties most Honourable privie Counsell. WILLIAM GRAHAME. Anagramma. HAVVARY ALL GEMMY.
Wary you well may be, who do retaine
Innated luster, like a gemmy veine;
Light will a gemme cast in the darkest night,
Likewise will your example do so right,
Inlightning men in vertuous way to tread:
And thereto by your gemmy luster led,
May you then wary be, lest that you lose
Great Peere, the gemme that you so wisely chose,
Respect the treasure and all wary still,
Avoyd those theeves who seek to do you ill;
Hence bid them pack, lodge you no sinne at home,
And so your precious gemme will not be gon:
May all the world then labour nere so much,
Ever they cannot shew a gemme that's such.
(181) To the Right Honourable JOHN Earle of Rothes, Lord Lesley and Banbrigh. JOHN LESLEY. Anagramma. SE HOLY LINE.
I honour you who have a wholy line,
O noble Lord, so nobly you incline;
Having a line of vertues in you bred,
Noting an Hero, to high honour'd bed.
Lives Prudence, Temperance, Justice, Fortitude,
Entred upon your soule wherewith indu'd,
So lively you do truly luster forth,
Like a great Lord, the trophies of your worth.
Entred in you there is besides in fine,
Your Faith, Hope, Charity, se holy line.
(182) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Morton, Lord Dalkeith and Aberdour, Treasurer of Scotland, Knight of the Garter; and one of his Majesties most Honourable privy Counsell. VVILLIAM DOVGLAS. Anagramma. AH I LIM GOVLD VVALS.
Well may you be a Peere most excellent,
In whom true gould remaines so permanent,
Living so truely nobly, that men see
Lively the lustre of true gould in thee;
In which your mind so rich with grace beset,
Admits your body but a cabinet:
Much doth the plentie of this gould abound,
Declaring you most nobly wise, profound.
O you do so much treasure thus possesse,
Verily y'are your Countries happines:
Gould farre excelling are your vertues, and
Like goulden wals they compasse in your land.
Ah, so proceed and lim those gould wals still,
So may the land rest safely at her will.
(183) To the Right Honourable, IAMES, Earle of Montros Lord Kinkairne, and Mugdock. JEAMES GRAHAM. Anagramma. AM GEM RAIES, HA'.
Indeed Sir, so should true nobilitie,
Actively shew gemrayes that sublimely
Make bright the world with their light fulgour so
Each one may in its cleerenesse, cleerely goe,
Such one is set forth by the precious gemme,
Gracing a man as come of noble stem,
Respecting of his vertues that's the Rayes,
Admiredly that lightens forth his dayes,
Ha! then may you say who both gems possesse,
Stand Raies together, so your happinesse
Mixed in one will reach eternall blisse.
(184) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER, Earle of Eglentone, Lord Mountgomery. ALEXANDER SETONE, ALIAS MOVNTGOMERY. Anagramma. SO LEAD ENE ON AS RARE GEM I EXAMIN'T STOVILY.
A valiant Captaine and a noble peere,
Like a rare gemme should be in vertue cleere,
Ever should he all other men excelling,
Xenophon-like have wisedome in him dwelling,
And so you rightly have, who lead so well,
None may your carriage in the Camp excell;
Doubtlesse a noble Alexanders spirit,
Ev'n you right noble Earle do well inherit,
Respecting whom, though you no fortune have,
Such conquests to obtaine as he did brave,
Ever his Manhood you may though retaine,
That teacheth nobly how to lend a traine,
On ward E'ne lead them then as a rare Iem,
N [...]ver cease you to be admir'd of men,
E'ne so expresse you your true manlinesse.
And if that any thinking to expresse,
Looke [...]ruly big stoutly examining,
I let them do't, manhood, will soundnesse bring,
And you a captaine beaten to the warre,
S [...]tably will your manhood true declare.
Mount you then forward on en' e lead the men,
O let your fortitude be tried then,
Vertues rare Iemme that you may rarely be,
Notably leading with a [...]d [...]city,
That so your manhood may not feare the triall,
Great worth you then possesse without denyall.
O then your manhood being tri'd so well,
May excellent be said, and twill excell,
Ever as gold abiding the true touch,
Rightly it shall appeare that ther's no such,
You that may lead on as a most rare Iem,
Examining abiding amongst men.
(185) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Earle of Casseils Lord Keneday. JOHN KENEDAY. Anagramma. ONE HJ DAY KEN.
It is your hap who vertue love so well,
On high to be, because you high excell,
High vertues you doe love, there place your heart,
Notable great reward that will impart.
Kend you have vertue that will bring about,
Eternall honour you shall have throughout.
Now you love vertue, afterwards twill be,
Eternall high advance will fall to thee:
Decreed is honour, noble Keneday,
According to your worth on you to stay,
Your many vertues shall ken one hy day.
(186) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Carceynes, Lord Berredaill. GEORGIVS SAINCT CLARE. Anagramma. I GORGEVS CLEAR SAINCT.
Gorgeous cleare Sainct your many vertues make,
Each one that sees you, Noble Sir, you take,
On you Pourtraied is unto the life,
Rightly a spirit meeke without all strife,
Graced with fortitude that nobly prest,
Innated is within your noble brest,
Very much understanding in you dwels,
Sapience too your honour that excels.
So innocence within you doth abound,
Admiredly, ther's few are like you found,
In faith you set a sample who divine,
Not without hope upon the earth doth shine,
Charity too that those may sound be thought
Thou hast a pretious Iewell to us brought.
Cleere that thy soule as Crystall doth remaine,
Lively true Saints cleere image doth retaine,
Admiredly the world gazing on you,
Returne you nothing but what is your due,
Entring that y'are a gorgeous cleare Sainct tru,
(187) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER, Earle of Glencarne, Lord Kilmauris. ALEXANDER CVNNINGHAM. Anagramma. AH, RVN AND EXCELLING MAN.
Ah noble Alexander, you are coming
Lively indeed, you get the goale by running;
Ever ful well you in your life expresse
Xerxes the Persian, whose great manlinesse,
An Emperour of Persia placed him.
Now Sir, your worth being of like esteem,
Doubtles may very well obtaine the goale,
Endeavouring the same with noble soule;
Run in your race untill the same you win,
Charity too excelling man be seen,
Vertuously unto the life exprest,
Nobly retained in your noble brest;
Now run on thus, and man excelling well
In grace, let none your vertuous self excell,
Nobly so you your foes shall manly quell:
Great as you are in Earth, so 'twill befall,
Heaven a reward for your great deeds you shall
Attaine, and happily therein invest,
Make your abode in Ioy for ever blest.
(188) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Buchan, Lord Aughterhous. JAMES ERSKEYNE. Anagramma. SE, SEEK, I REMAYN.
I do remaine, implies your nature still,
A bides the same, and evermore so will;
Much what the same as heretofore you were,
Ever as fast and firme true love you beare,
Se then who doth your nature, well may be
Encouraged good Peere to seek to thee,
Remaining truly nobly minded still.
Seek then to you we may, who with good will,
Keep ever still a mind most nobly bent,
Ever to help the honest innocent:
In you, you then seeing such a noble mind,
Noble brave Earle, the muses me enjoyn'd,
Ev'n seeing you to seek, remaining kind.
(189) To the Right Honourable, JAMES Earle of Murrey, Lord of Downe, and St Columbfynch. JAMES STVART. Anagramma. AM STARS VI'T.
I vi the luster which you forth are sending,
And that you are a star it is portending;
Many stars rather seeme to be in you,
Entred aloft to every ones faire view.
Stars placed are within the firmament,
So those who noble gifts have to them lent,
Triumphantly aloft are set as they;
Vertue hath made true radiant beames display:
And the resplendent stars, which in you shine,
Require each one to vy't to true divine.
[...]is is true honour, and 'tis truly thine.
(192) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Athole, Lord Read Castle. JOHN MVRRAY. Anagramma. MAY HVRRY ON.
In vertues path you hurry on so well,
O honour'd Peere, that rarely you excell;
Hurried forward in zeales chariot still.
Now he that hurries with an ardent will,
Making direct steps unto vertue high,
Vertue will make him hurry presently;
Raysing him up in honour to transcend,
Rightly whose steps did so to vertue tend:
And you who hurried on in vertues way,
Yet higher still to honour hurry may.
(193) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Nithisdaille, Lord Maxwell, Eskdall and Carleill. ROBERTE MAXWELL. Anagramma. MARBLE EXHORT VVEL.
Rightly indeed your Marble Innocence,
O unexampled Peere, shews your defence,
Best plac'd in vertue is who purest white,
Ever but darkly figures, to speak right;
Rightly the firmnes of the Marble shewes
The constancy, your vertuous heart pursues:
Exhort then Sir by your example well,
More then some Pulpit-Preacher, who can tell
A thousand things, but practiseth not one;
Xerxes his stomack in you well is showne,
With you remaineth Xenophons prudence,
Entred upon your Marble innocence:
Live still, and Marble innocence shall be
Lasting defence with sapience unto thee.
(193) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Winton and Lord Setone. GEORGIVS SETONE. Anagramma. I SENTE GORGEOVS.
Gorgeous indeed the same is which you sent,
Evermore still in vertuous steps who went;
O you who alwayes walk in gorgeous trace,
Rightly i'th end do get a gorgeous race.
Greatly your vertues so you make excell,
In which respect Fame forth your fame will tell;
Vertue enjoynes that you who gorgeously
Shew vertue forth, should have your fame on hie.
Set forward still, and still send gorgeous raies,
Encouraging the Poets you to praise;
That so you who do live in vertues path,
On honour'd Trophies may live still and laugh:
Making the honour that to you is done,
Entred upon Fames Roule, when you are gone.
(194) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER, Earle of Linlithgon, Lord Kallender. ALEXANDER LEVINSTON. Anagramma. ANNEX LEND A LVSTER.
[...]exed to the Roule of noble men,
[...]ing a luster as the best of them,
[...] [...]ging a Poets pen to write:
[...]ra [...]es [...]ke, your vertues do excite,
[...]nex [...]u still more vertues on the Roule;
[...] heart, so to shew a noble soule,
D [...]ring that as born of noble birth;
Enheriting great honours upon earth,
Rightly a fitted soule you do possesse,
Lustring still forth the truest noblenes:
Ensue to do still as you nobly do,
Vayling most lights, when as your lustre show
In vertues endles Schedule so annext,
Nobly your vertues as a noble text:
Serve will the same to lend a lustre brave
To your deserts, desert enough who have,
On which, who ever casting but one eye,
Notes, that we lead a luster gloriously.
(195) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Hume, Lord Donglas. JAMES HVME. Anagramma. AH SVME ME HY.
I see your vertues, and I wonder not,
Admired Sir, that you so hy have got,
Many faire graces fixed in your brest,
Ever have vowd on high to make you rest;
Suming you hy, because you hy deserve
Honours requitall, if here will not serve,
Vertues have vowd to sume you so on high,
Making your name last to eternity,
Entring your soule in Heaven most gloriously.
(196) To the Right Honourable, JOHN Earle of Perth, Lord Drumond and Stobhall. IOHN DRVMOND. Anagramma. O MEN DVR'D ON HY.
I see a proclamation notably,
On you reflecting, that you dur'd on high,
Hy are your thoughts, which on high vertue set,
Never could lightly be accounted bet.
Dur'd high you then must needs, sith so high mind,
Rightly not stain'd with pride I hap to finde,
Vertue hath evermore this quality,
Much to exalt them who affection hy,
On her as on their summum bonum place,
Now that unto you it may be more grace,
Doth it call men to view your noble face.
(197) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Earle of Dum fermeline Lord Fyvie, and V [...]quarte. CHARLES SETONE. Anagramma. HE'S NOT CARELES.
Carelesnesse joyn'd with greatnesse doth not fit,
Honour requires we carefull be of it,
And as a man that stands on steeple high,
Rightly by prudence guided Carefully,
Looking about and wary of each hand,
Endevouring more safely still to stand,
So is't with him that is in dignity.
Secure he should not be and Carelesly,
Entending not in safety to remaine,
True noblenesse by Carelesnesse thus staine.
O you appeare not carelesse though on mount,
Nobly you stand but doe the hazard count,
Ev'n millions so your honour doth surmount.
(198) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Earle of Vigtowne and Cumbernauld. IOHN FLEIMING. Anagramma. ME FLYING ON HY
In your deserts who so to vertue fly,
O noble Earle needs must you be on hy,
Hy vertue is, and as a Load-stone drawes,
Nobly that soule that's guided by her lawes.
Fly then on high, Fly after vertue still,
Loving the s [...]me you stand on honours hill,
Ensuing what great virtue, till on high,
In endlesse honour we shall see you fly,
More honour still will unto you increase,
In that you love so well a vertuous peace.
Nay, when as death unto you is in highing,
Greatly we then shall see you on high Flying.
(199) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Earle of Kingorne, Lord Glams. IOHN LYON. Anagramma. ON HYLY ON, or HONY LYON.
I am commanded by the Muses nine,
On on most gloriously who nobly shine,
Hyly to praise you hyly who affect,
Nobly to walke still in a way select.
Like to the Lyon Sampson kil'd you are,
You having in you vertues hony rare,
On high you still and honour'd hyly fly
Nobly, untill you reach eternity.
(200) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Abercorne, Lord Pasley. JAMES HAMILTON. Anagramma. HA, A MAINE HOST LIM.
I see an host of vertues in array,
Army like that most nobly you display,
Many great vertues mustred like an host,
Entred within you are, you may well bost,
So that who sees into your inward soule,
He cannot chuse but see without controule
Armies of vertues, ranked, comly, well
Maine host indeed, all hosts which doth excell
In you, you ly [...] a maine host to the life,
Lively expressing vertues, that no strife
Truly maintain within themselves but one
On each depending, warre at all there's none,
Now thus lim a maine host, ha nobly growne.
(201) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Louthian, Lord Newbotill. JEAMES KERE. Anagramma. MEEK RAIES.
In meeknes raies of splendor do appeare,
And a meek nobleman he shines most cleare:
Meeknes the greatest on the earth doth grace,
Encouraging the poore with smiling face.
Since then meekraies you do possesse great Earle,
Keep still those pretious Iewels, that rare pearle,
Excell with meeknes, and let a meek mind,
Raies of true meeknes alwaies to it joyne;
Ever averre that Louthians Earle is kind.
(202) To the Right Honourable, PATRICK, Earle of Tillibarne, Lord Murray. PATRICK MVRRAY. Anagramma. MY TRV PARK TRY.
Parks are a certain fenced part of ground,
A noble man for game with pales doth bound:
True Parks your hart, the which is bounded in,
Rightly by Gods law, which immures from sinne;
In Parks the beasts which in by pales are pent,
Choyce severall graces in you represent,
Kept close within your noble honour'd heart,
May (Deare Right noble Lord) this Park impart,
Vertues due honour nobly unto you,
Rightly, who do such heavenly game pursue,
Rightly indeed may those who see you hie,
According to your worth my tru Park cry,
Your vertues each may joy in joyfully.
(203) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Roxburgh, Lord Sesford. ROBERTE CARRE. Anagramma. ERECT RARE ORB.
Rare cunning builder you are, for you erect,
O honoured Sir, a glorious Architect;
Building a whole Orb of a gratious frame,
Enliving vertue in your worthy name,
Rarely erecting a rare orb indeed:
The soule doth stand for Heaven, where heavenly breed,
Entred therein as planets most divine,
Cleerely indeed within the man do shine:
An Earth your body lively doth set forth,
Replenished with truly manly worth;
Rightly thus building vertue you erect,
Ever a most rare orbs sure architect.
(203) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Kelly visc. Fenton, Lord Dirilton, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Counsell. THOMAS ERSKEINE. Anagramma. O MEEK HA'S HY REST.
The man that is exalted in his pride,
Hath no foundation certaine to abide.
Onely by pride man doth contention make,
Meekenesse true wisedome never doth forsake,
Afore destruction pride doth goe likewise,
So a meeke heart before a man doe rise.
Eternall honour then doe you abide,
Retaining meekenesse, which doth right betide,
Sir with due honour which doth you imbrace,
Keepe meekenesse then, and keepe a noble place,
Ever O yet a meek heart has hy rest,
In endlesse honours which will you invest,
Nay further, when as honour here is gone,
Eternall honour you will wait upon.
(205) To the Right Honourable WALTER, Earle of Buckleugh Lord Eskdaill. WALTER SCOT. Anagramma. AL TREW COST.
With true cost are you stored, whose delight,
Attendeth still upon the way that's right,
Living indeed with such a noble care,
That those who know you very well are ware,
Each of them seeing well that you may bost,
Rightly to be compos'd al of true cost.
So noble Scot, sith you doe so abound,
Cost truly true most trewly in you found,
O then you'l easily pardon my amisse,
True cost al nobly in your honour is.
(206) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS Earle of Melrosse and Haddington, Lord Byning and Byris, Lord Privy Seale of Scotland, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Counsell. THOMAS HAMILTON. Anagramma. HA MAN MOST HY LOT.
The more I looke, the more I wonder still,
Having in sight how you stand on an hill,
On you how Earledoms t'wo at once conferred,
Most honouredly you are therein preferred,
A Lord two severall Baronies you make,
Scots privy seale likewise you charge of take.
Ha man say I, you have a most hy lot,
And 'tis your vertues raised you, else not
Most noble Lord had you attain'd so hy,
Into such honour'd place and dignity,
Let now the muses give a caveat though,
That forward still in vertues path you goe,
Onward, when you your races goale has got,
None [...]ut will say, ha man most high by lot.
(207) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER, Earle of Galloway, Lord Carleis. ALEXANDER STVARTE. Anagramma. AV! EXTEND AL STARRE.
Ah, when I see the lustre that you shew,
Lively set forth true noble, you I know,
Extending sorth all Starry glorious light,
Xanthus I thinke himselfe to doe you right,
Although his lynes most silverly excell,
None of the poets that i'th world do dwell,
Duly them weighing ever could them mend,
Eternizing your praise, his lines must lend,
Recording of a subject of that worth,
Such as his muse before did nere bring forth;
Then forward presse and still extend all Starre,
Very much luster making shine afarre,
And as all starres your light extend you here,
Rayes of true beames on you will so shine cleere,
That your great name kept still in memory,
Eternally shall be in dignity.
(208) To the Right Honourable, COLLEN, Earle of Seafort, Lord Kintaile. COLLEN MAC-ENZE. Anagramma. MENN ECCHO ZEALL.
Charity now 'mongst men is grown so cold,
Of it to speak men many times are bold;
Lively, yet neretheles to Charactrize,
Love and to live thereby few men so wise;
Ensuing love and charity so well,
Nobly and perelike therein to excell.
Menn eccho zeale within their mouthes, but yet
A faire expression of it none can get,
Choise Peere, then I must praise you worthily:
Eternizing both zeale and charity,
Nobly expressed in your actions rife:
Zeale you do act unto the very life,
Expressing it by charity as chiefe.
(209) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Anandale, Viscount Anan Lochmabine. JOHN MVRRAY. Anagramma. AV; MERRY HONY.
I cannot chuse Au! Sir, but much admire
On you, who do to honey sweet aspire:
Honey most cordiall is unto the heart,
Naturall heat that doth thereto impart.
Merry doth hony make, and such you are,
Vertue hath made you merry hony beare;
Rightly is vertue the sweet hony dew;
Rightly the mirth figur'd thereby are you:
And so I find virtue true mirth doth breed,
Yeelding the greatest comfort at a neede.
(210) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Landerdale, Viscount Maytland Lord Thirilstone and Lyddington. JOHN MAITLANDE. Anagramma. MAN AN HOLY TIDE.
I see your zeale, and 'tis an holy tide,
Onward in good things you so forward guide,
Holines doth set forth a sanctity,
Never unfitted for nobility.
Man noteth such an one as naturall,
Attaining unto goodnes cannot fall,
In him untill an holy tide constraine,
To presse still forward in a vertuous vaine:
Lively a tide declareth such a force,
As forceth on unto an holy course;
Now this the Muses meane an holy tide,
Doubtles a noble man 'twas thee did guide,
Encourag'd not from vertues path to slide.
(2 [...]1) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Carricke, Lord Kinclenyne. JAMES STVART. Anagramma. MAY SVTE STARS.
I see your worthines is excelling,
Ayded with vertues fit for heavenly dwelling;
Mighty great lustre sith you so display,
Eternally to sute the stars you may,
Shewing forth lustre, that so nobly high
Suted with nothing but nobility:
Then sith your vertues make you fit for Heaven,
Very well may you to the stars be ev'n,
And sute them well you do, for you display
Resplendently still a more glorious ray,
Thus you shew rightly you the stars suit may.
(212) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Kinnowle. GEORGE HAYE. Anagramma. O HY EGER AGE.
Great noble Captaine of the Scottish band,
Exactly vertue you do acting stand,
Of grave designes, which shew you to be high,
Rightly well fitted for nobility:
Greatly may you your eger heart increase,
Egerly acting still true noble [...].
High Lord, sith you so highly do affect,
And vertues high things to your self select;
You egerly, O on hy age may get,
Entring on higher honour Sir with it.
(211) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Dumfreeis, Viscount Ayre, and Lord Sanquhir. VVILLIAM CRIGHTON. Anagramma. VVIN AL RIGHT COMLY.
Win all should valour in a noble man,
In whom true manhood is right comly than,
Living in gracing forth nobility,
Lively that said, without you cannot be:
In you the Muses, then true noblenes,
And valour spying thought fit neretheles,
Mighty great Lord, to lend a line or two,
Craving Sir nothing, but what now you do
Rightly indeed, who doth perswade that thing,
In which a man is working prayses bring
Greatly thereto, and it commends thereby:
Hence then right noble Lord, it is that I
Thus bould have bin your honour to excite.
O noble Crighton, 'tis most comly right
Nobly to win all, shewing manly might.
(212) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Queenisbury, Viscount Drum lauricke. VVILLIAM DOVGLAS. Anagramma. ALL MAY GVYD SLOW.
Wilfull precipitation is not good,
In which is shewd more rash then noble bloud;
Lively true valour, active manlines,
Loves sure, yet slowly, though it self t'expresse
In rashnes, counsell wants, when slowly done,
A thing to ripenes may by counsell come;
Marking of which extreme, I find it true,
Doubtles more slow, most safe we do pursue:
O then it's fitting, that who guides are made,
Vertue affecting, should be wise and staid;
Greatly he wisdome showes that beares slow sway,
Loose carriage fits not him on whom the stay
And welfare doth depend of any land,
So as it doth upon its nobles stand.
(213) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle and Viscount of Sterling, Secretary of SCOTLAND, and one of his Majesties honourable privy Counsell. VVILLIAM ALEXANDER. Anagramma. MY LEADER VVAX IN ALL.
Warlike brave Dowglas with a wise slow pace,
In the fore ward with valour great did trace:
Let Alexander come. And certainly
Lively you do expres nobilitie,
In all thing waxing stronger by degree,
And shewing right that you a leader be:
May every one still in all goodnes grow,
And waxing may a sample others show;
Lead you do valiantly advancing stil,
Ever true wisedome rightly you fulfill.
Xerxes doth seem to be reviv'd againe,
A [...], you so lively follow in his vaine:
Now to conclude my leader with delight,
Dayly to war in all I will excite;
Eternity will then to you succeed
Right noble Peere, where warring shal not need.
(214) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Elgine, Lord Kinlosse. THOMAS BRVCE. Anagramma. HAS BRVTE COM?
Those who do happen honou [...]'d Earle to view,
Honour transcended on the head of you;
On whom according to your high estate,
May grace in print, and honour'd estimate,
According to the glory now descended,
So on your head who goodnes so intended.
Brute or some worthy may think very well,
Raysed againe from the Elisian cell;
Valour and noblenes so truly do
Couragiously within your heart so flow,
Each where has brute com? cry men as you goe.
(215) To the Right Honourable, DAVID, Earle of Southesk, Lord Carnegy of Kinnard. DAVID CARNEGY. Anagramma. NAY VID GRACED.
Doubtles, who vies you, must in earnest say,
And very truly sith you grace obey,
Vertue hath graced you, and you a vid,
In grace and favour ever to abide:
Declaring sithence you love grace so well,
Cleere honour'd Peere, in grace you may excell,
Admitted to be graced on the earth,
Respecting honour, worthines and birth:
Nay vied grace in earth is not enough,
Enterpret not in pride I would you puffe,
Graced great Sir, if here you shall remaine,
Your great reward for grace, Heaven doth retaine.
(216) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Traquhair, Lord Traquhair. JOHN STVART. Anagramma. VNTO HY STAR.
In your high honour meriting on high,
O noble Sir, unto high star you fly:
Hy your deserts most noble Lord admit,
No lower then among the stars you sit.
Starry your graces most resplendent are,
The light you shew, makes me think you a star,
Vertue will cause eternally your name,
According to your merits rais'd by fame;
Raised aloft on high unto hy star,
Tryumphantly in vertues glorious car.
(217) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of Ancram. ROBERT CAR. Anagramma. ORB TRACER.
Rightly if that the muses hit it right,
O Sir, in travaile you should take delight,
Betracing of the world about so well,
Ev'n Drake the orbs late tracer to excell;
Rather indeed, you reading on a Book,
Tracing the orbs, in h's history you look.
Certes a great world in you needs must be,
Admitting the whole orbs plac't within thee,
Registred all within thy head to be.
(218) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Earle of Weymes, Lord Weymes. JOHN VVEYMES. Anagramma. SHEW MEN JOY.
In your great honour free from all annoy,
O truly noble Weymes you shew men joy;
Having your vertues in their cleerer sight,
Nothing there is can breed them more delight.
With joy your wisdome so doth men content;
Ever we pray it might be permanent;
Your vertuous life doth breed so great delight,
Men wish you endles joy you to requite:
Eternall joy may unto you succeede,
Shewing men joy, who do our comfort breed.
(219) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Earle of Dalhousie, and Lord Ramsey of Dalhousie. JOHN RAMSEY. Anagramma. RAYS ME ON HY.
I cannot wonder that your vertues cry
Of you a noble Peere, raisme on hy;
Hy vertues where they dwell are not content,
Noble themselves in a low Battlement.
Rayse who possesseth vertue, vertue will,
Advancement that man sure shall have his fill,
Making him who hath true nobility,
Surrounded still with higher dignity;
Eternity untill the man do reach
Your honour, this I shall not need to teach.
(220) To the Right Honourable LUCIUS, Viscount Falkland. LVCIVS CAREY. Anagramma. I LVCIVS RACE.
Lucius, their race is come on foot againe,
Vertues of Consuls Viscounts will maintaine,
Consull what ever Lucius can be found,
In any vertuous valour did abound:
Very well may you see it now reviv'd,
Set in this Lucius to the life enliv'd.
Consulls they were the most, and this great Peere
A Viscounts place in Scotlands land doth beare;
Replenisht were they with brave fortitude,
E'ne so is likewise Lucius here indeed,
You Lucius race may very right be read.
(221) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Viscount Dumbar. HENRYE CONSTABLE. Anagramma. HE ON IN BLEST RACE.
How you in a most blessed race do high,
Each one may see that hath but half an eye,
Neare stand you still, but in the blest race hying,
Rather you seem indeed to be in flying,
Yea and Heaven to attaine by violence,
Entred thereto by upright Innocence.
Continue then in your most noble course
On in your blessed race, win Heaven by force;
Never give off, untill the Crown that's due
Sir, for your vertuous life descend on you:
Then that you in a blessed race have runne,
Ah noble Lord, by the reward is wonne,
Best wilbe understood an incitation,
Lively you'l hereby give and provocation,
Enciting others to your imitation.
(222) To the Right Honourable, DAVID, Visc. Stormouth, Lord Scone. DAVID MVRRAYE. Anagramma. AV ME? RVDDY RAY.
David was ruddy, and like so are yee,
A David rightly in the same you be,
V [...]rtue may by the counte [...]ance be seene,
I'th face may be di [...]cerv'd, what one hath bin,
Doubtlesse when as a ruddy comely ray,
Most noble Sir, a body doth display,
Vertue not being in the soule within,
Rightly such one tr [...]e beauty hath not seene,
Rightly you though in soule and body rich,
An ruddy rayes do force most comely reach,
You well may be a David and may Raigne
Eternally Gods praises to maintaine.
(223) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Visc. Oboyne, Lord Gordon. GEORGJVS GORDON. Anagramma. J GOR'D ON GORGEVS.
Gorgeus it is for noble men who grac ed
Expresse true manhood which in them is placed,
On goring of the foes which would oppresse,
Rending a way a setled quietnesse,
Gorgeously your ancients gor'd, and hence,
I thinke you had your name whence doth commence.
Vertue with valour likely mixed is,
So who hath one, doth thother hardly mis.
Go on then in your predecessors way,
On follow them, nor from their footsteps stray,
Rightly possesse the valour that before
Deckt with your predecessors ever wore,
O then we shall indeed but truth confesse,
Noble you are and full of valiantnesse.
(224) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Viscount Kemnore. IOHN GORDON. Anagramma. GOR'DON ON HY.
In honour a conserver of the Land,
O my Moecena [...] you full well may stand,
High who although you are, not Idle beene,
Nobly about the noblest workes are seene.
Garding the countrey you have gor'd the foes,
On which true valour in you nobly showes,
Rayes of true vertues you so well display,
Doubtlesse therewith you gore your foes away,
On gore them still although you be on high,
Nobly so be your Countries gard thereby.
(225) To the Right Honourable ROBERT Viscount Bell Haven. ROBERT DOVGLAS. Anagramma. ART ORBS GOVLDE.
Rare Golde doth true nobility containe,
O theres no truer treasure in the Maine,
Bost cannot all the earth of any such,
Eternally that will abide the tutch,
Rightly the Gold of Ophir nothing is,
To this which purchaseth the truest blisse.
Doubtlesse then thou art orbs rare gold indeed,
O noble Lord that doth true riches breede.
Vertue is still the best security,
Garding most nobly when thy dignity,
Lively assisted Countrey-men are safe,
And sitting peaceably they'l smile and laugh,
So true orbs gold shall be your Epitaph.
(226) To the Right Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Archbishop of Saint Andrewes, Primat and Metropolitan of all Scotland. JOHN SPORSWOODE. Anagramma. O SOWD NO HY PROSE.
In love and piety great Bishop hy,
O how you honour well the Deity;
How you do love the people and care so,
No prose so hy above their reach to sow.
Sow you do Gods blest Word, casting the seed,
Preparing so that it increase may breed,
On the grounds strength or weaknes, having eye,
Respecting not to please the sence thereby:
Seeking the true and Orthodoxall sence,
With plainnes and with simple Innocence;
On sowing not with high and lofty prose,
Onely in teaching, seeking to win those
Do to Gods Word attend, thus it doth fall,
Envy those split, Saint Andrew hath a Paul.
(227) To the Right Reverend Father in God, PATRICK, L [...]rd Archbishop of Glascowe, Primat of Scotland, and Metropolitan. PATRICKE LINDSEY. Anagramma. CLAY, KINDE PRIEST.
Priest made of clay, a port that Gods blest word
A training to, to th' people do afford;
'Tis a most honour'd title for a Priest,
Rightly, and in a proper sence is Christ,
In Gods Church, though there are Priests amongst men
Chosen, Gods secrets to reveale to them,
Keeping the name of Priest, which nothing more
Enterpreted, then elder doth implore.
Like unto us such is Gods mercy, see
In's providence, he will these Priests to be,
Noting to us that so the works due praise
Duly belongs to God, is his alwaies;
So then you clay Priest, still remember ye,
Ev'n like to us made of the clay you be;
Your kindnes to us therefore let us see.
(228) To the Right Reverend Father in God, David, Lord Bishop of Edenborough. DAVID LINDESEY. Anagramma. SAY I LEND, DEVID.
Deviding of Gods word belongs to you,
A reverend Prelate who therein pursue,
Versed so perfectly in holy writ,
In readinesse straightway to open it,
Declaring as the Apostle doth injoyne,
Lending the sence in time and out of time,
In faithfull manner dealing forth the bread,
Not out of order to whom should be fed,
Doubtlesse who thus doth as your selfe doth soe,
Eternall honour unto him shall flowe.
So to conclude, soe lend and so decide,
Ever Gods blessed word that may betide,
Your commendations on the peoples side.
(229) To the Right Reverend Father in God, the L. Bishop of Galloway. BJSHOP of GALLOWAYE, Anagramma. SAY FOLLOW A BIG HOPE.
Blessed is Galloway where you their Pastor
Instruct them still to follow Christ their Master,
Saying a big hope ever follow ye,
Hope still in God and never hopelesse be,
O Gods most blessed word hope will maintaine,
Putting the soule in Ioy in midst of paine.
O then still preach, say follow a big hope,
Fitting your selfe to follow still Gods scope.
Great Prelate as you great are, so have care,
A great hope to commend you doe not spare,
Letting the people know a hope that's big,
Lively on Christ set is the surest twig,
O tis a tree of a most sure defence,
Well will preserve a man so innocence,
And a plaine honest heart with it conjoyn'd,
Your big hope follow, you the fruit shall finde,
Eternally abiding in Gods mind.
(230) To the Right Reverend Father in God, ALEXANDER, Lord Bishop of Dunkeld. ALEXANDER LINDESEY. Anagramma. SIR, ANNEX YE ALL DEED.
As you are a learn'd Prelate and preach well,
Lively so strive, that your deeds may excell
Ever in action, doing what you preach
Xixtus like, then you Reverently do teach.
A Reverend Bishop, earst of Rhemes he was:
Nor did he one jot of the truth let passe,
Doing so bravely, that ere truth were lamed,
Ev'n be himself would suffer to be maymed,
Receiving so the crown of Martyrdome.
Let then your deeds after this Bishop come,
[...] [...]In whose good parts, although you are proceeding;
None live so well, no exhortation needing:
Do then most worthy Prelate, let annext
Ever all deeds be to your holy text;
Sir, still all deed unto your Word annex ye,
Envies foule haggs which do so much perplex ye,
Youle stop their mouthes, and they can never vex you.
(231) To the Right Reverend Father in God, The Lord Bishop of Abordine. BISHOP OF ABORDINE. Anagramma. O BE BOND OF HY PRAISE.
Bond of hypraise O reverend Father be,
Instruct your people very curiously;
Shewing to them Gods sacred Testament,
How he his Gospell by his Sonne then sent:
On faith in CHRIST, if that they do rely,
Pleasing their GOD, they may be sav'd thereby,
Ever though mind them, faith is still requiring
Of those who have it, that some works respiring
Faith, may alive and not a dead faith shew.
Alwayes this Doctrine reverend Sir pursue,
Bestirre your self by your example too,
On ward to move them as you preach to do;
Rightly so you a Preacher alwayes shall
Duly a Lecture reade unto them all,
Instructing them more by your good example,
Noted by them, then by ten Sermons ample,
Ever bond of high praise on foes you trample.
(232) To the Right Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Moray. JOHN GVTHRIE. Anagramma. I GRV THE HONY.
In sweetnes farre excelling honey you,
And those who heare you drop a pleasing dew:
Honey was never any half so sweet,
(No) as Gods word with which you them do greet.
Greeting them still with Gods true grace and favour,
Verting from them his wrath, their ill behaviour
That they may mend, and so returning they
Have of that pretious and sweet honey may.
Rightly then Sir, when you did preaching shew,
Indeed you not till then the honey gru,
Evermore still this sweetnes do pursue,
(233) To the Right Reverend Father in God, JOHN, Lord Bishop of Rosse. IOHN MAXWEL. Anagramma. AX LIM HEW ON.
I send you here an Ax, you must thereby
On hew untill the wood you do descry,
How good and whether it will timber serve,
Noting the bad, and it to burn reserve.
May this Ax lym then well, it is Gods Word,
And will a difference easily afford,
Xerxes like, still pursuing in your strength
Well, till the trees be hewed at the length:
Each tree resembles men, the Ax GODS Word,
Lively that hewing on their hearts afford,
Lymming them out fit tymber for the Lord.
(234) To the Right Reverend Father in God, THOMAS, L. Bishop of Brechen. THOMAS SYNSORSE. Anagramma. MOST ROSY SEAS.
Thy soule is full of Matter most divine,
Having a Sea within the heart of thine,
O rather Seas within you doe retaine,
Most plenteously distill you as the raine,
And running forth into delicious rills,
Softly descending from the rocky hils:
So have you Seas but of a strange condition,
Yeelding forth sweet a rosy disposition,
Nor is't in vaine, for Gods word which you show,
Sweetly doth seem learn'd Sir from you to flow,
O sweetly let your rosy seas afford,
Rivers enow still making a fresh ford,
So shew you plainly Gods blest word will be
Evermore still ere a most rosy Sea.
(235) To the Right Reverend Father in God, ADAM L. Bishop of Dumblane. ADAM BALLANDON. Anagramma. ON AND DAM BAALL.
A Reverend Prelate stor'd with doctrine well,
Dam Baal and Idols, and the people tell,
Advertising them what the danger is,
Making of Idols how it hinders blisse.
Baall the Zidonians Idol doth present
All manner Idols that are by it ment.
Let then the word of God be powerfully,
Lively declared with audacity,
And goe you on still in your holy course,
Nor cease to dam all Idols with a force,
Dam Irreligion, Covetize condemn,
On as you doe, proceed then amongst men,
None but will say you damned Baal well then.
(236) To the Right Reverend Father in God, IOHN Lord Bishop of Catnas. IOHN ABERNETHIE Anagramma. THINE BE HIGH ARON.
I wish the Vrim and the Thummim may,
On thee Right Reverend Bishop ever stay,
High Arons lot be thine. And may it be,
None in Religion that may out goe thee.
About the Lords worke diligently goe,
Be carefull that you be not over-slow,
Ever respect have to the flocke of Christ,
Regarding them as Gods most holy Priest;
Neither then Aron be you lesse sincere,
Endevouring still upright to appeare,
That so when Christ your Blessed Master come,
Having his flocke fed, you may have a roome,
Into your Masters Ioy to enter got,
Ever so hast thou then high Arons lot.
(237) To the Right Reverend Father in God, GEORGE L. Bishop of Orhnay. GEORGIVS GRAHAME. Anagramma. HA GORGEVS GEM RAY.
Gorgeous Ray which you illuster forth,
Expressing you a gemme of peerelesse worth,
O you send forth a most resplendant ray,
Rightly which you out of Gods word display;
Great gemme of endlesse worth that is and, make
It doth of you a gemme, who pleasure take,
Vertuous good Bishop in that holy Booke,
Seeking wherein for happinesse you looke.
Gorgeously, Sir, retaine your gem ray still,
Repleat with light your diocese and fill,
All eyes that doe behold you with the light,
Had from the word of God that gem most bright,
And of your luster lose not any Iot,
Make increment, decreasall make you not.
Eterne (hay gorgeous gem ray) is your lot,
(238) To the Right Reverend Father in God, ANDREW, L. Bishop of Ardgyle. ANDREW BOYD. Anagramma. HAN DREW BODY.
Able wise Bishop your discretion so,
Notable is your taske to undergoe,
Doubtlesse that you by setled argument,
Rarely Drew Bodyes to remaine content,
Ever subjected most obediently,
With humble heart to serve God faithfully.
Body implieth here a carnall man,
On whom Gods blessed word worke wonders can,
You then handrew on Bodies carnall men,
Devoutly to serve God with spirit then.
(239) To the Right Reverend Father in God NIGEL, L. Bishop of Isles. NIGELL CAMPEBOLL. Anagramma. LONG CLAP BELLAMI.
No better Anagram I can present,
Inserted with such beautious true content,
Great Bishop of the Isles then this, for here,
Entire the beauty is that doth appeare,
Loving so well the gracious God of Love,
Likely the heart of the best sort to move.
Chast love it is, and may without offence,
Admitted be to dwell with Innocence:
Most happy is the soule this Love hath got,
Perpetuall cursed is he hath it not,
Enter may then this love and beauty well,
Beloved Prelate in a Bishops Cell:
O your great vertues Long hath Cleeped you
Lively bestrewd with this Loves beautious dew,
Long still to be Cleept Bellamie ensue.
(240) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE Lord Gordon, Sonne and heire of George Marques Huntley. GEORGE GORDONE. Anagramma. GO, GO, O DERN EGER.
Go on great Lord, and as you are a Peere,
Ever a Derner of the times appeare.
O, it befitteth Peeres indeed to be
Rightly times Derners, and infirmity
Growing with mens abuse, with care and paine
Ever by prudent wisedome to restraine.
Go on then, and as it befits you well,
O as a Derner of the times excell:
Rightly performe it Eger with affection,
Derne the abuses that by insurrection
On stage of this vast world have set their foote,
Nobly great Lord set but your hand unto't,
Egerly Derne, or else twill be no boote.
(241) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Erskeine, sonne and heire of Iohn Earle of Marr. IAMES ERSKEINE. Anagramma. YE MAKEN YEERS.
I send unto you Sir, now this new yeere,
A new yeeres gift the Muses bad me beare,
Meaning no more but that therewith from heart,
Ever unto you I should you impart,
Seeing the vertues which within your brest,
Entred most fayerly nobly there doe rest,
Rightly declaring you a noble man,
Shewing such graces as most truly can,
Kept in your hearts most closest cabinet,
Ever make honour still upon you set,
In earth the muses see your grace appeare,
Nor cease to wish you maken many a yeere,
Enjoyning me this message for to beare.
(242) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Macgill, one of the Lords of the College of Iustice. JAMES MACGILL. Anagramma. CALL GEMM SAY I.
I viewing of the graces that innate,
Are as it were within you incarnate,
Making your luster lustrous amongst men.
E'ne must confesse you to be a rare Jem,
So sure you are, for vertues precious still,
Make their abode within your heart and fill
A light disspreading all the Country round,
Charity chusing you a most profound
Gem of great price and excellency rare,
I cannot chuse but must confesse you are,
Lively your Rayes display still shiningly,
Let all Call you a Gemme indeed say I,
(243) To the Right Honourable, IAMES, Lord Lindesey. IAMES LINDESEY, Anagramma. SEE YE MY ISLAND?
I see me thinks the places where you sway,
And how your honour causeth to obey,
Much like unto an Iland, which the sea
Ever surroundeth, so that such may be
Sea-compassed about with sure defence.
Likely it is that Country hath a fence
Impregnable, where you doe baronize,
Nobly then guiding under Charles the wise;
Doubtlesse more sure and safe they are therein,
Even then if Sea-surrounded they had bin.
See ye my Iland? very well may ye,
Enquire then of men, seeing Sir you be
Your selfe a more sure fence, then is the Sea.
(244) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Lord Forbes. IOHN FORBES. Anagramma. OH FINE ROBE!
I see the Robes of honour which you weare,
O nobly gracing you, fine they appeare,
How well it fits that fine Robes should be fit,
Nobly your selfe who finer graces it.
Fine are the vertues which in you appeare,
Ordred in brave array most noble Peere,
Replenished with faith, hope, charity,
Best ornaments for true nobility,
Ever may rightly then to you befall,
Such fine Robes Sir to grace you therewithall.
(245) To the Right Honourable ALEXANDER Lord Saltoun. ALEXANDER ABERNETHIE. Anagramma. ANNEX BET; RENDER AL HYE.
Annex bet vertus still render all hye,
Lively troopes still of true nobility,
Expressing bounty to the life so well,
Xenius great selfe your freenesse doth excell,
And none will say but true nobility
Nobly you shew in liberality,
Declaring you a true Mecaenas right,
Ever rewarding worthily who write,
Render all high assayes and ever still
A noble man expresse you by your will,
Best by your actions full of worthinesse,
Ever most truly noble you expresse,
Rendring all high as high you are I'm sure,
None then will doubt, your honour will endure,
Enterchange vertues still, and let one grace
Truly provoke another on apace.
Having your graces thus annexed then,
In honour you annexed amongst men,
Ever shall truely honoured be 'mongst men.
(246) To the Right Honourable ANDREVV Lord Gray, Baron of Fovils. ANDREW GRAYE. Anagramma. WE REGARD ANY.
A noble man should be the poore mans ward,
Nor should he cease on any one regard,
Duly according to their severall place,
Right nobly to extend himselfe to grace,
Ene shewing so he's a most noble peere,
With true respect regarding any here.
Great Peere, such one are you, who due regard
Rightly extend to any them to ward,
Amy Moecenas great, regard but me,
You very rightly shall my Pollio be,
Eternize shall my Muse your memory.
(247) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Ochiltry. IAMES STVART. Anagramma. STAIN ART, MVSE.
If I Encomium of your praise should write,
As you great Sir, I'me sure deserve of right;
My Muse must then new art invent againe,
Eternizing your name, old Art to Stain,
Such are the noble vertues which adhere
So nobly Sir, within the noble Sphere,
True Sphere indeed of your most inward soule,
Verily that indeed he should controul,
Al arts and sciences men have invented,
Rightly that your worth may be represented.
Then with these lines I pray remain contented.
(248) To the Right Honourable, the Lord Cathcarte LORD CATHGARTE. Anagramma. TRACT EACH LORD.
Lovely great Peere, the vertues in your view,
Of every Peerelesse peere you well pursue.
Rightly indeed thus like a Noble-man,
Doe you set forth your soules true luster than.
Choyce vertues which each several Lord doth act,
Admiredly you follow in your tract,
Tracing along by vertue led so well,
Honouredly you strive for to excell,
Charily still tracing each severall Lord,
And marking well what nobly they afford,
Resplendant honour in their Imitation,
Tracing each severall Lord of every nation,
Expressing of their worths delineation.
(249) To the Right Honourable, IOHN Lord Zester. JOHN HAYE. Anagramma. HE HAN JOY.
I cannot say more than your Anagram,
O noble Hero, sets forth in your mind,
How you who vertues soe well doe affect,
Notably doe Injoy a Ioy select.
Han signifieth have, so you have than,
A Joy befitting a true noble-man.
Your vertue then pursue, and you shall see,
Ever you shall Han Ioy assuredly.
(250) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Semple. IAMES SEMPLE, Anagramma. YE SAMPLE SEM.
In vertue you doe walke so vertuously,
Accompanied with true nobility,
Most noble Lord that we must truly say,
Entring upon your vertues large survey,
Sem in uprightnesse and sincerity
Sample ye in your life most vertuously.
Earst he a holy father procreated,
Many good soules from him generated.
Placed in Canan were the holy seed,
Let then your vertues and true honor'd breed,
Evermore in Gods blessed Church succeed.
(251) To the Right Honourable HENRY Lord St. Char, Baron of Ravensheogh. HENRY SAINCT CHAR. Anagramma. AL CRY ERN HY SAINCT.
Hy Saint in vertue and in admiration,
Ern still to be by vertuous inclination,
None that doe live but earnestly desire,
Right true nobility should so aspire.
You are a noble-man in Scotland true.
Such great reward though will to you insue,
Aiming at vertue, that your selfe shall be
Instald a Saint in truest dignity,
Nobler indeed you shall be then by farre,
Chosen then if you were an Emperour,
Then let the cry of all sorts you exhort,
Crying to you, you keep a holy port,
Let their loud acclamations to you crying,
Into heaven force you as you were in flying,
And so you earning an hy Saint to be,
Rais'd shall be an hy Saint triumphantly.
(252) To the Right Honourable IOHN Lord Herries. IOHN MAXWEL. Anagramma. WAX MEL ON HY.
In you I sweetnesse infinitely behold,
O! honey in your name is well inrold,
Having Wax too a full whole hive to make,
Nobly indeed which fates on high do take.
May you still Wax in honour more and more,
And to a higher pitch of greatnesse sore,
Xanthe the Nymph shall Chronicle your name,
With an acrostique and an Anagram,
Ever recording a Mellifluous Peere,
Lively true with your waxe appeare.
(253) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER Lord Elpingstone. ALEXANDER ELPINGSTONE Anagramma. SPRING ALONE EXTENDE AL.
Alone spring up in vertues, Al extend,
Letting each know that you are vertues friend,
Extend all vertues, extend charity,
Xanthus-like, which its colour [...]igardly,
As wretched misers gold, would never keepe,
No, Aristotle saith, that all the sheepe,
Dy'd are with red that washed are therein.
Extend then charity, and doe begin
Religiously your bou [...]teous hands to s [...]read,
Ever shall vertue then lift up her head,
Like a true noble Peere you spring alone,
Peere-like indeed who are so vertuous growne,
Insue then Charity and grow you still,
Nobly with bounty every place to fill,
Grow in your liberality, and see,
Stout noble Peere you'l ever growing be.
Thus cast your bread upon the waters, and
O honour'd Lord you'l finde it in your land,
Nobly extend all mercy and you'le see,
Ev'n almost all alone you'l spring a tree.
(254) To the Right Honourable, SIMON, Lord Lovat. SIMON FRASER. Anagramma. SO IS MAN FREER.
So free man you are, is any found,
In works of Charity doth more abound?
Making still forward a more good progression.
O nobly setting forth a disposition,
Naturally to freenes so inclin'd.
Few are can sample such a noble minde.
Repleat who is not with a mind that's Free,
A bondman is, and for nobility,
So farre tis from him that he knowes it not,
Ever must you then who a most free Lot,
Retaine be deckt with true nobility.
(255) To the Right Honourable, IAMES Lord Ogilby. IAMES OGILBY. Anagramma. BY GEMS AL IOY.
In whomsoever the true gems doe rest,
A noble cabinet is his rare brest,
Most neately treasuring the gems of grace,
Expressing luster in his very face.
Such one great Sir are you who doe expresse,
O noble and to life your ioyfulnesse,
Gems that are rare and superpasse excelling,
In your most noble soule enjoy their dwelling.
Let still your Ioy encrease, all your Ioy set,
By these true gems increased be farre bett,
Your Ioy confesseth them best gems to be.
(256) To the Right Honourable the Lord Borthwicke LORD BORTHWICKE. Anagramma. WORK BY THE LORD.
Lustrous your works great Lord must ever be,
On Christ that founded are perpetually,
Relying then on a foundation sure,
Doubtlesse they must for evermore endure.
By the Lord Christ then worke, without whose aide,
O withall is vaine what ever can be said,
Regardlesse all is what ere can be done,
That will unto no prosperous ending come.
How happy then are you that worke so well,
Working by Christ to make your works excell!
Insue the worke so well you have begun,
Christ you will win who doth so nobly run.
Keepe on your course and then you shall be sure,
Ere long your great reward Sir to procure.
(257) To the Right Honourable ROBERT Lo [...]d Rosse. ROBERTVS ROSSE. Anagramma. SE TRV ROSES ORB.
Repleat with sweetnesse, Roses-like the sent
Of your faire vertues, is most permanent,
Being an orb where severall graces luster,
Eve [...] [...]ike to Roses which on rose trees cluster,
Re [...]en [...]ing forth a sweet and pleasing smell,
That breeds a delectation doth excell,
Vertue these Roses are, fame is the savour,
Sounding aloud their gratious good behaviour.
Right noble Lord then sith you so abound,
Odorously repleate with Roses sound,
Seeing an orb of Roses in you true,
Sweetly the smell of Roses lively shew,
Evermore still that goodnesse yet pursue.
(258) To the Right Honourable ROBERT Lord Boyde. ROBERTVS BOYDE. Anagramma. O BYDES TRVE ORB.
Round is the circle that your vertues goe,
O noble Peere, if vertuous deeds doe show;
Belov'd with God indeed Sir that you are,
Expressing so your minds faire beauties rare,
Rare then must needs your fortitude abide,
True orb of graces whatsoever betide,
Vertue an orb inhabits within thee,
So thee an orb of vertue we decree.
Byde noble peere, and doe but thou remaine,
O as thou art, nor constancy doe staine;
Your vertues then will make men doing right
Doubtles confesse you byde an orb in sight
Ever most true, which breeds most sound delight.
(259) To the Right Honourable, Iohn Lord Torphichen. JOHN SANDELANDS. Anagramma. AH ON LANDS I SEND.
In honour worth so trumpets ou't your fame
O that you shew to have a noble name.
Ha vertue makes that you on lands do send
Noble encomium of the way you bend.
So lustre forth most noble [...] your worth,
And let it lustre for [...] your noble birth
Nobly adorned wi [...] our v [...]rtues too,
Decking an high b [...]th, which doth make them show,
Eternally ma [...] [...]uch true honour grow,
Laud so will m [...]n your true nobility,
Adorned still with greater dig [...]ity,
Noting whose worth fame hy will send on land,
Declaring unto them to understand
E'ne that you do an higher state command.
(260) To the Right Honourable, ALEXANDER, Lord Spinny. ALEXANDER LYNDESEY. Anagramma. ANNEXED EASILIER LED.
Annexed forces dulie knit together,
Led are with case, albeit none know whether.
Each thing conjoyned may do very well,
Xanthus streames severd straight the ford will quell.
Annex a sort of let [...]ers, you may fra [...]e
Neatly a syllable; disjoyne the same,
Doubtles they turne to letters bare againe.
Each syllable annext may wel maintaine
Rightly a sentence, and the sentence knit,
Lively may set forth the exactest wit.
In knitting things together thus we see
Naturally how firme the knot may be.
Doubtles you then in vertue who excell,
Expressing it by grace annext so wel,
Surely may led to heav'n more easily
Encountring sin with great audacity,
Your life so Sir will reach eternity.
(261) To the Right Honourable, PATRICKE, Lord Londeres. PATRICKE LESLY. Anagramma. LEAPS TRICKELY.
Prest unto Acts of truest noblenes,
Admit sometimes from travels sore excesse,
That you release your self and liberty,
Releeving of your nature take thereby
In manlines you though have such delight,
Choyce are the pastimes that to do you right,
Keeping as noble minde in play as works,
Entring upon, shews where true manhood lurks.
Like then an active man you trickly leap,
Expressing what a manly strength you keep,
Shew'd in your trickly leap, yea too I see,
Lay'd in as your most true nobility,
You merry Peere with mirth and jolity.
(263) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Lord London. JOHN CAMPEBEL. Anagramma. BEEN HOLY CAMP.
In faire Array your vertues mustred are,
O Sir, and doe an Holy Camp appeare:
Holinesse fitteth true Nobility,
Nobly preparing for Heavens dignity.
Campe is your vertues, mustred in aray,
And truely noble beames they doe display:
Making one fitted with true heavenly worth,
Placed within him for to grace his Birth,
Exactly furnished with heavenly mirth,
Be as a noble Peere, and holily
Expresse the Purtrait of Nobility:
Lively you been an holy Camp we see.
(264) To the Right Honourable, Lord Balmerinoch. IOHN ELPINGSTONE. Anagramma. PLY HY SONG SEEN ON.
In Musicks skill you surely learned are,
O very well the Muses doe declare,
HY song you have, and th' Altus you will sing,
Nobly so Fame a loud your fame doth ring.
Expressing Altus, you shew by and by
Lively you are raised to Altesie,
Placed on hy, that a low Base may be
In a farre distance fifteene under thee.
Nobly ply on the part you have begun,
Goe forward still untill the praise y'ave wonne.
Song doth imply a minde that's cheerely bent,
The high part shews one who exalted hent
On Honour set, is lifted up on hy:
Now seene on hy, ply you hy Song so well,
Eternally that so you may excell.
(265) To the Right Honourable JAMES, Lord Colveill. IAMES COLVEILL. Anagramma. I'M A CLOSE IƲELL.
Iuel-like Peere you a close Iuell rare,
Admiredly indeed your selfe declare;
Making your luster cause each one to graunt,
Ever you may of a close Iuell vaunt:
So here's the rarenesse of the Iuell seene,
Close kept, that chary of the same you beene.
O this close closet where this Iuell chary
Lock't close the heart, is where it is kept wary.
Vertu's the juell that is kept so close,
Exceeding all nay none we can suppose
In Earth that can this juell rare excell:
Lustrousl [...] such that none can paralell,
Light it sends forth, as Starres in sky that dwell.
(266) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Blantyre. IAMES STƲART. Anagramma. STAY A TRƲ SEM.
I see the heart sincere, wherewith you vive,
And seeme another Sem to be alive;
Marking whose steps, so truely you them trace,
Eeach man doth judge you Sem by your just pace:
Stay them before you goe, and let us view.
Steps (matchlesse Hero) you so well pursue,
Truth we must needs confesse, that you are then
Verily the true picture of just Sem,
And your good life doth make my thoughts to stay.
Rightly a true Sem you are in your way,
There doth remaine in me no more to say.
(267) To the Right Honorable ROBERT, Lord Burleigh ROBERTƲS BALFOVRE. Anagramma. OƲR FATE SƲ ABLER ORB.
Rare Fate have you, whose Fate so nobly bent
On the rare abler Orb the heart hath sent:
Be living, which you su both night and day,
Ever untill that orb attaine you may;
Rarely affecting that true orb so rare,
That doth your fate true noble right declare.
Vertue's that nobler orb which doth beget
Surely an abler Orb to follow it.
Blessed are you that vertue doe pursue,
An abler orbe than all the world you sue:
Likely it is, your fate which follow than
Fairely so good a gaine, is happy man;
Our fate be like to yours so abler orb,
Vertue will teach you passions how to curb.
Run on till an abler orb we gaine,
Eternity then so we shall attaine
(268) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Lord Holyrudehouse. IOHN BOTHWELL. Anagramma. BOTH ON HY WELL.
I've read of Pride to which the soule aspires,
Of greatnesse too, wherein most mens desires,
Having affection upon honour set,
No paines fore-slow the hearts desire to get.
Blest is the Soule when elevated hye,
On God she meditates advisedly:
The Body blessed is, when vertues shining
Han taken bin, Presages that divining
Well doe fore-shew, that to hy dignity
Ere long that body shall advanced be.
Let soule and body then thus hy excell,
Lively you see, on hy they both are well.
(269) To the Right Honourable, JOHN Lord Madertie. IOHN DRVMONDE. Anagramma. DON MVRED ON HY.
I see so noble actions by you done,
O, I must needes say you are a noble one:
Hy are you sure, for you on high are mured,
Nobly in good, who hath so well indured.
Don's that in Spaine, have so high dignity,
Rightly you put downe with Nobility:
Vertue, you so in your good life do frame,
Most honourable you doe make your name,
On which relying, you are mur'd so hy,
Never to fall from your great dignity:
Doe as you have done then, and mured still,
Eternally in honour bide you will.
(270) To the Right Honourable, JAMES Lord Cooper. IAMES ELPINGSTONE. Anagramma. ISE ENE STRONG PALM.
Ise ene strong Palme, you say, and you shall have it:
Ah Sir, the gods unto deservers gaveit;
'Mongst which deservers, seeing that you are,
Every way your worth let Palme declare.
Such Palmes were given, as signes of honours had,
Earn'd by those, who by Mars were victors made:
Likely then you, whom muses doe befriend,
Palme giving you, who Countries good doe tend.
Insue with valour then as you begun
Nobly at first, till you the Palme had wonne,
That as you have the Palme, and earn'd it well,
Shewing true man-hood doth within you dwell:
That you who gat t [...]e Palme of victory,
O nobly may retain'd true dignity.
None but will say your valour doth excell,
E'ne you have earn'd strong Palme, which fits you well.
(271) To the Right Honourable, JOHN Lord Cranstone. IOHN CRANSTONE. Anagramma. RACE ON HY STONN.
I doubt not, noble man, your vertues rare:
O you an high and pretious stone declare.
High in your honour, pretious in esteeme,
Noble, sith each one may your actions deeme.
Choisely then, Noble Peere, the race pursue,
Right Noble, wherein entred each may view
A faire progression, you have well begunne,
Nobly pursuing till the prize you'ave wonne;
So a true noble stone you noble shew,
That each one may you for a hy stone know.
On in your race, 'twill thee at last succeede
Nobly a hy stone, so will be indeed,
Each one confessing you are a noble seede.
(272) To the Right Honourable, OGILBY Lord Deskforde. OGILBY DESKFORDE. Anagramma. O SEEK GLYD BY FORD.
O seeke on still in the faire way you goe,
Glide by the Ford, that streaming doth o'reflow
In your faire heart, guiding you still along,
Live, while you live within the world, (among
Beastly men, who have conversations vilde)
Yeelding forth fruit becomming Gods best childe.
Doubtlesse the Ford is that sweet streame of grace,
Entring into your heart that flowes apace:
Such is the path that you should seeking bee,
Keeping the way to heaven still warily:
Follow on still in this most blessed way,
O still pursue on forwards, doe not stay;
Reaching at last, you such reward shall winne,
Doubtlesse, that to repent you'ld ne're beginne:
Ever then seeke this way, glyd by this ford.
(273) To the Right Honourable, CARRE, Lord Iedbrough. CARRE IEDBROVGH. Anagramma. BROCH RARE GVIDE.
Choyse Noble Lord, who a rare guide indeed,
Advanc'd your selfe to be of noble breed,
Rightly Broch you the blood of enemies
Raging, that would your Countries life surprize:
Expressing so, you are a rare guide, wise,
In good way goe you forward, and as guise,
E'ne of a rare guide rightly doth require,
Doe so, and we'le no more of you desire:
Beholding after ages then shall be,
Right Noble Lord, but to example thee:
On whom, in Histories when they shall read,
Viewing your worth; o a rare guide indeed:
Guide rare then, broach, and feare not to beginne,
Heaven so by vertuous valour you may winne.
(274) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord Kintyier. IAMES CAMPEBELL. Anagramma. PLACE BE-SMILES ME
It is a vertuous life which place be-smiles,
And vertue never any soule beguiles.
Mighty great Lord, then seeing in great place
Entrance you had by vertue, which doth grace
So well your birth, though from a high descent,
Choisely indeed it you hath honours lent:
Ah then advance you forward into grace
Mainely, sith you be-smiled are by place:
Placed by vertue; sith you are on high,
Embarked in the ship of dignity,
Bestirre your selfe, and still this grace pursue,
Ennobled Lord, that hath ennobled you,
Lustre then, shewing me, shew honoured wight
Lively indeed, place hath be-smil'd you right.
(274) To the Right Honourable, ARCHIBALD, Lord Naper, Baron of Marcheston. ARCHIBALD NAPER. Anagramma. RICH AND REAP ALB.
Alb like white innocence with riches great,
Rare is it when these two together meete;
Christ saith, It is most hard for a rich man,
Heavens blessed Kingdome happy to attaine.
If riches doe encrease, saith David, see,
Be carefull that your hearts not on them be:
All which reveal's, that who doe riches reap,
Likely they cannot innocency keepe.
Doubtlesse, then noble Peere, you have no Peere
Nobly, that riches have not reaped heere
Alone, but with them Albe of innocence,
Peerelesse in [...]eed, must therefore be the fence,
Excelling noble Peere, you have thereby
Reapt riches, and white Alb, O dignity.
(276) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS Lord Cameron. THOMAS FAIRFAX. Anagramma. AH FIX MOST A FAR.
Thomas his faith it seemes you have attained.
Heart having fixt on that which not obteyned
One onely glimpse, you yet beleeve to bee,
Most earnestly expecting certainly,
A sure possession of that setled state,
Setting the same at an high estimate.
Fix then your heart still on the things not seene,
And matchlesse yet they of a certaine beene:
In earnest covet them, and though they'r far,
Xenius is one of the na [...]es of Iove, and signifies bounty.
Righty true faith, as neere will them declare:Fix then a stedfast and firme confidence,
And second you the same with innocence,
Xenius great selfe will then be your defence.
(277) To the Right Honourable, EDVVARD, Lord Newburge, Chanc [...]llor of the Dutchy of Lancaster, & one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Councell. EDWARD BARRET. Anagramma. ADD TRVER BRAV.
Ever may you, right noble Sir, be brave,
Deckt with resplendent honour which you have,
With answerable worth on you conferred,
According to your great and true high merrit.
Reaching e'ne up unto our Soveraignes eare,
Deriving you a starre to glitter here.
Brave Lord, though you in Bravery abound,
Add to be truer brave, and still bee found,
Reaching at higher graces, which will grave,
Right true impression of a minde most brave;
Ever thus add still braver brave to be,
Till you obtaine the heavenly bravery.
(278) To the Right Honourable, WALTER, Lord Forfare. WALTER ASTON. Anagramma. AL A TRV STONE.
We all are stones, in Christs best building set,
And the more hewn and polisht, still the bett:
[...] [...]Living stones, called in Gods blessed book;
Then, Noble Sir, when on your grace I looke,
Entring into your vertues large survey,
Rightly all a true stone I must you say:
Al a true stone your vertues nominate,
Sir, that for heavenly buildings were create:
Then still remaine a true stone for the Lord;
O still unto the building doe afford
New fresh additions, polisht by Gods Word.
(279) To the Right Honourable, DONALD, Lord Reoay. DONALD MACKIE. Anagramma. I AM LANDED OKE
Doubtlesse, your fortitude did lively shew,
O noble Oke, that you Okes strength pursue,
Noting that through the shipwracke of the Sea,
A landed Oke you come assuredly:
Long have the stormy tempest you endured,
Doubtlesse, more sol [...]ce y [...]u your selfe procured
Entring upon the earth out of the Sea,
Most lively heart of Oke, so strong you be;
Ah noble Sir retaine your strength within,
Choicely defending still [...]o strength to winne:
Keepe you in heart the noble fortitude,
You honour'd soule wherewith you are endu'd,
Each then will grant, you cam oke when y'are view'd.
(280) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Lord Dalzelle. ROBERTVS DALZELLE. Anagramm. BEST DOLER TRƲ ZEALL.
Rightly tru dole is that which is exprest
Out of an ardent and a zealous brest:
Best doler, or best dole give he that can
Executes it as a most zealous man,
Relieving of the poore, because in zeale
That he doth seeme their miseries to feele:
Vertuous thus his zealous heart affected
Seekes, that no worke of love should be neglected.
Dedicate this the Muses doe to you,
And 'tis because that zeale you doe pursue;
Leading your life by true zeale guided well,
Zealously shewing that you doe excell.
Excell so still, for you best doler be,
Led by your zeale along to charity.
Lead others on by your example so
Ever, that zealous men may many grow.
(281) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Lord of Almond. JAMES LEƲINSTONE. Anagramma. ON AT SEEMLY VINES.
In the vines virtue growth discernable,
Admiredly is to be imitable:
Make a faire shadow next its branches doe,
Each noble man should this attaine unto:
Shadowing the poore, the feeble, and distrest,
Letting them safe, free from oppression rest.
Each vine will climbe still upward by a stay:
Vertue who hath, to Heav'n clime upward may.
In vines is fruitfulnesse, so should ensue
Nobly to those in whom faire Vertue grew;
So Grapes in presse doe precious wine bring forth,
Thus was Christs blood when he was on the earth.
On then as seemly vines, which yeeld forth so
Noble variety of graces to
Enrich a soule where grace doth nobly flow.
(282) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Lord of Kirkubright. ROBERTVS MACKLELLAN. Anagramma. EKE CAN BLAM TRV ROLLS.
Register noble Lord, what will afford?
O your true worthinesse well to record:
Behold true valour mixt with wisdome well,
Excelling, rare, within your soule doth dwell:
Variety of wisdome you expresse,
That fitteth well with honours noblenesse.
Vertue of prudence is a vertue rare,
So where it dwels true worth it doth declare.
Marke noble Peere, where fortitude innated,
A noble man to be he was created.
Chastity doth on temperance attend:
Kept all, though to produce but little end;
Lustred by Iustice, if they are not tho;
Entred, may prudence in a worldling flow
Lively, may fortitude and temperance
Lustringly brave a worldlings fame advance.
Ah Iustice, 'tis that makes a perfect soule,
Nobly your vertues then can blam tru roll.
(283) To the Right Honourable, JOHN, Lord Forrester, Baron of Corstorphin. JOHN FORRESTER. Anagramma. J REST FRE HORN.
I see you are a noble Forrester:
O noble Sir, who a free horne preferre;
Having free horne, which you so freely winde,
Now rending in the Ayre when game you finde.
Free horne you rest, which doth imply you sound
On blowing shrilly, that the woods around
Reverberate an Echo each to other,
Received from your breath their common mother.
Ensue your game Sir, and thus free be still,
So at the last you'l happe to have your will:
The game well kept together you shall win
Entire praises who so well begin:
Resting so Sir you were a free horne seene.
(284) To the Right Honourable LINDSEY, Lord [...]alcarras. LINDSAYE BALCARRAS. Anagramma. AS RARE SAYL CAN BYLD.
Like Iubal Caine, the first that e're made Tent,
I'le you compare, who now so doe invent
Not much unlike for matter, 'tis the same
During-like stuffe, whereof your sayle you frame.
Sailes made are of Pouldavis, and the wet
Admits no harme to it, but makes it bet;
Yeelding a faire expulsion from the weather,
Ensafes the ship, and them also together.
Build you your selfe like to your sayle to be,
Admitting so of setled certainty
Like to the sayle drive on a right course still,
Chose on a good way, and withall your skill,
Affecting rightly to be in the right,
Rightly you'le then in vertuous things delight:
Right may men say then, you your soule can build
As rare a sayle as that which ship doth wild,
Sayling you on to Christ, your comfort still.
(285) To the Right Honourable, FORBES, Lord Petsligo. FORBES PETSLIGO. Anagramma. GO FOR BEST PILES.
For best piles go, your fence to make the stronger;
O be best piled, you'l endure the longer:
Rest on best piles, and still your minde high flying,
Be every day upon best piles relying:
Endeavouring still for best piles so to goe,
Such best piles may ensafe you from a foe.
Piles best go for, such piles are actions best,
Enfranchising the man where best piles rest.
The best piles are pious Nobility,
Secur'd by best pile of great Soveraignty.
Likely you safe, then for the best piles go,
In getting the best pile y'are happy so:
Go for the best piles then, and you shall se [...]
O're all the best piles, which is best to thee.
(286) To the Right Honourable, the Lord FRASER of Muckoll. LORDE FRASERE. Anagramma. LORDS FEE RARE.
Lords fees are rare, for Lords fees rare should be
O noble Hero, for an Angels fee
Requires each petty Counceller, and then
Doubles a Lords fee these as much agen
Expressing the rare prowesse of the minde,
Farre from most Lawyers this fee we doe finde,
Raking now here, now there for fees they rooke,
Admitting onely thus, 'tis in my booke.
Sir, your Lords fees shews you most truely wise,
Endeavouring alwayes not to covetize:
Rather indeed most nobly you doe shew
Expected crop of grace, your field will flow.
(287) To the Right Honourable, the Lord Iohnstoun. LORD IOHNSTOVN. Anagramma. VNTO LORDS ON HY.
Loe, by the Muses nine charged am I,
O noble Peere unto the Lords on hy,
Respecting each according to his place:
Declare must I how them the Muses grace.
I know them not, 'tis true; but yet the Muses
Have skill enough, and Learnings Art infuses
On rather into those who have a will
Nobly their workes with Heroes acts to fill.
So, since I am commanded thus to wright,
These letters will not blush, if they not right
On: as their Letters teach, so I doe frame
Vnto hy Lords each severall Anagramme:
Nor doe I Satyrize within the same.
(288) To the Right Honorable the Lord Olyphant. LORD OLYPHANT. Anagramma. O LORD PLANT HY.
Looking Sir still upon your mighty name,
O I durst scarcely write an Anagramme;
Raising so many terrors in my braine,
Doe still admire the vertues you retaine.
O Lord plant hy, sith you so noble are,
Lively by growing a great plant appeare:
You growing a great plant, shall never be
Placed as food for Elephantines fee.
HY you'l grow still, and a great Tree at last,
(A plant though at the first) if you grow fast:
Nor shall their afterwards be any want
True noble Lord in such a noble plant.
The Nobility of Ireland.
(289) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Kildare. GEORGE FITZE-GERALDE. Anagramma. FIRE EGER ZEAL GET GOD.
Great Lord, that of the Irish in first place
Entring, doe first appeare, and shew your face:
O you a good beginning doe begin,
Reaching zeales eger fire you blessed bin.
Great fervour is in zeale, for it is fire
Entred in him who doth so high aspire.
Fire is true zeale, and therefore they who cold
In vertue are, zeale doth not in them hold:
'Tis eger fire, not rak't in ashes dead;
Zeale eger fire will have its fervor spread.
Ever then eger zeale pursue, and then
Getting of zeale, you get your God againe.
Eger zeale, fire, and God is fervor too,
Rightly then each the other reacheth to.
Advance then forward, eger zeale once gotten,
Live like a Peere, be ne're of God forgotten.
Doubtlesse, who doth zeales eger fire pursue.
Ever gets God; Sir, you shall finde this true.
(290) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Ormond and Ossery. JAMES BƲTLER. Anagramma. A TRV SMILE BE.
I thinke Sir your most true Nobility
Admitteth well of noble courtesie,
Making me laugh when as I thinke you smile,
Encouraged to write to you the while.
Seing a true smile in your face appeare,
Be unto me true smile, the weather cleare,
Vertue affecting with serenity.
T'ru smile, most noble Peere, extend on me,
Lively, the Muses then aloud will shout,
Expressing Butler affable no doubt,
Raising a tru smile, though upon a rout.
(291) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Thomond. HENRY O-BRYEN. Anagramma. O BREN, I ERN HY.
Heroickly your vertues we discerne,
Evermore striving hyly, like King Bren:
None ever could this Bren in valour passe,
Reading of times, in which he septered was:
You, though this Brens great valour paralell,
Or rather may be said it to excell,
Bearing the valour then, which Bren possessed,
Rightly may you to honour be addressed.
You erne hy Bren, whose vertues when you act,
Erne by Bren still, and let each Noble fact
Note your deserts, in some more learned tract.
(292) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Castle-haven, and Lord Audley, Baron of Highleigh, in England. IAMES TOVCHET. Anagramma. YOV MEET CHAST.
Ioyned unto your true Nobility,
Advanced high is noble chastity,
Meeting wherewith, you shew you are a man,
Excellently that moderation can
Shew to the life; so you doe Chastnesse meet;
Thus Chast then is your soule, who marryed (sweet)
O to the Lord the world will not retaine,
Vertue will ever beate it backe againe.
Chastity beares hate to Adultry.
Hatred your soule beares to Idolatry:
Expresse then to the life, that your chaste heart
Truely meets Chastity, thence will not part.
(293) TO the Right Honourable, GEORGE, Earle of Desmond, Vicount Callen, second sonne of William Earle of Denbigh. GEORGE FIELDING. Anagramma. GLORY FEEING EDG.
Glorious great Lord, your edge to vertue bent,
Ever with glories fee shall be content,
O true edge, that on vertue thus is set,
Rais'd is by glory, which true edge hath met.
Glory an edge is ever feeing well,
Edging the soule in glory to eFcell:
Feeing the edge ever on edge to rest,
Injoying glorious honour 'mongst the blest
Eternally in heaven, in glorious state,
Lauding his God who did his good create:
Duly that true edge may to grace remaine,
In earth will glory fee, true edge retaine.
Now you, great Lord, whose edge on vertue is,
Glory your fee in earth, in heaven ne're misse.
(294) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Earle of Corke. RICHARD BOYLE. Anagramma. BE RICHLY ADORD.
Rich vertues draw rich coyne, rich coyne againe,
Inriched honours nobly doe maintaine
Choise virtues, honour ment, and you then
Having the one, the other have againe
Adored, richly may you noble be,
Richly advanc't unto rich dignity,
Drawne thereunto by vertue, which hath drawne
(Blith merry Lord) you honour'd as your owne;
O, no Idolatrous fond adoration
You seeke, 'tis onely vertuous veneration;
Lending due honour vertue, where we see
Exalted in your heart, there place to be.
(295) To the Right Honourable, RANDALL, Earle of Antrim. RANDALL MAC-DONELL. Anagramma. NO CELL-MAN DAR'D ALL.
Rare man-hood is by activenes exprest,
And Hermit-like, not in his Cell doth rest,
No Cell man ere dar'd all; a stirring man,
Doubtlesse, is he, that glory reach at can.
A man was borne not for himselfe alone,
Life, who lent him a part, may challenge one,
Likewise another part hee will confesse,
Most due unto his Countrey, then the lesse,
And that which doth remaine, is his alone,
Cell-men rob Countries, and themselves each one,
Doting so on a solitary life,
O, as for that they will forsake their wife.
No Cell-man ere dar'd all, but cowardly,
E'ne at a pinch, doe from their Countrey flie,
Living in Cells: but you, great Lord, not so,
Lustrously, who your man-hood truely show.
(296) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Earle of West Meath. RICHARD NV GENT. Anagramma. GARDEN NV RICHT.
Rich is your garden with your severall plants,
In which, your vertues soule findes truest haunts,
Charity lively flourishing doth grow,
Hanging forth bough [...]s to shadow poore below,
And droppeth thence sweet Ne [...]ar of reliefe,
Refreshing those in misery and griefe:
Doubtlesse, your garden, though it be but new,
No rich plants want in any soyle that grew.
Vertue hath planted it a garden great,
Growing with severall sorts of fruit repleat:
Enter the garden then of your bright soule,
No garden, ne're so rich, can it controule,
True Paradise it seemeth to inrole.
(297) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Earle of Roscomman. IAMES DILLONE. Anagramma. MEED I ALL SION.
In truest holinesse you so proceed,
As that you seeme all Sion, Sir, to meed.
May men meed Sion, which doth signifie
Exact abiding of the Diety.
Surely we cannot, merits are to shew:
Doubtlesse, such honour to attaine unto,
In Gods account, the end by imputation,
Likely 'tis we merit, may relation,
Leading us to Christ, in whom most blest,
Onely our merits have their meede to rest:
Now then in him, all Sion meed you may,
Entred therein, Gods glory he'le display.
(298) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of London Derry. ROBERTVS RIDGEWAYE Anagramma. BET WARY GVIDER ROSE.
Rose, a bet wary guide, your worthinesse,
O better well you doe your selfe expresse,
Better than ancient times, because you shew
Exactly, vertues pourtray to the view.
Rose a bet guider; guide himselfe who can,
Truely he's fit to guide another man:
Vertue hath taught you so the raines to beare,
Shewing what passions most we ought to feare.
Rose a bett wary guider, when you rose,
In whom true warinesse you well disclose,
Declaring that you, as a guider rare,
Guiding still warily, your selfe declare:
Evermore wary guider still more bett,
With rashnesse never any thing we get,
Ah then insue you grace, which wary maketh,
Yeelding forth vertue, who so not forsaketh,
E'ne a bet wary guide the world him taketh.
(299) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of East Meath. WILLIAM BRABAZONE. Anagramma. WARLY BEAM I BLAZ ON.
With Herald skill you seeme t'adorne your worth,
In that you blazon, and to life set forth,
Leaving behinde you a dread character,
Lively imprinting dreadfull signes of warre,
In sound of Trumpet, causing men to wonder,
Amazing them, when as they heare the thunder,
Made by the noyse of drumme when it doth rattle,
Betokening all's at hand to goe to battell.
Rending the Aire then with the Ordnance roare,
And so producing still amazement more;
Beames of the Ensignes then bravely displayed,
Advanc'd with Souldiers not to be dismayed:
Zealously stirred up with stomacks hot,
One force unto the other now hath got:
Now blazon warly beame, you doe see right,
Each one that sees you, thinks that you will fight.
(300) To the Right Honourable, DAVID, Earle of Barrimore. DAVID BARRY. Anagramma. AƲ I DID BARRE.
Drawing true manhoods courage as in warre,
Admired Hero, you abuses barre:
Virtue so aide you, that you would repell,
If he came in your way, the devill of Hell;
Devoid of feare for ought that he can doe:
Barring his bold attempts you bravely shew,
And noble forces you therein discover,
Repelling him who all the world runnes over;
Reaching more sway than Alexander got,
You barred Belzebub, what barr'd you not?
(301) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Earle of Carbery. RICHARDE VAVGHAME. Anagramma. HAVE ME A CHARY GVID'R.
Rightly a chary guider you may be
In vertues steps, sith walking we you see
Charily guiding of your selfe that so,
Having the mastery, you may undergoe,
And reach unto by a more easie way,
Ruling of others with more noble sway.
Doe then your chary guiding still ensue,
Each one will say, a chary guide are you.
Vertue a medium is, and on each side
A two-fold by-path from the way doth guide,
Vertuous Charity the vertue is:
Going on one side, we see covetize;
Have on the other side then but an eye,
And you shall looke on prodigality.
Much warinesse we need then, and we see
Endeed a wary guider had of thee.
(302) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of Downe. WILLIAM POPE. Anagramma. AL WILI POMPE.
Wily as Foxe you shew your selfe to beene,
Innocent as the Dove you will be seene
Livin [...] in wilinesse, so ever still
Loving of innocence with hearty will.
In this your wilinesse you make progression,
And honour falls unto you by succession:
Marking your wily steps, al doe confesse,
Pompe you deserve to grace your noblenesse.
On whom because not nocent, wily you
People to cause al pompe your worth ensue,
Each waying wily you al pompe in view.
(303) To the Right Honourable, LVKE, Earle of Fingaule. LVCAS PLVNKET. Anagramma. NV CASKET PVLL.
Loking upon your honours Casket rare,
Vertue seemes Iuels therein to declare,
Casket, or Cabinet in them doe keepe
As close inclosed, that which erst the deepe
Sea covered ore, and now inclos'dd it is,
Plac't in a noble Casket as his blis.
Lighting thereon, who hath attain'd the same
Verily, such a Casket you proclaime,
New fram'd for Iuels choyse that are in you,
Kept as in Casket in your heart so true;
Each one perceiving this, puls this nu casket,
True worth in you, they see you cannot maske it.
(304) To the Right Honourable, NICHOLAS, Viscount of Gormanston. NICHOLAS PRESTON. Anagramma. RICH STOREN PALS ON.
Nobly great Sir, you are enricht with store,
In viewing which, there's none will judge you poore:
Chusing then so your store security,
Have you got pales to keep't more warily.
On paling so your store with such defence,
Likely there's none can take your store from thence:
And it is closed up so fast within,
Surely who steales it, may an Empire winne.
Placed this store of grace within your heart,
Resting so surely there, not to depart:
Ever pal'd in by Gods most sure defence,
So mounded that it cannot be had thence.
Then God pales on rich storen that hath place
On, rather in your heart, prest by Gods grace
Naturally appearing in your face.
(305) To the Right Honourable, DAVID, Viscount of Fermoy. DAVID ROTHE. Anagramma. O I DVR'D HATE.
Dure hate you did, and so shall any doe
Advanc't, to whom deserved honours flow.
Vertues attendant Envy alwayes is,
Invying evermore at others blisse:
During all hate then, you no more endure
Rightly, than eyes too piercing, which procure
On whom soever they doe fixe their eyes,
That presently doth envy thence arise.
Hence then be not discouraged at all,
Envy at others, as your selfe, doth fall.
(306) To the Right Honorable, RICHARD, Viscount Mountgarret. RICHARDE BƲTLER. Anagramma. TRV RICH LEAD'R BE.
Rich for the most part leaders be, and so
Indeed great Sir we doe behold you too:
Choise leaders are they though who doe ensue
Heroickly to be accounted true.
And few true leaders in the world are found,
Reaching their owne, their Countries good they wound,
Declaring if they by the journey get,
Except some few none makes the Countrey bett.
But you as a rich leader, y'are so; see,
Vertue hath made you a true leader be:
Then be you still a leader rich, and true,
Lively vour Countries good that doth ensue;
Expressing which, your Countrey then will say,
Rightly a true rich leader y'are in fay.
(307) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Viscount Grandison. WILLIAM VILLARS. Anagramma. I WILL VAILL MARS.
With courage Sir your heart doth so excell,
Indeed you seeme the god of warre to quell:
Lively so still setting your valour forth,
Leaving great Mars as if he were nought worth,
I will vaill Mars say you, and so you doe,
Ayming to make your Anagram prove so.
Mars was the god of warre, but now he shall,
Vail'd by your valour, from the clouds downe fall
In th'element amongst the Planets seaven:
Light in the world, as a great Starre of Heaven,
Let him no longer stand, your worth him vailes,
And in a tryumph to his place assailes;
Respecting which Villars with Deity
Shall of the god of warre accounted be.
(308) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Viscount WILMOT of Athlont, and one of his Majesties most honourable privy Councell. CHARLES WILMOTE. Anagramma. HE WILL CARE MOST.
Care most you will, and therefore fit you are
Honour'd in privy Councell to appeare:
And fit it is he should of Honour boast,
Rightly like you that ever will care most:
Leaving your owne care for a publick care
Endeavouring, no paines at all to spare;
So things may to a period good s [...]cceed,
With wisdome guided, good effect may breed.
Insue your paines, and let us ever see
Like Lords of Councell, Cecill-like you be,
Most care that for the Publike still will take.
O then an honour'd Councell bord you make:
Then Iustice will increase, and flourish still,
Each when with care for good they bend their will.
(309) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Viscount Valentia. HENRY POORE. Anagramma. HERRY ON HOPE.
Herry on hope, Herry doth signifie
Entire devotion to some deity:
Noting likewise an honour which we give,
Rendring due praise to such who worthy live,
You then on hope doe Herry ever still.
Praying to God with earnest faithfull will,
On hope that men will in their good persever,
O you to Herry good men doe endeavour,
Right course you steere to herry thus on hope,
Enjoy you shall at last your hearts true scope.
(310) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Viscount MOORE, of Drogheda. CHARLES MOORE. Anagramma. ROME SO CAL HER.
Closetted up have you within your brest
Heroickly, what ever grace did rest
Amongst the Decij or the Consuls earst,
Regarded by the Poets when they verst:
Live doe againe Romes Emperours in you,
Each of their virtues seeing you ensue;
Soule being deck't with graces so divine,
Many may thinke that Rome in her doth shine,
On which reflecting, we their vertues see,
O, and their vices you avoiding flee:
Rome, rightly cal her so, sith shee affects,
Expressing vertue, by the fruit selects.
(311) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount DILLONE of Castillo galline. THOMAS DILLONE. Anagramma. AH ONLY LED MOST.
Though your young tender yeares in infancy
Have not permitted to your dignity,
On noble warfare that you should be sent,
Making your name amongst the worthies pent,
Ah yet ensue their vertues, and you'l see
Such as they have beene, such your selfe will be.
Doe as they have done, and their honour then
Indeed will yours be accounted amongst men.
Lead you a traine of vertues in your youth,
Lead afterwards a Band of men in truth:
Onely that man indeed doth lead the most,
Nobly that leads within himselfe an Host;
Expressing this, you may a Captaine boast.
(312) To the Right Honourable, NICHOLAS, Viscount NETTERVILE, of Dewthe. NICHOLAS NETTERVILE. Anagramma. LETT CHOIS VINE LEARN.
Noble Heroick Sir, since you are a Peere,
Insue still like a Vine to grow each yeere.
Choise vines (you know) are first a tender plant,
Having but little roote, and leaves bur scant,
On a supporter though whilst it doth leane,
Lively it spreading, and it groweth greene,
And as an harbour in the Summer-season,
Shadows from heate when cooler place is geason.
Now you a choice vine planted, supported by
Eternall aide of the great Deity,
That causeth Sol, our King, with splendid heate
To warme and cherish you, to make you great:
E'ne like unto the choise vine learne to clime,
Rais'd to more honour, you may be in time
Vine like, if you give shadow to the poore,
Into Heavens habitation you may soore.
Let then the choise vine learne never to cease,
Eeking still higher, till you reach to peace.
(313) To the Right Honourable, HUGH, Viscount MOUNTGOMERY of the Ardes. HƲGH MOƲNTGOMERY. Anagramma. MO HIGH VERG MOƲNT.
High mount mo still, and to high verg mount you,
Very well is the way well knowne to you,
Going therein high mounting you may be
Had still in verge of brave felicity.
Mount still on high, upon your verge reflecting,
On still your way, let no paines be neglecting,
Vnto high verge the straight way to aspire,
Nor paines give o'er, till you obtaine desire.
To reach high verge, to which aspiring still,
Goe forward then, and doe obtaine your will:
Once in your way, you may goe forward; then
Mount mo high verg, and being up, then ken
Eternity, and that (your verg) affect,
Reaching whereto, you'le prove a Saint select,
You may mount mo high verg, no time neglect.
(314) To the Right Honourable, IAMES, Viscount Clandeboy. JAMES HAMILTON. Anagramma. OH A TIMELY MAN.
In Honour you exalted timely man,
Advance your selfe still to more honour can,
Making still vse of time, that you may be
Ever accounted timely man; we see
Such care you take in time as timely man,
Having your wits about you things to scan:
And each thing in his time you will effect,
Marked to be a timely man select.
Insue the time you have, and in due time
Live worthily, and so to honour clime:
To honour climing here, that you hereafter
On Heaven as timely man may now looke after:
None then but as a timely man you note.
(315) To the Right Honourable, ADAM, Viscount LOFTUS of Ely. ADAM LOFTVS. Anagramma. ALOFT DAMVS.
Aloft great Sir you seeme to sit on high,
Decked about with rich prosperity:
Accept this English, Latine Anagramme,
Made by the Muses on your lasting name.
Loud da the poore cry, you doe answer damus;
Of many hearing da, is ignoramus
Fairely reply'd, not one poore doyt is giv'n,
Though it would send them presently to Heav'n.
Vse you aloft, aloft your proper damus,
Sending such bounty as may make you famous.
(316) To the Right Honourable, SAPCOT, Viscount BEAUMONTE of Swords. SAPCOT BEAVMONTE. Anagramma. BE A MOVNT AT SCOPE.
Sir, y'are faire mount in name, and in your nature;
Amount you are, and so a stable creature.
Placed upon you is stability,
Choicely agreeing with your dignity.
On Mounts or Rocks who builds, are ever sure
That their foundations ever will endure.
Be then a Mount most noble Sir at scope,
Ever retaining what in you we hope,
Amounted sure stability, the which
Vertue will draw you to a higher pitch.
Mount be you still, and so enduring be,
On which our hopes may rest assuredly:
Nor cease a mount to be at largest scope,
That so retaining a more setled hope,
Eternity and you at last will cope.
(317) To the Right Honorable, HUGH, Viscount MAGENNIS of Evagh. HVGH MAC-ENOS, ALIAS, MAGENNIS. Anagramma. HYSEEN AS MAGNANIMOS CAL.
Hy are the vertues which within you seene,
Verity must confesse, in you to beene:
Glorious rayes are they they glitter forth,
Having so made you noble in great worth
Magnanimous you are within your minde,
And therefore you Magnanimous we finde;
Calling you so, because that we have seene
Entrance for grace which you retaine within:
Nonly you shew your selfe indeed thereby,
On which Nobility you may rely.
Seene as magnanimous, we cal you so
An hy magnanimous; your worth we know,
Letting each see the beames that you let fall:
Indeed magnanimus may make us call,
Admiring at your height, the noble flight,
Seene soring high, wherein you doe delight.
Magnanimous shewes you have a great spirit,
And hy, hy honours shews you doe inherit;
Got not for nothing, but by vertues seene,
Expressed that by actions well have beene.
Now thus magnanimus sith you appeare,
Nobly retaine the worth that you have here,
In honour then you shall be seene to be,
Seene in magnanimous eternity.
(318) To the Right Honorable, THOMAS, Lord CROMVVELL, Viscount le cale, and Baron of Ockham in England. THOMAS CROMEWELL. Anagramma. HART WELCOME SOM.
The noble nature that you doe retaine,
Hath made me thinke that I shall welcome gaine:
On which relying, I have beene thus bold
'Mongst other men to make your name enroll'd,
And on Fames Roule to set you as a Peere,
Shewing in luster to be nobly cleere.
Come then great Lord, let me be bold with you,
Respect these, Lines, which but your honour true
On them present you, let heart welcom some,
Making your fame the greater to them come:
Expressing that with kindnesse you doe take,
What with good-will was penned for your sake:
Endeavouring to shew what we hope true,
Lively heart-welcom they shall have from you.
(319) To the Right Honourable, EDVVARD, Viscount CHICHESTER of Carigfergus. EDWARD CHICHESTER. Anagramma. RICHE CHEST WARDED.
Example doth your heart a warded chest,
Deck't with rich Iewels; so are you invest
With many vertues, which inclosed there,
Argue that you rich warded chest appeare,
Rightly like to the chest where men put Gold,
Due warded, that the same it safe may hold.
Choise is the treasure that you have in you,
Having more worth than Gold, which worldlings sue;
In chest fast lock't of your sincerest brest,
Closely repose as in a warded chest.
How rich this chest is then, the grace within
Expresly shews those who this Gold have seene
Sure warded by the Lords eternall Spirit,
That caused you those riches to inherit:
Enherit still your rich and warded Chest,
Reape so at last you have eternall rest.
(320) To the Right Honorable DOMINICK, Viscount SARSFELDE, of Kilmallocke. DOMINICK SARSFELDE. Anagramma. FAIR KIND LED COME SO.
Doe you expresse unto the life most faire,
On your pourtrayed vertue to a haire;
Making you faire within, that kind without,
In fruits you may appeare to make us shout:
Note then whereas the Soule is faire within,
In outward gesture he will kind begin
Choicely to shew himselfe, and so doe you,
Kept faire within, kindnesse without insue.
So then the Muses lead me to your honour,
And say that vertue, whose attendant on her,
Reacheth forth still a kind and gentle hand,
Suted doth in your noble nature stand.
Faire kind Lord then accept with free good-will
Expressions poore, which here your eares doe fill:
Lead me along so by your kindnesse faire,
Duely hereafter your worth to declare
Encouraging my poore Minerva here.
(321) TO the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Viscount Kilmurry. ROBERTVS NEEDHAM. Anagramma. AH BE TRV, SEND MORE.
Rare vertues which a radiant light forth send,
O my endeavours vaile, while braines I bend
Beauteously your vertues to discry,
Exactly in you shew'd expressively.
Right true I say, no more than truth it is,
They are so many I of skill doe misse,
Verily though ensuing still be true,
Send out more vertues mustred out by you.
Noble your vertues make you, and your birth:
Enquire but of it make you of some worth:
Ene send more virtues forth, and then wee'le cry,
Doubtlesse good Needhams streame is never dry,
Ha Sir be true unto your selfe yet still,
And then send forth more vertues sure you will,
Making your life great volumes for to fill.
(322) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount SOMERSET of Cassell. THOMAS SOMERSET. Anagramma. ROSE HAST ME MOST.
Those that have you, possesse a pleasing Rose,
Having innated sweets which you disclose:
O yeelding are freshment to those men,
Much of your sweetnesse who doe entertaine:
Ah then sweet Rose I must indeed confesse,
Surely who hath thee, hath not any lesse.
So you send forth an odoriferous sent,
On whom your pleasing savour most is lent.
Moist Rose you are, and he that hath you most,
Exceedingly may of a sweete Rose boast.
Render forth sweetnesse still, and so resent,
Shew you your selfe, great Charles may not repent
Emplanted in his Garden that you be,
This rosie Viscount made of high degree.
(323) To the Right Honourable, NICHOLAS, Viscount of Castle-towne. NICHAOLS SANDERSON. Anagramma. ON SON SEND AS AL RICH.
Noble Heroick sparke be not agriev'd,
In name of Son the Muses thee relieve:
Choisly they love those whom so well they greet,
Honouring with a title is so sweet.
On son then let the Muses say to thee,
Lively expresse thy selfe their son to be:
And in their lines take thou so great delight
So that thou maist be term'd their son most right.
Send as al rich shew that y'are rich within,
Admiring at the worke which you begin,
Nobly indeede within you to expresse;
Declaring in you is true worthinesse.
Exactest riches doe in you abide,
Raysing a light without you cannot hide,
Send then without as that al rich within,
O each that looke upon you may begin
Noting to wonder you such store did win.
(324) To the Right Honourable, MILES, Viscount Burgh of May [...]. MILES BVRGHE. Anagramma. BELGIVM'S Belgium is a City in Frāce HE'RE
Most Noble Lord, in your most honourd name
I find a Country for an Anagram,
Lyving in which many faire people dwell,
Excellently in beauty doth excell,
So of the same which takes denomination:
Because the people after Venus fashion,
Venusses are their beauty doth declare them,
Reade we of few with whom we may compare them,
Great Lord faire vertues that in you appeare,
Heroickly within to shine most cleare,
Exactly shew that Belgium is heere.
(325) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS Viscount Baltinglas. THOMAS ROPER. Anagramma. REAP MOSTOR.
The Heralds language use the word of or,
Heroicke noble Sir, properly for
Ore or rich gold the world so much desire,
Making their happinesse thereto aspire:
And then the Anagram doth signifie
Sir, that the most true or you reach for thy.
Reaping's a Metaphor from Reaping Corne,
On which an eagar labour is out-worne:
Perceive I then the muses meaning right,
Exactest or you still have in your sight,
Reaping the most hereof with great delight.
(326) To the Right Honourable, LEVVIS Visc. BOYLE of Kinal-meaky. LEWIS BOYLE. Anagramma. LO I'L BE WISE.
Lo Noble Peere though now in tender yeares,
Exquisite hope of towardnesse appeares,
Wise you will be, you promise, and who know
Ingeniously your nature, finds it so,
Such wisedome doth appeare in infancy:
Blossoming forth to grace your dignity.
Onward advance you forward, let our hope
Yeeld forth her fruite and not return a slope,
Lo let it well appeare that youle be wise,
Ever delight nobly to enterprise.
(327) To the Right Honourable, GEORGE Viscount Chaworth of Ardmagh. GEORGE CHAWORTH. Anagramma. GO CHARGE WORTHE.
Go Noble Sir, and still advance you forth,
Ever seeke in the world and charg'd you worth,
On them relye, whom worthiest you doe find:
Reade now I doe to you, what Christ most kind
Gave his Disciples in their charge, that they
Enquire should worthies out; and there should stay.
Choise peece of worth, the Muses find it true,
Heroicke worthinesse remaines in you;
And therefore hath commanded me to charge
(Worth byding here) you, whose choise graces large
On a Mount, acted in most peoples sight;
Raysing in them a singular delight:
Thus doe the muses charge you with true worth,
Heare then these lines Minerva hath brought forth.
(328) To the Right Honourable, BARNHAM, Viscount Carlingford. BARNHAM SWYFTE. Anagramma. BAR HE SWIFT MAN.
Bar he swift man your anagram containes,
And thereby we conceive you take great paines;
Respecting of your Countries good so much,
Noting the swiftnesse of the foe who, such
Having advantage got, hath ever bin,
Avoyding slacknesse (swift man) to be seene,
More swift are you for you bar that swift man:
Swiftly preventing all his slights you can,
With wisedome carrying so well abought,
You ward your Country barr the swift man out;
So your beginnings stop and ever still,
True barr unto a swift, so prove you will,
Exactly keeping all your friends from ill.
(329) To the Right Honourable, Viscount of Sligo. IOHN SCVDAMORE. Anagramma. MORE HONY CAƲS'D
I take the honey for the publique good,
On which this Anrgram is understood,
Honey more caus'd you then that doth imply,
Nobly more good you caus'd in dignity.
Such one are you as the industrious Bee,
Chusing of Flowers most laboriously;
Verting still over them, at last she makes
Dearely beloved honey, which she takes,
And closely closeth it within the waxe
Most neately that for it she had compact.
O so doe you who Countries good doe seeke,
Respecting which you labour wealth to eeke,
Ene bringing so more honey to the Hive.
(330) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Viscount CHOLMUNDLEY of Kellis. ROBERT CHOLMVNDLEY. Anagramma. RECH INROVLD TOMBE.
Rightly that you th'inrolled tombe may reach
On honour as a mountaine, you doe teach
Best acts how to persever, and them frame
Exactly so, to get a lasting name:
Recorded so a Chronicle shall be,
Tackt to your tombe as Epitaph for thee:
Chronicling so your deeds of worthy worth,
Heroickly which you did blazon forth,
On top of you recording how you did
Living with honour your remembrance spred,
Making your selfe the poore mans Almnery,
Verting your eyes upon their misery:
Noting the valour, tho then parted,
Did rest within you, who are now strong hearted.
Let then your light in this your dignity
Exactly so be, that in memory
You rech inrolled tombe worth to discry.
(331) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount Strangford. THOMAS SMITH. Anagramma. HAS MOST TIME.
Time you most truely have O noble Peere,
Heroickly to make you glister here:
On then while time doth last, who has most time,
Magnanimous great Lord on high to clime.
And well you know to use your time so well,
Such is your wit in honour to excell.
So then y'ave time and wit, and both together;
Mighty great Lord then make good use of either.
Insue in time your time so to redeeme,
That you an everlasting time may seeme:
Happily to obtaine then you'le confesse,
Enjoying most time well, I had my blesse.
(332) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Viscount LOMLEY, of Waterford. RICHARD LOMLEY. Anagramma. RICH IVELL ARM'D.
Rich juell arm'd you are with fulgency,
In which you greatly grace your dignity,
Choise juell are you, I must needs confesse,
Having addition rich, which doth expresse
A meane poore juell we must not esteeme you;
Rather a iuell rich indeed we deeme you,
Declaring which, you see there is a cause,
Lively while you should an arm'd iuell pause:
Vertue within your heart having its seate,
May be repelled by the foe, whose threate
Living in innocence, that you may fell,
Exactly armed you his force repell,
You then may be an arm'd rich iuell well.
(333) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Viscount WENMAN of Taaf. RICHARD WENMAN. Anagramma. RICH MAN WARDEN.
Rich man you are in provident fore-sight,
In seeing danger ere on you they light;
Chosing with wisedome to avoide a clap,
Having fore-sight before the same doe hap:
And thus rich man you doe your selfe display,
Rightly that doe ensue a wary way,
Declaring you rich man in wisdomes lore.
Warden may you then well be to the poore,
Ensuing your defence most safe who be
Noble, sith you they a rich warden see.
May you as a rich man O still abide,
And may you warden those who doe betide,
Noble brave Wenman your ward to abide.
(334) To the Right Honourable, IOHN, Viscount Taafe of Corirne. IOHN TAAFE. Anagramma. ON A HY FEAT.
In honor if you doe enjoy high seate,
On brandish forth your fame by an high feate,
Honour is high, and doth high feats require:
Nobly of which to the same aspire.
Then on a high feate set your man-hood forth,
And shew to every one your truest worth:
Armes feats tis sure that you so holy play,
For which you doe deserve the conquering bay:
Ensue a high feate then fame to assay.
(335) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Viscount MOVNSON of Castle-maine. WILLIAM MOVNSON. Anagramma. WILL MY MOON AS NV.
Will, Sir your moone as new a changing beare,
In whom true constant trophies doe appeare;
Lasting in permanency to your selfe,
Like nere to be a changling peevish elfe:
In every month the moone doth chang, but you
Admired constant to your selfe bide true:
Moone though you may be said respecting other
Moone light, your light when wayed with an other:
On as the moone doth passe, so passeth you,
Verily so to change you doe not shew.
No let the moone change, you will flable bide,
So as no changing shall to you betide:
On then will your moone be as new O no,
Notably you abhor the being so.
(336) To the Right Honorable, ROGER, Viscount Raimelagh. ROGER IONES. Anagramma. ON O EGER SIR.
Rightly you eger are, but tis in good,
On therefore I exhort your honor-hood:
Goe on in the good parts that you are in:
Eger sir, o goe on, and doe begin,
Raysing your fortunes, and so raise your fame,
Inheriting an everlasting name.
On eger sir, o on and doe not stay
Noblenesse to pursue still in your way:
Ensuing which at last youle prove to be,
Solely innobled for eternity.
(337) To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Viscount CARTYE of Muskry. CHARLES MAC-CARTYE. Anagramma. LEST CARE CAM CHARY
Care maketh chary, and who least care keepeth,
Have this care still chary to be, and sleepeth
Alwayes secure, by chary dilligence,
Least care that any hath doth care thus still,
Ever secure to be, with harty will,
Security still seeking to enjoy,
Making a chary passage, least anoy,
And fell disaster should his soule oppresse,
Care thus can charily, and happinesse
Came still with chary care, and thus wee see,
Admired Lord, it fell out right in thee:
Right charily that didst to honour climbe,
Therefore in it to last a lasting time;
Your care still follow on and charily,
Ever so mount unto eternity.
(338) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Viscount MVLINEVX of Mariburg. RICHARD MVLLINEVX. Anagramma. MIX RICH'R AND WELL
Rich Governors so as the world enjoy,
It matters not how much they doe destroy;
Chose governers we now doe for their wealth,
Having no care unto the Publique health:
Admired Sir, in wealth as you are rich,
Rightly so sway you in your power, which
Declares in deede you have an active head,
Ever will stand your Country in good stead.
Mixed in you is riches and witt too,
Very well then nobility you doe
Lively performe, for where they both are mixed,
Indeede each eye may very well be fixed:
No riches you doe want of body or in mind,
Expresly this we for a truth doe find;
Very well may you true nobility,
Xerxes like shew inricht with dignity.
(339) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount FAIRFAX of Emmeley. THOMAS FAIRFAX. Anagramma. HA AFFIX MO HARTS.
The worthinesse innated in your brest,
Hath many hearts affixt on you to rest,
On you discrying vertues bravery,
Magna [...]imous unto your dign ty.
Affix mo hearts still by your v [...]rtues rare,
So truely noble as your Ancient were.
Fixt in your brest is virtue, and the same
Affixeth mo hear [...] to your worthy name,
In which doth test your most security,
Respect that lends to your nobility.
Fix virtue still within your heart, and so
Affixed hearts unto you still are mo,
Zanchus like streames which to the Sea doth flow.
(340) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount BOVVRKE of Clanmorris. THOMAS BOWRKE. Anagramma. AH BE MOST WORKE.
The busie bee most working, thriving spirit,
Heroick heart you rightly doe inherit:
On whom when we doe but our eyes reflect,
Most nobly working still in worth select,
Admiredly we finde you, and thereby
Shew you your selfe fitted for places high.
Be you most working still, and so ensue
O that thrice noble vertue to each view;
Working still forward with such diligence,
Richly the Embleme of true labour hence;
Keeping your course as you begin to doe,
Each one with admiration you will shew.
(341) To the Right Honourable, PIERCE, Viscount of Ikerine. PIERCE BVTLER Anagramma. BE TRVELY PEERE.
Peere as you are advanc't to honours high,
Inseated in the seate of dignity,
Ensue such courses as may make you be,
Right truely thought a peere of high degree:
Choose well you have, in vertues path to tread,
Ensue the same, and then although you dead
Burned your ashes are interred in
Vrne of your noble auncesters and kin;
The Records and the Monuments of time,
Lively will make your fame the Skies to clime:
Exactly shewing you a true peere were,
Rightly that did so true a peere appeare.
(342) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Viscount FITZEVVILLIAM of Merying. THOMAS FITZE-WILLIAM Anagramma. AH MY ZEALE WIL FIT MOST.
That zeale that's truest of it men may boast,
Ah such a zeale most rightly will fit most,
On your zeale then who lookes must needs confesse,
Most you doe fit; and therefore zealousnesse
And true affection unto God doth rest,
Sweetly incompassed within your brest.
Fit you most still and still endeavour so,
In zealousnesse that none may you out goe:
Truth still walking in so even a way,
Zeale guiding you never from thence to stray,
Encouraging who walke the way aright:
With wary steps in zeales path to delight,
Inciting those who walke not yet therein,
Lively that path to trace in, and begin
Like unto men zeale truely that affect,
Indeed to pace on in that way select.
Ah your zeale most wil fit, full well I see,
Must you be zealous of necessity.
(343) To the Right Honorable, TERENCE, Viscount Glaumaleyra. TERENCE, DIMPSYE. Anagramma. DISCERNE TYPE ME.
Those that your nature inly doe discerne,
Exactly what you are within doe learne,
Respecting of your soule the inward man,
Expresse your noble body likewise can,
Naturall noblenesse in you innated,
Choicely wherewith your soule is recreated:
Exactly thus most peerelesse you appeare,
Discerning of your virtues, which shine cleare,
In which both soule and body in his eye
Make forth a challenge for you presently:
Proudly, yet truely calling all the earth
Shew for degree another of that worth:
Yea, type you forth another such a Peere,
Excelling in his beauties wondrous cleere.
(344) To the Right Reverend Fathers in God, the Lords Archbishops, and Bishops of the severall Diocesses of the Kingdome of Ireland. The Lordes Archbishops and Bishops of the Kingdome of Ireland. Anagramma. O feed my sheep Christ bids, so holi-ghost help's, ad book, and rann.
The severall Arch-bishops who possesse,
Having their Seas, as if their worthinesse
Enbishoped within this noble Ile:
Lord Ardmargs great Arch-bishop, who doth pile
On 'mongst his Titles Irelands Primacy,
Religious Dublin archiepiscopall;
Devoute Arch-bishop, and he 'mongst them all
Seated in Gassells high Arch-bishoprick.
Arch-bishop then of Tuan hath the like,
Reverend grave Bishops first of Meath, who is
Choice Kildares Bishop, and the peoples blisse;
Heaven minded Prelate, whose blest Bishops See
Behight Fenus also Laghlin be
In Sea of Effin who's bishoped:
So Ostery and Pilkenny their Head,
Heavenly sweete Bishop of Dromore beside,
On whom for Bishop downe Cannor relide,
Prelate of Waterford Lumore too:
So Corke, Clome, and Ros, their Prelacy also:
Adde Cloghers Bishop, Lymmerick likewise,
Nobly whose fame religiously doth rise:
Devoted Clonfert, and Kelincough too;
Bishop of Raphoe reverend also;
In Sea of Adfert, Aghada likewise:
So you who did to Kelmores Sea arise,
Heroick sparke of Ballala, who doe,
On as a part of your Sea reape also,
Prelacy of the Bishop Aghconry,
So Kilfennora Prelate holily.
On on the Roule Killalowe Bishop be,
Fylde with the Bishop who enjoyes the See
That Ardaghs Prelate should of right enjoy,
Have lasting Derries Bishop per me foy,
Each of you should an Anagram have had:
Kend I your names, and I should have beene glad;
Insteed thereof if them I doe not know,
Note what Christ bids, which doth your duty shew:
Goe feed my sheepe Christ bids, and there's some reason;
Doubtlesse good Pastors in this age are geason.
O feed my sheepe Christ bids an holy Pastor,
Most worthy of an eare, for hee's your Master,
Ensuring you, helplesse you shall not be,
Onward if you goe with sedulity;
For holy Ghost helps so to feed the sheepe,
In vaine your l [...]bour shall not be to keepe:
Religiously pursue them, and ad book,
Ensuing which, you on your duties look,
Lively you thus by Christ and holy ghost
A way to walke in, whereof you may boast.
Nor are you idle Shepheards, for you ran,
Duely expressing each a carefull man;
Each feed Christs sheepe, for Holy-ghost helps than.
(345) To the Right Honourable, RICHARD, Lord BIRMINGHAM, Baron of Athenry. RICHARDE BIRMINGHAM. Anagramma. HE MAY BRAG RICH MYND.
Richer his mind is who to virtue bent,
Innobled rayes of valour forth have sent:
Choosing with wisdome valor, so to mixe,
Heroick heart he doth on him affixe.
And thus right noble Lord, you rightly shew,
Richer your minde rich vertues doe pursue,
Declaring where there haps so rich a minde,
Every spectator may rich Iuells finde.
Brag may you of your rich minde, which appearing,
Incourage all your friends, their hearts still cheering:
Richer when as they doe perceive your minde
Made richer by the vertues there they finde:
Insue that riches evermore you will,
Nor cease to labour richer to be still:
Get still a richer minde, the glory then
Heroick Sir, will yours be amongst men;
And you may rightly brag, that you possesse
Minde richer still, which is your happinesse.
(346) To the Right Honourable, GERALDE, Lord COVVRCYE Baron of Kinsale. GERALDE COWRCYE. Anagramma. CLEAR VOICE VRGED.
Greatly you seeme in Orators great skill,
Exercis'd well, and so perswade you will,
Raysing your voice in alto, that thereby
Attention may be unto you, for thy
Leading the hearers on, by voice that's leere,
Duly unto your speech to lend an eare;
Expressing so sweet oratory well,
Curiously placing things that doe excell:
O might such Orators as you, abound
With such cleere voice as you, that urge so sound,
Rhetorically working on their hearts,
Choicely perswading in their inward parts,
Yeelding it true, a cleere voice urged best;
Ever remaine so, and so nobly rest,
(347) To the Right Honourable, PATRICKE FITZMORRIS and Lixnaw. PATRICKE FITZMORRIS. Anagramma. CRYS FRAM ZO'R KEPT IT.
Placed when Lot in Sodome City was,
And that Gods Sentence 'gainst the same did passe,
That it should be destroy'd, Lot had in sight
Reflecting upon Zoare that there he might
In safety bide: unto God he did pray,
Chosing the same thitherward to survey,
Keeping so Zoare, Zoare likewise kept him too,
Each other one anothers good ensue:
Fitted with vertue since that you are then,
Insafing thereby Sir your Country men;
True tis your Zore y' ave kept safe to abide,
Zoare likewise ever doth you good entide.
More firme is Zore in that you live therein,
On whose prosperity yours doth begin:
Right true it is and tis right true likewise,
Rais'd is your wealth from Zores felicityes;
In which each well perceive and loude doe cry,
So zoar kept you, you it kept for thy.
(348) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord FLEMING, Baron of Stane. WILLIAM FLEMING. Anagramma. FLAME I WILL MINGLE.
With wise discretion you are mingled so,
Indeede you like a worthy Hero goe,
Letting noe flames of passion get the sway,
Leading the man as captive quite away:
Inflam'd so fiery hot, that men doe deeme
All on a fire, such are in their esteeme:
Mingle you doe so wisly still your passion
Flaming, but yet not causing alteration,
Letting each see that in you doth remaine
Exactest moderation; you retaine
Mixt mingled flames, which you doe mix so well,
In mingling zeale with wisedome, you excell,
Nobly still guiding of your passions so;
Getting the Mastry you they nere ought goe,
Exactly mingling flames your will doe shew.
(349) To the Right Honourable, NICHOLAS, Lord St. LAVVRENCE, Baron of Houth. NICHOLAS SAINCT LAWRENCE. Anagramma. CAN CLEARE SAINCT LINE SHOW.
Noting your vertues with your dignity,
Innated Faith exprest by Piety,
Cherisht by Hope by Charity set forth,
Heroickly that glister in your worth:
On Morall vertues nobly shining, and
Letting each know, you a true Hero stand,
Acting them bravely with a grace divine,
She all will grant you can a cleere sainct line,
See cleerenesse in you, which resplendent light
Admitteth easily doth shine most bright;
In whom but looke with a judicious eye,
Nothing but cleerenesse you at all can spy:
Cleere soule within, body compleat without,
True cleere Sainct-line, who is it you can doubt?
Let Sainctlinesse be view'd, and therein see
Acted a fresh true Sainctlinesse in thee,
With such a splendent cleerenesse so set forth,
Rightly, cleere Sainct, we must esteeme your worth
Ensued Sir from some most cleere Sainct-line.
Naturally you being so divine:
Cherish your vertues, and let all men know,
Excellently you cleere Sainct-line can show.
(350) To the Right Honourable, PATRICKE, Lord PLUNKET, Baron of Dunsany. PATRICKE PLVNKET. Anagramma. KEPT PARCK TV NELY.
Parke you have kept according to your state,
And may so still, such is your estimate;
Tunely or timely, take it what you will,
Rightly the Muses thereby with their skill,
Intend that you in honours high advance
Choice path keepe still by Fortunes gracious glaunce.
Kept path you tunely have, and timely may,
Ever a path keepe still the Muses pray.
Parked are graces, pal'd within your brest
Lively declaring you therein are blest.
Vertues path keepe still tunely, 'tis that you
Notably should so noble gaine ensue:
Keepe vertues parke, there's a sweet harmony
Ever maintain'd 'twixt it and dignity,
That so will last unto eternity.
(351) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Lord BARNVVELL, Baron o [...] Trymleston. ROBERTVS BARNWELL. Anagramma. BEAR'T SƲR WELL BORN.
Raging fierce stormes with blustrous wind and weather
On earth still blowing, tosse up every feather:
But whatsoever substance doth containe
Earth, may upon it for the winde retaine,
Raising a storme, that house can never breake
That hath a good foundation: I dare speake,
Vertue's the best foundation, and your birth,
Suits very well with your true noble worth.
Beare then what ever stormes there can succeed,
And a foundation good you shall not need:
Rightly you are well borne, and thereupon
Nobly, but stand it out, trouble is gone:
With valour beare it Sur, a well borne spirit
Ever your ancient noble worth inherit.
Let stormes then rage, and doe they what they can,
Lively you shew your selfe the well-borne man.
(352) To the Right Honourable, EDVVARD Lord BUTLER, Baron of Dunboyne. EDWARD BƲTLER. Anagramma BESET DV REWARD.
Ever who in a vertuous way doth hit,
Doubtlesse such one doth due reward beset,
Warring against it, it besieging, so
A due reward from thence can never goe:
Ramming it up so fast, that it must yeeld
Duely to virtue who hath won the field.
Ever then, Sir, you due reward beset,
Bravely who walked in the way still bett,
Vertuously that in a good path pace,
Truly so walking, not there-hence to trace:
Live so here sti [...]l, and you thereby shall s [...]
E'ne due reward nobly beset by thee;
Reflect it any way, it thine will be.
(353) To the Right Honorable BARNABAS, Lord MAC-GILPATRICKE, Baron of upper Ossery. BARNABAS MAC-GILPATRICKE Anagramma. I A PARK CAN CAL BRIGHT BEAMS.
Bright beames imparked are within your brest,
Adorning your deserts which in you rest
Resplendently, raising a fulgent ray,
Notably so making asham'd the day;
And so proclaiming rightly, that in you
Bright beames of vertue shine to each ones view,
As parked it within your soule and body,
Shewing a luster that may truely glad ye:
Making who looke upon you, to confesse,
A parke you are indeed Sir, and no lesse,
Calling but truth to witnesse, we must cry:
Glimpsing but at your glorious bravery:
In your bright beames we cannot choose but see,
Luster most truely, noble is in thee:
Parks then most rightly we must you confesse,
And waying of your vertues no what lesse
Then a most large circumference of ground,
Rightly that can so many graces bound:
If then a Parke you be and bright beames there,
Call forth you can making their light appeare,
Keepe evermore this Parke true noble still,
Eternall honour so your heart shall fill.
(354) To the Right Honourable, OLIVER, Lord PLVNK [...]T, Baron of Louth. OLIVER PLVNKET. Anagramma. OR KEPT WELLN.
Or is a heralds nor, and gold thereby
Letters report that they doe signify:
Ymply then doth your Anagram thus much,
Vertue the truest gold, then which no such
Earth yeeldeth forth at all, and that in thee
Right noble Lord, well kept we all doe see
Placed this Or within your heart remain'd;
Lock't up, which well within your heart retain'd,
Very well kept within, yea kept in so
None but doe see with Or you overflow.
Keepe this Or still, Oh in thee keepe it well,
Eternally your riches they excell,
That each will say here doth rich PLVNKET dwell
(335) To the Right Honourable IOHN, Lord POVVER, and Corraghmore. IOHN POWER. Anagramma. ON HY POWER. Or HONY POWER.
In honour set on high you power have got,
O Powerfull Peere to have a powerfull lot,
Hony your Power is tho, and you excell,
Nobly in sweetnes which doth grace you well:
Power you have, but 'tis a power so sweet,
On whom we find it, him wee worthy greet,
With master bees they say there is no sting,
Even so who power hath, wrath away should fling,
Rightly on high you hony power bring.
(356) To the Right Honourable, MVRRAVGHE, Lord Inchequin. MVRRAVGHE, O BRIAN. Anagramma. A NV BRAVE MYRRH GO
Mirr ye [...]lds an odorifero [...]s pleasing smell,
V [...]rtually pleasin [...] the sences well,
Refreshing the w a [...]ts hea t, comforting too
Rightly, those hearts who sorrowf [...]ll doe show,
And you who lyst must needes confesse indeede,
Verily you are Mirrh, a helpe at neede:
Goe on then new brave Mirrh, yeeld such a smell
Hearts may refresh, and comfort very well.
Exceedingly your odoriferous s [...]nt
O Noble sir unto the poore is lent:
Brave, new, fresh Mirrh that doth proclaime you right,
Releeving of the poore, where ere in sight;
Insue your course, goe on as you begin,
And an eternall Saviour you shall win,
Nere loosing sweetnesse though in grave ya'ue lyne.
(357) To the Right Honourable, EDMVND Lord BOVVRKE, Baron of Castleconnell. EDMVND BOWRKE. Anagramma. BE MVNDED WORK.
Ever it fits with true nobility,
Doing of somewhat with sedulity,
Men idlenesse should evermore detest,
Vertue in dilligence doth alwaies rest:
Now in the best worke who are busied still,
Doe shew themselves to have a vertuous will.
Blest then are you who still will busie be,
Oneward still working, yet with mundity
Worke munded still, and so if you persever,
Rightly rewarded you will be for ever;
Keepe on your course still, munded worker be,
Eternally your guerdon you shall see.
(352) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord BVTLER, Baron of Cahir. THOMAS BVTLER. Anagramma. AL BE MOST TRV,
The vertues which innated are in you
Honoured Sir, indeede be all most true;
On faigned things affection you not placing,
Most truely in true things your selfe are gracing;
And thereby honour small you doe not win,
Shewing the vertues wherein you begin,
Bravely your fame therewith to Magnifie,
Verily be all true and doe not lye:
True and not faigned be they, you may boast,
Like a brave Peere that they are true and most,
Eternally their honour shall remaine,
Recording of your name without a staine.
(359) To the Right Honorable, CHARLES, Lord LAMBERTTE, Baron of Cav [...]. CHARLES LAMBERTTE. Anagramma. CARE BETTERS ALL.
Carefull who are with diligence and paine,
Happy event doe of their labours gaine:
And who so carelesse without studiousnesse,
Returne his labour to a publicke presse;
Lightly 'tis they are not excellent,
Entred in Lines, them by the Muses lent;
Surely 'tis care that betters all things done.
Let ill succeed, let but this care alone:
Ah, pretermit this care, which betters all,
Many misfortunes on the worke will fall.
Boast then may you of wisedome, who pursue
Each thing with carefulnesse to all mens view,
Respecting of your care sance admiration,
Truely we wish, that in your imitation,
Those who perceive your care still bettering all,
Each would to carefulnesse in's waye doe fall.
(359) To the Right Honourable, THEOBALD, Lord BOVVRKE, Baron of Brittas. THEOBALD BOWRKE. Anagramma. WORKE BE LEAD BOTH.
The soule and body of your noble selfe,
Here are be led by worke, but not for pelfe;
Each of them hath a severall worke to doe,
On which with diligence they doe pursue,
Both by led worke, and both by worke are led,
And each of them with diligence is sped;
Leading it selfe most naturally free,
Doubtlesse to doe such worke as fitteth thee.
Behold your soule, how your intelligence
Onward sti [...]l working, seeks to guide your sence:
With nimble eye doe but your body view,
Right noble actions still you doe ensue.
Keepe on your noble course, and you shall see
Erelong both soule and body guerdon'd be.
(360) To the Right Honourable, ANDREVV, Lord STEVVARD, Baron of Castle-Steward. ANDREW STEWARD. Anagramma. WE STAND REWARD.
According to your merits and desert,
Notably doing like a noble heart,
Doe you stand for reward, and it expect;
Rightly sith you true honour doe respect,
Ever may you stand for reward, indeed
With worthinesse you worke, and so you'le speed.
Stand you reward then, and you soone shall see,
Truely rewarded surely you shall be:
Expecting which, persevere in the way,
With wisdome guided, not from thence to stray,
And you may justly a reward then stand
Right worthy Peere as ready still at hand,
Deserved by your worth, which it command.
(361) To the Right Honourable, IAMES, Lord BALFOURE, Baron of Clan-Awley. IAMES BALFOVRE. Anagramma. AL FAME BE YOVRS.
In vertues path who vertuously doe tread,
Admit of fame to live by, although dead,
Making his fame his actions to outlast,
Entring his honour'd name on fames rou'e plac't,
So that who sees him cannot choose but see,
Beholding of his life integrity.
Ah my Mecaenas I must needs professe,
Lively grace in you can deserve no lesse;
Fame be yours all, nay all the fame yours be,
On tracing vertue with dexterity,
Vir-like indeede you passe with virile strength,
Reaching till you attaine to at the length
Eternity: and so all fame be yours.
(362) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Lord FOLYOT, Baron of Ballishenam. THOMAS FOLIOT. Anagramma. OH I MO FAST LOT.
That person who to goodnesse doth incline
Hath a mo fast lot, he will find in time,
On which if he relyes, he may be sure,
Most happily a fast lot to endure;
And such a fast lot he shall get thereby,
Seating him faster in his dignity.
Fast doth imply a lot that will not faile,
On whom so trusteth it shall great availe;
Lot fast who hath, it is his happinesse,
In fast lot, joy to have in his distresse:
On then, insue your fast lot mo fast yet,
Trusting thereto ere long your lot will get.
(363) To the Right Honourable, EDVVARD, Lord GORGES, Baron of Dundalke. EDWARDE GORGES. Anagramma. SE GOG REWARDED.
Each noble Peere should study to expresse,
Due Characters of exact noblenesse,
Warding the good, defending them from Wrong,
Ayding them 'gainst their foes; who suffering long
Reproaches, scornes, and contumelies bide,
Devoted such from troubles still to hide,
Ever rewarding all the furious foes.
Gog-like that doe oppresse such poore as those
On whom rightly true nobillity,
Raiseth a looke, such on the ground doe lye,
Goggs killed are when as true noble men,
Ensuing pores defence appeare, and then,
See they fierce Gogg rewarded in his denne.
(364) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Lord DIGBY Baron of Geshell. ROBERTVS DIGBYE. Anagramma. ROBE REST BY GVYD.
Robe of true honour and true noblenesse,
On those is plac't, who evell to represse
Be guids and leaders in the Common-wealth,
Evermore seeking for its good and health;
Robed in honours gowne that such may be,
That truely seeke their Lands felicity:
Vaile may fierce Armes to gowne the Lawrell may
Stoope to the Languagies and them obay:
Doubtlesse to you then doth the Robes belong,
In whom doth rest an orators sweet tongue:
Guide unto those you are who to your charge
By CHARLES our King committed, are at large,
Yours may the Robe by, by you it may rest,
Ever he guide men so they may be blest.
(365) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord FITZEVVILLIAM Baron of Lyffer. WILLIAM FITZE-WILLIAM Anagramma. FIT WILL MY ZEALL I WAY ME.
With Zeale you filled are which doth so hit,
Indeede who wayes you, saies your Zeale will fit,
Living a holy and religious life,
Loving of concord to be voyd of strife:
Injoy my Zeale, and so my heart withall
A fire which knitteth you in severall,
Most unto God, whom with a Zeale devout,
Fiery devotion you doe seeke still out:
In Zeale unto your Soveraigne you are knit,
Tide to your Country, and you bend your wit
Zealously, ever something to affect,
Exactly may prove you an architect:
Waying your Zeale thus, you doe find it sound,
Yf unto God his duties you propound;
Lively you see your Zeale doth act them well,
Lively in duty to your Prince excell,
Yea and unto your Country you doe so,
And thus your Zeale will fit how ere you goe:
May every one then way their Zeale and try,
Each of them if as fit as yours 'twill ply.
(366) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord CAVFIELD, Baron of Charlemont. WILLIAM CAVFIELD. Anagramma. AƲ I CAM WELL FILD.
Waying your wisedome with au admiration,
I cannot choose but wish your imitation,
Like a rich Cabinet that well fild cam,
Lively your Metaphor you are the same;
In emptinesse you doe not take delight,
Au you are fild to doe your worke i'th right.
Marke how the Muses note how you did last,
Comming full filled many a yeare now past,
Au you are not with evill fraught and fild,
Vertuously your selfe to worth you yeeld:
Fild are you well, and so well fild you came,
Ever I hope you will remaine the same;
Lively your vertues promised, and you
Doe in the course that earst you did insue.
(367) To the Right Honourable, THEODORE, Lord DOCKVVRAY, Baron of Culmore. THEODORE DOCKWRAY. Anagramma. A, CRY'D O DO THE WORKE.
The worke you still your servants doe exhort,
Heartily to performe to keepe your port;
Ever remembring, that where labour wanteth,
O many good things God in mercy scanteth,
Duely that men may to their labour fall:
On which with meditation you recall,
Rouzing your servants with an earnest cry,
Encouraging to worke most earnestly:
Doe you the worke with diligence and care,
O do the worke good servants, doe not spare,
Crying unto them thus, you finde the good,
Keeping high state unto your Honour-hood:
With labour 'tis maintain'd, but otherwise
Riches on Eagles wings, away she flies.
Ah then maintaine labour and diligence,
Youle thereby finde an increment of pence.
(368) To the Right Honourable, GERALD, Lord AUNGIER, Baron of Longford. GERALD AVNGIER. Anagramma. GRE'D VAIL ANGER.
Greed once, when enemies are turned friends,
Each of them anger vaile, sinister ends
Repulsing backe, they then lay quite aside,
And in a fast firme peace ever abide;
Leading their lives as if that anger vailed,
Doubtlesse had never on their soules assailed,
Envenoming their breath with peevish hate.
Anger delighteth still in fell debate,
Vaile then this anger should a wise man then,
Nobly agreeing with his Country-men.
Great Peere you preach this in your worthy life,
In whom no shadow shews of any strife;
Excelling thus in vailing anger so,
Rare are the hearts that you can overgoe.
(369) To the Right Honorable, HENRY, Lord BLANIE, Baron of Monagham. HENRY BLANYE. Anagramma. ERN HY IN ABLE.
Hy in your honour, hy in mens esteeme,
Erued you have, as those that know you deeme:
Nor have you any honour did descend
Rightly on you, before this earth did lend
Your hy commendations to your honours hy.
Borne are you of a noble Family,
Live though you doe to grace them ne'rethelesse,
Actively sith you worthinesse expresse:
Nor doe you rest herein commendable,
In honour erned hy to rest inable,
Each on you seeke to sit at honours table.
(370) To the Right Honourable, LAURENCE, Lord ESMOND, Baron of Lymerick. LAVRENCE ESMOND. Anagramma. RENCE LAW SEND MO.
Law where it comes with cost, will ever rence
And clense the purse, exhausting out the pence
With over-often feeing of the Clarks,
Receiving of their Masters many Markes.
Each man thinks not what forty-pence doth waste,
Noting a Sute but one seven yeeres to last:
Consider then ten Groats a Terme in 's time,
Ev'n unto more than eight pound fees will clime.
Each one that go'th to Law, if law doth rence,
Send mo had need cry Sir, send pound and pence;
Millions of pounds the Lawyers soone devoure,
On Angels only looking, else they lower.
Noble, you marke this well, and therefore call
Duely to yours, that not to Law they fall.
(371) To the Right Honourable, DERMONDE, Lord O-MALUNE, Baron of Gleano-Malune and Cuerchy. DERMONDE O-MALVNE. Anagramma. LOVED MAN MORNED.
Doubtlesse Christ onely loved man the most,
Entring into the world, (though he might boast
Rightly indeede to be the Sonne of God,
Man to deliver from Gods smarting Rod,
On him he tooke, such was his love to man,
Not in arerages wherein he had ran,
Duely to pay the debts which he did owe,
Expressing plainly that he lov'd man so.
O that our love with zeale to Christ might burne,
Mourne we'de for Christ as he for us did mourne,
A low, A low, Oh hone for us he cry'd,
Labouring with love when he did earst abide,
Vayling his God-head in Mans shape a while,
No torments him exempt sinne to exile.
Ever he lov'd man, and vild man him loth'd.
(371) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord BRERETONE, Baron of Laghlin. WILLIAM BRERETONE. Anagramma. ON RARE TIME WILL BE.
Will be on rare time and so certainly,
Indeede it hits that you rare sparke will be;
Likely tis that a rare man should hap,
Lively in rare time to stop one gap,
In many vertues since that you are rare,
A rare time best is, your worth to declare.
Making the rarenesse of the time and man
Bravely concurre, that few example can
Rightly appeare, so rarely (that's indude)
Excelling in the minds brave fortitude,
Rightly on rare times Roules may you be writ,
Example who had scarcely found to hit:
Time turning o're her Roll may blush and wonder,
On each one looking, scarce your light to thunder;
Nay certainly on rare time will you be,
Example set unto posterity.
(373) To the Right Honourable, CECILL, Lord BALTIMORE, Baron of Baltimore. CECILL CALVERT. Anagramma. CALL TRVCE CIEL.
Ciel is a Suffolke word, and properly
Expresseth time, which they doe meane thereby;
Call truce ciell then implies, call time of truce,
In which fierce warr hath not an open fluce,
Letting both bloud and wounds to enter in;
Let such Ciel goe call truce ciell to begin:
Call truce ciel in, wherein the harvester
Arm'd with Sickle, and Sith, cut, eate good cheere,
Leaving to warr with men; doe then begin
Valourously to bring the harvest in;
Expecting no more spoyle, unlesse it be
Racing downe purest wales most carelesly.
They call truce ciel, there time most happily.
(374) To the Right Honorable, HVGH, Lord Baron of Colrane. HVGH HARE. Anagramma. HA HVG HER.
Ha hugg her Sir, tis vertue that I meane,
Vertue although you hugg, y'are chast and cleane,
Great Peere, whose greatnesse rightly doth befit,
Hugging of vertue honourdly to sit.
Ha hugg her then, that is, have herso neere,
As that your selfe you may to her endeere:
Rightly shee'le then familiar be to you,
Excellently who in her trace pursue.
(375) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Lord SHERRARD, Baron of Letrim. WILLIAM SHERARD. Anagramma. MY HIER DRAWS ALL.
With true deserts you are so furnisht well,
In which like a true Peere you soe excell;
Living no longer time then while you merit,
Loving your worths deserts still to inherit:
I must confesse your hier or your desert,
Admitteth not to take some small part,
Making as if your hier reacht no more.
Shew you unto the world that you doe soare
High, flying still at all things that are high,
Earning by vertue honours dignity,
Rightly your hyer drawes all that can be said,
Admitting fit to your degree that's made
Rightly your hier drawes all, and your deserts
Doe challenge rightly to win many hearts.
To the Right Honorable, ROGER, Lord BOYLE, Baron of Broghill. ROGER BOYLE. Anagramma. ERLY BORE GO.
Rare honour'd youth that in your youth so soone,
O like a tender plant so well doth bloome,
Growing in early tender age to beare,
Early with fruits your honour'd head to reare:
Rightly may men admire, when as they see
Boyes to tur [...]e men so soone as 'tis in thee,
On whom who doth but sleightly cast his eye,
You Early Bore may suddenly espy:
Let such rich plants goe one and grow to Trees,
Encreasing still their greater dignities.
(377) To the Right Honourable, CONNOR, Lord MAC-GVVYRE, Baron of Iniskillin. CONNOR MAC-GWYER. Anagramma. CORN CAM ON, I GREW.
Corn in his growth came on and so did you,
On whom who ever look't, will say you grew:
Now Corne in earth it selfe a time did hide,
Nor you did alwayes openly abide:
One time there was when as your Mothers Wombe,
Required ten months time before you come:
Mightily though when you began to sprout,
And row upon the Faith, you grew it out,
Comming still upward to maturity;
Growing in grace, and inward purity,
With which if you in growing still shall be,
Indeede youle grow to truest dignity:
Even as the Corne came on so grew you, and
Right as good Corne in Gods Barne you shall stand.
(378) To the Right Honourable, FRANCIS, Lord Mount-Norris, Baron of Mount-Norris. FRANCIS ANSLEYE. Anagramma. EN IS AL FAYR SENE.
Fayr is your sence which sence to vertue have
Regarding, nothing but what vertues crave
All faire your sence is, which so faire an object
Noteth for you thereof to be the subject.
Certainly sence must needs be faire, whereas
In so faire way the sences seeme to passe.
See any vertues, and the same will be
Admitted to be faire in each degree.
Now vertue faire, that leads so faire your will,
Sences must needs be faire, all faire be still,
Let fairnesse still within your heart abide.
En is behold, your worth is dignifi'd;
You all faire sence abiding, needs must cause
Each one with en upon your worth to pause.
(379) To the Right Honourable, Sir THOMAS EDMONDS, Knight, Treasurer of his Majesties Houshold, and one of his Majesties most honourable privy Councell. THOMAS EDMONDS. Anagramma. HO MOST DEMANDS.
Those who most pay, may rightly most demand,
How things are done that they may understand.
On you then when I looke, and see your charge,
Muses may say you most demand at large:
And well you may, sith you most charged be,
Seing how each thing is in its degree.
Entrusted are you therefore by the King,
Duely his store into his house to bring;
Making accompts so well, that it may fit
Once the yeeres end, quietus est to hit:
Not undeservedly you may demand,
Doubtlesse sith each man well doth understand,
Sir of your recknings they are rightly scand▪
(380) To the Right Honourable, Sir HENRY FANE Knight, Comptroller of his Majesties houshold, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. HENRY FANE. Anagramma. EN HE FAYR.
Here en doth call, with admiration too,
Enter beholding of the worth you shew,
Noting how fairely you performe your place,
Raysing great honour to your ancient race:
You needs must faire be, who so fairely doe,
Fairely performing what y'are fitted to;
And Faire still may you be, and Fairely may
Nobly your off-spring flourish every day,
Ever faire walking sir in your faire way.
(381) To the Right Honourable, Sir THOMAS IARMINE, Knight, and Vice-chamberlaine to his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. THOMAS IARMINE. Anagramma. AH, MOST I REMAIN.
Thou the Vice-chamberlaine, where ere the Court
Hath its aboding, thither must resort,
On execution of your place still tending,
Most what remaining and your selfe still bending,
As doth your place and honour best befit,
Swiftly with diligence performing it.
In the Kings presence you should most remaine,
And so his gracious favour you retaine;
Rendring still most part a prompt willing eare
Much of his wisdome cheerefully to heare.
In which place of your great preheminence,
Now let the Muses begge without offence,
E're to respect your hand-maids diligence.
(382) To the Right Honourable, Sir IOHN COOKE, Knight, one of the principall Secretaries of State, and one of his Majesties most honourable privy Councell. IOHN COOKE. Anagramma. OH OKE COYN.
I see you have both strength and riches great,
Oh noble Secretary of Estate:
Here Oke doth shew you, strength and manly might,
Noted to be in you by these say right.
Coyne shews your Riches, wherein you excelling,
On high are fitly set to have a dwelling:
On high in fortitude if you remaine,
Keeping Okes strength right well, coyne may you gaine,
Eternall riches you'l at last obtaine.
(383) To the Right Honorable, Sir FRANCIS WINEDEBANKE, another of the principall Secretaries and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. FRANCIS WINDEBANKE. Anagramma. IN SAFE BANNK I DREW.
Fast is your state and many comforts bring,
Reaching into the secrets of your King;
And at his Councell table have your place,
Nobly so doing, unto you such grace:
Choise are your honors, and your place indeed
Is very ancient if we Scripture reade:
Safe banke then drew you in, who safely be
Well banked in with high Authority.
In your Dread Soveraignes favour banked so,
Noe envies hurt that you can undergoe:
Draw safely banked, then you drew right well,
Ensafed by your King, from envy fell
Banked by vertue; banked in so sure,
A foe by no meanes can your hurt procure:
Nay, many foes although they were in Armes,
Keeping your banke can never boast your harmes,
Ever you'l showting victors brave Alarmes.
(1) To the most Excellent, and most illustrious Princes, together with the Right Honourable the fellowes of that most Noble Order of Saint Georg, commonly called the Knights of the Garter. SAINCT GEORGE HIS KNIGHTS. Anagramma. ONCE KINGS, YE GET HIGH STARS
Such is the power of Kings, their dignity,
As that they raise unto Nobility,
In firmament of their Courts, that they place
Nobles, who ever they are pleas'd to grace:
Creating honours, orders framing new,
That higher still their Starres may be to view;
Excellently to glister on the Earth,
Giving a radiant glorious fulgour forth,
Earst every nation did an order frame
Of honord Knights, imposing them their name
Rightly, as every Potentate did please:
Great Edward here the third, created these,
Enstaling noble Knights, Saint Georg Knights called;
Highest in honour here, that are instaled,
Yee then once Kings, high starres doe get of course,
Such is your power, such your majestick force.
Knights of the Garter then, accept you this,
Noted you are in this Parenthesis,
In which the Muses severally greet you:
Giving to each the honour that doth meete you,
Heroicke hearts, heroicke honour bea [...]ing;
Truely my skills to little, I am fearing
Sutable trophies of you to be rearing.
(2) To the most high and mighty Monark, CHARLES by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, in these his Majesties Dominions, next under CHRIST, supreame Head of the Church, and the first of the most Noble order of the Garter. CHARLES KING OF ENGLANDE. Anagramma. O CHEEF KING, ENLARG LANDS.
Chiefe King in Christendome, the heroick band,
Here of the Garter leading by the hand,
Accept your handmaid, prostrate once againe,
Rendring one drop more to your Ocean maine;
Let me confesse, but truth I shall disclose,
Ever chiefe King, supremest amongst those,
Seated in seate of highest Majesty:
Kingly excelling in your Soveraignty,
In your Religion chiefe, in Zeale likewise,
None seeing you, but you chiefe King soone vie
Great Monarch, chiefe, in your great Majesty,
Excelling chiefe in people that are free.
Oh let your fame enlarge it selfe through lands,
Famously seated 'mongst the Kingly bands:
Englands Great Emperour O chiefe King be,
Nor let fame cease, enlarging Lands by thee;
Grow let your Majesties rare vertues, and
Lengthen forth still, enlarging such a band,
And then the Bards recording of your worth,
Neare cease to say Englands Chiefe King by birth,
Doth eagerly his vertuous life pursue,
Enlarging Fame, and Fame enlarging you.
(3) To the most Excellent Prince CHRISTIERNE, KING of Denmarke, second fellow of the most Noble Order of the Garter. CHRISTIERNE, KINGE OF DENMARKE. Anagramma. I ERN CHRIST EEK A FREE KINGDOM.
Christ, Christian King you may be said to earne,
Having his Doctrine (Kingly) not to learne,
Religiously being framed from your youth,
In Gods most certaine and approved truth:
So then you know, to earne Christ, is no more,
Then Gods free acceptation to implore,
In earning Christ, no higher doe you soare;
Earning through Gods accompt, that is by Christ:
Rightly with Christ blest merits to be blist,
Now, Sacred Majesty doth well befit,
Earning of Christ, and such a prize to get.
Kingdomes best fit for Kings, that they thereby
Inthroned, may set forth their Majesty;
Now your Majestick selfe, Christ earning, have
Great freedomes, to your Kingdoms which Christ gave,
Eking out liberties that doe transcend:
(Oh boundlesse freedoms,) all the world to th'end,
Free none alike, but this brave Monarchy:
Doubtlesse great Denmarks King y'ave got thereby,
Ear [...]ing of Christ, eking a Kingdome free,
Not to be sampled but great Charles by thee:
Making these free, who by so free a Law,
As Christs New Testament are kept in awe,
Requiring nothing but the wills affection,
Keeping the heart free, yet with blest direction,
Ever still building blessed architection.
(4) To the High and Mighty Prince, CHARLES, Palatine of the Rhine, Chiefe Elector of the Sacred Roman Empire, and in the vacancy thereof, Emperour of the same, and the third fellow of the Noble Order of the Garter. CHARLES PRINCE ELECTOR PALATYNE. Anagramma. I SEARCH ON, CLEAR, ELECT, RIPE PLANT.
Chacing about the world in hot pursuit,
Ha what my muse hath found; sheele not be mute,
According to your worthinesse to shew,
Rightly to all the world; what here in due,
Lustrously fulgent, shineth forth so cleare,
Expressing you to be of Heaven a Peere:
Such cleare resplendant vertues in you shine,
Proclaime your highnesse for a Prince Divine.
Reade who your soule shall, a most cleare bright mind,
Ingeniously confesse I, he shall finde:
Nothing but clearenesse shining to the eye,
Clearely descended from high Majesty,
Expressing as you are, a Prince most cleare
Elected, so your highnesse doth appeare,
Lustring election by your clearenesse such,
Every one dares not sir, your praise to touch:
Cleare and Elected Prince, Elector too,
That high great Honours alwaies doe ensue,
On as I search, on I may further pas [...]e,
Reaching your merits I m [...] too weake alas.
Passing along, you ripe I doe discry,
And reached now unto Maturity,
Like to a Plant that' ripened is by yeares,
And many numbers of them on it beares.
Thus so a Plant you are, yet ripe you be,
Into full age attained now we see:
Nor may you cease, elect, cleere ripe plant being,
Ever till fully ripe, to Heaven y'are sleeing.
(5) To the high and Mighty PRINCE HENRY, Prince of Orange, one of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, and the fourth fellow of the most Noble Order of the Garter. HENRY PRINCE OF ORANGE. Anagramma. ON GRAN HERO RIPE FENC.
Here is an other hero on the band
Entred, whom Charles our King leads by the hand;
Nay one gran Hero certainly you are,
Right so your vertues doe your selfe declare,
Your highnesse one gran Hero sir to be,
Expressed well by your dexterity.
Prince of high blood, of true Religion sound,
Raised to Honours therefore that abound,
Inroll of Heros 'mongst the Heros placed,
Noble renowned Prince, so you are graced,
Chosen the Garters honour here to weare;
Expressing valour which your Soule doth beare.
One grand right Hero we must needs confesse,
Freely your highnesse is we say no lesse.
One grave Heroick sparke your vertues make you,
Ripe by Religion, and such one we take you;
A ripe and ready fence in time of need,
Ne're leaving those who with afflictions bleed:
Gran Hero then, oh Sir a ripe fence be,
Erst as to others, so Sir now to me.
(6) To the most Illustrious Prince De Lorreine, Duke Chereuze, the first Fellow of the most noble Order of the Garter. DE LORREINE DVKE CHEREVZE Anagramma. CHEER, LIKE ZENO DVRED EVER.
Doubtlesse those who descend of noble blood,
Ever should cheerly be in doing good.
Let then the Muses great Duke greet your grace,
Onward exciting you with cheerely pace
Rightly aswell your grace in vertues path,
Religious walking, so go on, and laugh:
Ever be cheerely, that each one may see
In deed like unto Zeno that you be:
None almost could this learned man excell,
Expresse true cheerlinesse though he did well.
Doe you the like Zeno, and so dure you ever;
Vertue, you know, will breed repentance never.
Keepe as you doe, and then each one shall see,
Exact you act a Duke of high degree.
Cheerelinesse with your vertues still maintaine,
Having like constant spirit you retaine,
Exactly like to Zeno, of this name
Read we how one a Learned man became;
Examining old Histories we find,
Vertue who did retaine well in his mind
Zeno another was a Prince, and he
Exceld in vertue too; both these you be.
(7) To the Right Honourable, EDMVND, Earle of Moulgrave, Lord Sheffield, of Butterwicke and Knight of the Garter. EDMVND MOVLGRAVE. Anagramma. MVNDE GRAVE MOVLD.
Each of you are a Mould of Noblenesse,
Devoted truely unto worthinesse;
Moulds though in ADAM full of rottennesse,
Vertue doth straine how vices to represse;
Now as more grace each day we doe attaine,
Doe we so munding of our grave moulds gaine:
Mould-grave are you, and vertuous too you are,
On which relying you each day appeare,
Vertuously a progresse so to hold;
Lively a grave mould you may be inroll'd,
Grave in your actions, grave in vertues lore,
Rarely purtraying there you are not poore;
Ah, Mund your grave mould still untill you be,
Vaild with the vaile of upright purity,
Entred in Heaven to dwell eternally.
(8) To the right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of DARBY, Lord Stanley strange of Knocking, and of the Ile of Man, Knight of the Garter. WILLIAM DARBY. Anagramma. I BY A MILDER LAW.
With wisedome you are guided that excelling,
I doe perceive within you hath a dwelling,
Living as a high Law, which powerfully
Leadeth you forward till you reach on high:
I know your high blood, honourd Stanley sure,
And wish your predecessors vertues may endure,
Made yours as now we doe perceive they be:
Drawne by a mild law ingenuity,
And wisedome leading you so well along,
Rightly your vertues cannot my fraile tongue
Blazon forth; rightly this is all Ile say,
You by a milder law are vide to sway,
Exactly where into you doe obay.
(9) To the Right Honourable, PHILIP, Earle of PEMBROOKE and MOVNTGOMERY, Baron Herbert, of Cardiffe and Sherland, Lord Parr and Rosse of Kendall, Fitz-hugh Marmion, and Saint quinton, Lord Chamberlaine of his Majesties most Honourable household, Knight of the Noble order of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. PHILIP PEMBROOKE AND MOVNTGOMERYE. Anagramma. O PRIM MEEK PEER MOVNT ON, I LODG BY HAP.
Pembrooks great Peere Prime in your meekenes well,
Heroickly proclaiming you excell,
Insue your Honour still, oh Sir mount on,
Letting no time slip; and from you be gone;
In the Kings favour Prime, Prime in your place,
Prime in your meekenesse too, oh see heer's grace.
Prime Peere, then daigne to gerdon my weake pen,
Expressing of your vertues unto men:
Meekenesse in you hath boldnesse bred in me,
Boldly enough this to present to thee;
Right noble then like a true noble man,
O daigne not my infirmity to scan:
On my sex cast your Eye with free faire looke,
Keeping your ancient meekenesse, take the Booke
Expressing so you are a Prime meeke Peere:
And I shall pray you may mount higher heere,
Nobly your Titles filling with more ease,
Declaring rightly your true noblenesse;
Mount may you rightly on, and higher clime,
On may your off-spring mount in after time,
Vertues inheriting, from thee may they,
Nobly like beames, as you have done, display:
This to thy Lot (Great Peere) what ere to me,
Great troupes of enemies doe harmfully,
On by their malice, so still forward sett,
Making me lodge by hap had not hap bett
Ene unto me befalne, they had destroyed
(Raging) your Servant, this had I enjoyed,
Yea I by hap had Lodged in the grave,
Except by hap good lawes that hap did save.
(10) To the right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Arundell and Surrey, Earle Marshall of England, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. THOMAS ARVNDELL AND SVRRREY. Anagramma. HE EARND AND MVST RVLE ROYALS.
Those who your doings see, will soone confesse,
Heroicke Sir, that you have earnd no lesse,
On high as Englands Marshall high to sway,
Making even Royalls unto thee obay;
As every Peere is made a demy Royall,
Subject unto his Prince with duty loyall:
Ah here I see before you got on high,
Rightly great Peere you earnd your dignity,
Vertue commandeth none to honour clime,
Not having well deserved of his time;
Doubtlesse then Sir you may High-Martiall sit
Ev'n by your worth you have deserved it,
Leading your virtues in so faire array,
Lead men he could well doe the King did say.
And thus you must rule Royals now indeed,
Noble great Peere, to whom the rest take heed,
Doing their duty to you in your place:
So well doth vertue those who loveth grace.
Very well then ensue your earnings still,
Rais'd as you are, so let it be your will
Rightly your place still better to deserve,
Ensampling others faithfully to serve:
Your honour spotlesse you preserve hereby,
Ever still meriting high dignity.
(11) To the Right Honourable ROBERT, Earle of SOMERSET, Viscount Rochester, Baron of Branspath, and Knight of the Garter. ROBERT SOMERSETT. Anagramma. RESTS MORE BETT OR.
Rest more bett or you doe, or doth imply
Ore, or puer gold which here is meant thereby;
Bett is a Saxon word, and doth import,
Englished, that is of a better sort;
Rest more bett or, implies that you doe rest
The purest gold, in my accompt the best:
Such are your vertues which refulgent bright,
Or colour doe set forth to speake but right,
Making you rich, who this true riches heere
Enherit truely, as a noble Peere,
Rest's more bett or, more bett or may you rest;
So shall your name inrold be with the best,
Entred in or upon the Rolles of fame:
This Robert Somersett his noble name,
That resting more bett or the same became.
(12) To the Right Honourable, THOMAS, Earle of Kelly, Vice Fenton, Lord Dwilton, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. THOMAS KELLYE. Anagramma. LO HAST MEEKLY.
The Lo wherewith your Anagram begins
Hath an inviting nature, and it winnes
O noble Sir, spectators to behold
Meekely how hasting you are yet inrold
As a great Peere, in honours dignity,
Such hast hath meekenesse made to set you high.
Know honor'd Lord that those who highest are,
Excell in meekenesse, so their worth declare:
Let then your meeke heart hast to honour high,
Likely meeke men are fit for dignity:
You then thus meeke may unto honours hast,
Envy hath never yet meeke men displac't.
(13) To the Right Honourable WILLIAM, Earle of SALISBURYE, Viscount Cramborne, Baron Cecill of Effinden, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honourable privy Councell. WILLIAM SALISBƲRY. Anagramma. BRAVE SAIL I WIL SMYL.
Well are you a brave saile, who saile so brave,
Increasing still the honours which you have;
Lending still forward in a faire progression,
Like to the Ships which saile amidst the Ocean.
I cannot choose but smile, and smile I will,
Admiring honours smiling on you still,
Making you smile indeed, when as you see
Sutable honour to your merits be:
And so your friends will smile on you likewise,
Listing to heare you to new honours rise.
I likewise hand-maid to the Muses, will
Smile, seeing you with vertue filled still;
Being more glad to see you good, than great,
Very well knowing you reward shall get:
Rising in honour if not here below,
Yet honour'd you shall be in Heaven I know;
Ensuing which, I smile to see you so.
(14) To the Right Honourable, EDVVARD, Earle of Do [...]set, Baron Buckhurst, Knight of the Garter, Lord Chamberlaine to the Queenes Majesty, and of his Majesties most honourable privy Councell, EDWARD DORSETT. Anagramma. DO SETT REWARDED.
Englands Heroick Peere, doe as you doe,
Doubtlesse you so shall well rewarded go:
Within your selfe rewarded shall you be,
Attaining to spotlesse integrity:
Rarely rewarded with high dignities,
Doe your deserts amongst the Worthies rise,
Each seeing plainly you rewarded set.
Doe as you doe, and you rewarded bett
O noble Peere, when this life ends, shall be;
Rais'd to the joyes of Heavens eternity:
So you yourselfe, men, and the Heavens likewise,
Each doe conspire, may you rewarded rise:
That you who follow in the path that's bett,
Thus doing good, may still rewarded sett.
(15) To the Right Honourable, HENRY, Earle of Holland, and Baron of Kengsinton, Chauncellor of the Vniversity of Cambridge, Iustice and Ayre of all his Majesties Forrests, Chases, Parkes, and Warrens on this side Trent, Constable of the Honor and Castle of Windsor, Captaine of his Majesties Guard, Lord High Steward of the Queenes Majesties Revenewes, Gentleman of his Majesties Bed-chamber, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy. Councell. HENRY HOLLAND. Anagramma. ERN HE-HOLY LAND.
Holy Land earst for which great Princes warred,
Earne may your worth, he then from thence are barred,
Notably so your valour well displaying,
Right valerously still your bands waying:
You very well hereby doe shew, indeede
(Each one perceives) you come of valiant breede.
Holy Land heere may Heaven be, and the way
Oh Sir, by which to get it you assay,
Lively you shew is vertue, which pursuing,
Let any say that have your worth in viewing,
Admiring at you if you doe not earne,
(Noble Sir) Heaven then am I yet to learne,
Doubtiesse so well your actions you doe sterne.
(16) To the right Honourable, THOMAS Earle of BARKSHIERE, Viscount Andover, Lord Charlton, and Knight of the Carter. THOMAS BARKSHIER. Anagramma. THO HER MASSI BARK.
The Bark of Vertue fraught with heavenly riches,
How few there are, whom it to gaine bewitches:
On which, those that doe love it, having eye
Massie Bark it to be kind presently,
And see it, tho to draw into the Haven;
Seeking thereby this Massie Barke to saven.
Barke is a little ship, which fraught with treasure,
Admits of easie thoing on by leisure:
Rash drawing when the Barke is massie laden,
Knocks on the ground, and many times is broken:
So thoing tidely on to bring to shore,
Helping thereto with Rudder and the Oare:
I see you thus her massie Barke doe tho,
Excellently endeavouring to show
Riches Celestiall which from hence doe flow.
(17) To the Right Honourable, THEOPHILVS Earle of SVFFOLKE, Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell. THEOPHILVS SVFFOLKE. Anagramma. SVTS HY HOPEFƲLL FOLK.
The Vertues in you very well agree,
Heroicke Peere, high folke you suit we see.
On which but looking, each one sees you high,
Placed a Peere in peere like dignity:
Hopefull withall, and so good Peeres should be;
In vertue hopefull, as their high degree
Leadeth each man on them to place their eye,
Viewing them as an Hill in dignity:
Seeking high hopefull folks, your honour then
Setting forth vertue, I must say agen,
Vertue is highest, and your soule, that flyeth
Freely by vertues wings, still higher hieth.
Franke is the hope that vertue sendeth forth
On it but eying its true precious worth.
Let envies haggs against you honour'd man,
Keepe ne're so much a stirre, doe what they can,
Ever you sute high hopefull folke I scan.
(18) To the Right Honourable, ROBERT, Earle of LINDSEY, and Lord Willoughby of Eresby, Lord great Chamberlaine, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honorable privy Councell. ROBERT LINDSEY. Anagramma. BRYT ROLE I LEND.
Roles that record your high growne worthinesse,
O Englands Chamberlaine, and doe expresse
Bright acts of yours, had need be very bright,
Eternizing your worth of radia [...] light.
Role bright you send the acts which you send forth,
Truely to Chronicle as is their worth.
Lend you doe life unto a Poets pen,
In calling unto minde the ancient men:
Noting old Histories, and all he can,
Duely to set you out oh peerelesse man:
Seeking throughout at last, he none doth finde
Exampling you with such a noble minde;
You send bright Rolls, wherein your praise to bind.
(19) To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of EXCESTERE, Baron Burghley, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honorable privy Councell. WILLIAM EXCESTERE. Anagramma. I REST WEL MAY EXCEL.
Well may you rest, expert who vertuously
In vertue, so excell'd in dignity,
Like a true Hero, who art fitted to
Live in Elizaum 'mongst the blest soules, who
In vertue here excelling, afterward
A comfortable rest did them award,
Making their worke to follow them who well
Exercis'd here on earth, did rare excell,
Xenarchus like, who with much learning filled,
Chose too with vertue rare to be instilled
Excesters Peere, I finde that you excell,
So acting vertue, that a rest full well
To you belongeth as your proper due;
Expecting which, you vertues path ensue.
Run on in vertues path, and still excell,
Earth cannot, yet the Heavens will please you well.
(20) To the Right Honourable, JAMES, Marquesse HAMILTONS, Earle of Arran and Cambridge, Lord Aven, Inordaile, and Aberbroth: Master of the Horse to his Majesty, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honorable privy Councell. IAMES HAMILTONE. Anagramma. MAY SET ME AL ON HY.
In you the vertues that I doe espy,
Admired Marquesse, may set you on hy,
Making you hy, who in so hy paths tread,
Example unto others when y'are dead:
Seeing the which, I cannot choose but say,
Ha honour'd Marquesse, Vertue set you may
All highly as a high and noble Peere,
Meaning it selfe in you great Lord to reare,
In whom high vertues are inclosed high,
Living with you in honours dignity.
Thus vert [...]e on hy set, may get you hy,
Only advance in all the peoples eye:
Noble your birth more noble is your grace,
Exactly treading out a vertuous trace.
(21) To the most Illustrious Prince, JAMES, Duke of LENOX, Earle of March, Lord Darnley, Metriven, St. Andrews, and Aubigny, Admirall and Chamberlaine of Scotland by inheritance, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most honorable privy Councel. IAMES LENOX. Anagramma. AM ONLYE SEX.
I am the only sex your Grace may say,
And rightly, for y'are a man and display.
(Made high by honour, and by your great birth)
Excellent vertues, acting them on Earth;
So that the onely sex with virile strength,
Looking on you, we grant you at the length:
Excelling in the conquest of the minde,
Noted above each ancient Peere we finde,
On all the Roules of former ages gon;
Xerxes himselfe was not such valiant one.
(22) To the Right Honorable, HENRY, Earle of DANBYE, Lord Denvers of Dantsey, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Councell. HENRY DANBYE. Anagramma. I BE HY AND ERN.
Here is a Peere indeede, who tho so high,
Earneth or will not have his dignity,
Noting that who their honours will not merit:
Resplendent honours never doe inherit,
You erne your dignity and so are high
Declaring a Rare point of Prudency;
As he that merits dignity and honour,
No envy the attendant still upon her,
Belching forth nee're so many tales she can
Imprint, may hatred on so good a man,
Exactly when his worke men doe but scan.
(23) To the Right Honorable, WILLIAM, Earle of Morton, Lord Dalkeith and Aberdour, Treasurer of Scotland, Knight of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Councell. WILLIAM MORTONE. Anagramma. TYM WILL NOTE AMOR.
With amor first my riddle plaine to make,
I meane interpreting some paines to take,
Let the beginning put be to the end,
Looke on it then, you'le find it no mans friend;
Invert the letters, reade it backewards, then
O famous City it will be agen,
Make it two sillables, and then you'le see
Most rightly shewed Sir, what now you be,
Or, it is gold and am doth you denote,
Rightly will time you for the true gold coate:
Time well will note delaies of other men,
On what your love is set, time shewes againe,
Noting at last what ere men say a while,
Eternall love will worldly love beguile.
(24) To the Right Honorable, ALGERNON, Earle of Northumberland, Lord Poyning, Fitz-paine, and Brian, Knight of the Garter. ALGERNON NORTHVMBERLANDE Anagramma. HE LEARN MOVNT, BE'N GRAN LORD.
A Noble Peere the Knightly band to end,
Lends here his presence England to be friend,
Grand Lord he beene, he learne to mount on high,
Exalted unto Honors dignity:
Rejoycing to learne vertue, and the while
Note I his vertue raised to a pile,
On mounting high, as he doth learne to be,
Noble in vertues with dexterity:
Nor may this Grand Lord cease Grand Lord to bene,
On whom high honours Trophies high are seene,
Reaching and mounting evermore still higher,
Till to the clouds your vertues doe aspire.
He may learne mount the way to be a Grand Lord;
Virtues true patterne is for him t'afford:
Mount thus Northumbers Peere example beene,
Best imitated, his best vertues seene,
Emplanted in your brest to keepe a traine,
Rightly a Noble Peere you shall remaine;
Learne thus to mount, and be you mounting still,
And never cease till you obtaine the hill:
None but the Heroes of the Lord attaine;
Doe this Grand Peere, and then you shall remaine
Eterniz'd by no decaying straine.
Judges.
(15) To the Right Honourable, Sir IOHN BRAMPSTONE Knight, Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. IOHANNES BRAMPESTONE. Anagramma. BEENN AS NO STORMY HEAP.
In men a heap of passions keepe a swarme
On reason, raging downe a furious storme:
How then can reason judge, who thus opprest,
As by a stormy heape can have no rest.
No stormy heap of passions them should sway,
Not letting sences reasons Law obey,
Ever in those who of the land the stay,
Sit on the Bench the poore mans cause to judge,
Bitter oppression sh [...]ll not make men grudge;
Right shall take place, and Iustice there shall flourish:
Ah blest are you, no stormy h [...]ap that nourish.
Might still your mildnesse mightily encrease,
Peace be to you with an affecting peace:
Ever may you in peace securely sleepe,
Stormes be farre hence, who as no stormy heape,
Truely beene peacefull and the peace doth keepe.
Oh Brampestone rare, no stormy heape you beene,
Now you have conq [...]ered your selfe within,
Easily may you punish outward sinne.
(385) To the Right Honourable, Sir JOHN FINCH Knight, Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common-Pleas. IOHN FINCHE. Anagramma. FECH IN HONY.
Iustice is so resplendant, bright, and cleare,
On them whose just hearts make the poore hearts cheare
Hereby, that all men way their Iustice so,
Never to let them voyd of honey goe.
For even the upright walking in their pl [...]ce,
In unbrib'd ev'nesse purchaseth this grace,
Never to passe without some honey baite,
Chiefly sin [...]e they like B [...]es in labour wait.
Hence then my Lord, since you in just paines toyle,
E'ne fetch in honey for your selfe awhile.
(386) To the right Honourable, Sir HVMPHREYE DAMPORTE Knight, Lord chiefe Baron of his Majesties Exchequer. HVMPHREYE DAMPORTE. Anagramma. VP REPORT ME MADE HY.
High Baron of th'Exchequer, your so cleare
Vertue, resplendent, in you doth appeare:
Making my spirit rouse up, calling me
Prime Baron, to report our dignity:
High you are made, to vertues you adhering,
Report that honours ne're from you forbearing:
Enter upon it you, for it is your due,
Yeelding you high, because they finde you true;
Exhorting of the Muses to report
Duly your worth in the Exchequer Court,
And rousing of them up; to you last Lord,
(Many great worthy workes which you afford)
Praises unto you due, to render and
On Roule of Fame in triumph let it stand,
Reporting you, made high in dignity,
That high before were in sincerity;
Ever remaine so, honour'd Sir to bee.
(387) To the right Worshipfull, Sir DVDLEY DIGS, Knight, Master of the Rolls. DVDLEY DIGS. Anagramma. DY'S GVYLDED.
Doubtlesse some men that outwardly have beene
View'd good at first, on Iustice seate were seene
Decaying, in their sple [...]dor to behold,
Lead-colour like, did looke more like than gold.
Earst 'twas observ'd long time to be a Iudge,
Yealds forth much vice, when at the people grudge.
Deare master of the Rolls, your Anagram
Enjoynes a duty, put in are the same,
Give not your vertue [...]nd till l [...]e be ended,
So 'twill be said, Sir Dudley Digs dies guilded.
(388) To the right Worshipfull, Sir RICHARD HVTTON Knight, one of the Iustices of the Common-Pleas. RICHARD HVTTON. Anagramma. ARDENT TOVCH HIR.
Reaching with ardency and high flowne spirit,
Into the Iustice seat you doe inherit,
Choysely expressing it to wed the bride,
Having faire Iustice to sit on your side.
Ardent you thus doe touch hir with your hand,
Reverently acting what she doth command,
Doing to poore their right, who Iustice cry,
Each one perceives is yours eternally.
Her touch with ardent love and fast affection,
Virtuously performing her direction,
That as you are a Iudge, so you may be,
Truth still acting Iustic [...]arily:
On seat of Chancery when you assist,
None may your just poys'd equity resist.
(389) To the right Worshipfull, Sir JOHN DENHAM Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. IOHN DENHAM. Anagramme. Quest. HAD MEN HONY? Answ. MEN HAD HONY.
If any for the hony in your hive,
Onely for your owne selfe you did contrive,
Having the question, had men hony, fram'd,
No cause they'le finde, your name should be declaim'd.
Deedes of your charity you well expresse,
Endeavouring to helpe the comfortlesse:
New houses built for almes which you erected,
Have your true worthinesse sav'd undetected.
And answer fully truely to the question,
Men had your hony, or but bad digestion.
(390) To the tight Worshipfull, Sir WILLIAM [...]ONES, Knight, one of the Iustices of the Kings Bench. WILLIAM IONES. Anagramma. O MANY IEW'LS, I.
Well many Iuels in you men behold,
Inricht in minde, not onely with pure gold;
Lawes certaine knowledge, ballancing true waight,
Leading you to give every man his right
In every cause: but likewise silver's here,
A conscience spotlesse, and a minde most cleere,
Mixed with Iron, though to shew your mind,
In to an other fancy, will not winde
On reasons anvile, till that it be beat.
Now let one judge, are not the mindes here great?
Ever he will with admiration cry,
See O how many Iuels now finde I.
(391) To the right Worshipfull, Sir GEORGE CROOKE, Knight, one of the Iustices of the Kings Bench, GEORGE CROOKE. Anagramma. GOE EGER O ROCK.
Goe eagerly, O Iudge, the poore to free,
Ensafing them thereby from misery:
O be a rocke, a sure defence for those,
Running to you to be kept free from foes;
Goe and defend them, and so ever be,
Eagarly a defence to misery.
Cruell oppressors eagerly put downe,
Raising so up your honourd high renowne.
O be a Rocke impregnable for those,
On whose side Iustice doth the truth disclose.
Keeping them safe, and from oppressions free,
Each man will say, Crooke a strong Rocke is he.
(392) To the right Worshipfull, THOMAS TREVOR Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. THOMAS TREVORE. Anagramma. MO TREASVRE THO.
The Barons of th'exchequer placed are
Hourely of the Kings rents to have a care;
On which their trust and faithfull providence,
Most truely doth depend the Kings expence:
And he deceiv'd by each knavish Groome,
Suddenly might to meane estate become.
Therefore doth he th'exchequer Barons make,
Reckoning of his revenues right to take,
Endeavouring to take care how it doth goe,
Very well say you then mo treasure tho:
One faithfull heart unto our Soveraigne, having
Recorded his occasions, which are craving
Ever more treasure, therefore wisty saving.
(393) To the right Worshipfull, Sir GEORGE VERNON, Knight, one of the Iustices of the Common-Pleas. GEORGE VERNON. Anagramma. GOE EAGER RVN ON.
Goe eager, reverend Iudge with eager heart,
Ever to the opprest helpe to impart
On running in a course of Iustice so
Religion guiding, you may eager goe.
Going with eager zeale and good affection,
Eagerly seeking Iustice sole direction.
Very well may you runne then in that path,
Ever the more you walke, so the more men laugh:
Run seeing you doe in a just way still,
None but your prayse, blazon forth (Sir) will:
On runne, they'le you exhort, and eagerly,
Never cease going in path of verity.
(394) To the right Worshipful, Sir ROBERT BARKLEY Knight, one of the Iustices of the Kings Bench. ROBERTVS BARKLEY. Anagramma. ORS BARKE BE TRVLY.
Rightly the Iustice and the evenesse, which
Out of you easily spied, shew you rich,
Bewrayes that you a Barke of Or containe,
Ever that passing sweetly through the maine
Rough raging stormes may here a time endure,
The Haven at last it will attaine be sure:
Voiage on still, ne feare the stormes fierce rage,
Set where yo're bound, truth shall your harmes asswage:
Be truely Ors Barke still, nay doe you lose
A jot of that true riches you disclose:
Rightly true Or you then possesse indeed,
Keeping the which you never shall have neede;
Let this Or be the Iustice you possesse,
Entred i'th Bark of your tru [...] worthine [...]se,
You truely be Ors Bark, I so confesse.
(395) To the right Worshipfull, Sir FRANCIS CRAVLEY, Knight, one of the Iustices of the Common-Pleas. FRANCIS CRAVLEY. Anagramma. CRAVE IN FAYR CEL.
Fairer is your Cel, and it doth crave to be
Rightly with [...]n fild with sincerity,
Admitting nothing, O wise Iudge profound,
Not of tr [...]e fairenesse, being tri'd thats sound.
Cell so m [...]st needs be faire, and thats your caske
In which your inward soule her selfe doth maske;
So if the casket be so purely faire,
C [...]oise must the Iewel needs be then and rare:
Rare 'tis indeed, for i [...] you is a soule
Admits of nothing hath a shew of foule.
Very well may we crave in such faire Cell
Lung, many yeares may that fair iewell dwell,
Expressing so the bewties of the mind,
Yeelding a full reward at last you'le finde.
(396) To the right Worshipfull RICHARD WESTON, Knight, one or the Barons of the Exchequer. RICHARD WESTON. Anagramma. SO RICH ARDENT.
Riches apparant in you let so be
Inherent to your places dignity:
Choise is still treasur'd in your heart, that they
Had as your chiefest treasure placed may;
And locked up within your heart, yet so,
Right Reverend Baron, as if then you sow,
Declaring outwardly what is within.
With ardent hot affection then begin,
Ever to sow the riches of your minde,
Sparing them here and there, though home confin'd:
That is, although your riches bide within,
Outwards to sow them you may never lin;
Noting your selfe so for a Reverend Iudge.