THE LOVE OF VVALES to their soueraigne Prince, Expressed In a true Relation of the solemnity held at Ludlow in the Countie of Salop, vpon the fourth of Nouember last past. Anno Domini. 1616.

Being the day of the Creation of the high and mighty CHARLES, Prince of WALES, and Earle of CHESTER, in his Maiesties Palace of White-Hall.

LONDON, Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1616.

¶ To the high and mightie Prince CHARLES, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornewall and Yorke, and Earle of Chester, &c.

Most Illustrious and Peerelesse Prince,

THat which your Highnesse be­holdeth in the Sunne rising, how in displaying his bright Beames, hee dispells all mistie vapours, and comforts, by the vigorous influence thereof, the feeble sences of inferior bodies: the same might easily haue bin discerned in the faces of all his Maiesties subiects (who formerly drouping through the Fates destinie) are at last cheered and reuiued by the happy Rise of your Highnes into the Princely throne of Wales, where you were no sooner enthronized by Gods graci­ous prouidence, by lawfull authoritie, and by the loue [Page]of all his Maiesties liege people (who are the Princes principall Supporters) but it was a wonder to see of a sudden, what a sweet spring, what a happie change, what a powerfull renouation was wrought in the vi­tall spirits of his Maiesties sayd subiects, who daun­ced for ioy, filled the Aire with shouts and acclamati­ons in all quarters, but specially in your proper Meri­dian of Ludlow, the beautifull seate of his Maiesties chiefe Castle and Counsell of Wales, where my selfe (being not altogether an idle Actor, nor vnwilling Spectator) was so rauished with the fullnesse of ioy, which I saw in the hearts of the people, as I wished my selfe then to bee transformed into the shape of the sweete Nightingale, which was counted Vox prae­tereà nihil, that with Fames golden wings I might eccho out to the eares of all men, the loyall affection of the Brittish Nation to their royall Prince, and the royall fauours of their gracious Prince intended to them, whose very Name caused such a surplusage of mirth and admiration, as my Penne is not able to decipher the halfe of the reioycing which they ex­pressed, nor were they any way able with all their indeuors, to testifie the full measure of Gladnes which their hearts conceiued: If then in the divulging of this plaine Narration, I eclipse much of the glorious substance of the Shew, I hope your Highnesse in be­holding my loyall intention, will be induced to par­don my daring presumption. And what is now the period of all our Petitions, but that Heauen may adde constancie to the felicitie of your Triumph, and then [Page]we doubt not that our Ioyes shall euer waxe olde, but whiles your Highnesse continues to accept of the roy­all Title of Prince of Wales, his Maiesties people will still haue new matter of reioycing in your graci­ous Gouernment and powerfull protection: Thus in most lowly manner vpon my knee, crauing pardon for this my presumption, hoping your Excellencie will not discusse Nec quis, nec quid, sed quo animo, neyther the meanenesse of my selfe, nor the smallnesse of the matter, but onely the minde and heart of your poore Vassall, I rest praying for all blessings external, internall, and eternall to your Highnesse.

Your Highnesse deuoted in all obseruance Daniel Powel.

To the Reader.

THat which Virgill writeth of Asca­nius his following his Father Ae­neas, I must apply at this time to my selfe;

sequitur (que) patrem, haud passibus ae­quis.

My naturall Father so loued his natiue Country, that (amongst other Writings) he wrote a Chro­nicle of Wales; Doctor Powels Chronicle. and I, howbeit not able to fol­low him in like maturitie and perfection, yet striuing to follow him in the like matter and affe­ction, haue aduentured to relate the great cheer­fulnesse and exceeding forwardnesse, which was in my Country-men, and all in these parts, vpon the day of his Highnesse Creation Prince of Wales. And how euer the carping Critickes may calum­niate my honest indeuours, yet I am sure they can neuer obliterate the memory of that daies mirth, which still remaines niueo signanda lapillo, so re­gistred [Page]in the hearts of the people; Vt nulla vn­quam aetas, nulla aetatis vetustas, nulla vetustatis an­tiquitas illam aboleuerit. Which if thou take in good part, it is all I desire; if thou doe not, it is enough that I testifie my humble duetie vnto my Prince for his content, and my loue to my Country-men for their commen­dations, and so I leaue thee.

The names of such of the Counsell there, as then were present.
  • Sir THOMAS CHAMBERLAINE Knight, Sergeant at Law, chiefe Iustice of Chester, and of his Maiesties Counsell in the Marches of Wales.
  • Sir THOMAS CORNEVVAILE Knight, Ba­ron of Burford, one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties priuie Chamber, high Sheriffe of the County of Salop, one other of his Maiesties said Counsell there.
  • THOMAS HARLEY Esquier, one other of his Maiesties said Counsell there.

THE LOƲE OF VVALES to their soueraigne Prince.

HIs Maiesties said Counsell in the Dominion and Princi­palitie of Wales, and the Mar­ches of the same (beeing at Ludlow, where his Highnesse chiefe Seate and Castle for the said Principalitie, now is, and of a long time hath beene) for a Remembrance to all succeeding A­ges, haue (by the appoyntment and direction of the right honourable Raph Lord Eure, Lord Pre­sident of the said Counsell beeing then absent) commaunded, that the said day, in the yeare a­foresaid, being Monday the first day of this pre­sent Terme, holden before the said Counsell (be­ing [Page]the very day, whereon the most renowned, high, and mightie Prince CHARLES Prince of Great Britaine, &c. was at his Maiesties Pallace of White-Hall created Prince of Wales, and Earle of Chester) should be solemnized.

For which purpose, the said Iustice tooke spe­ciall care, as the shortnes of the time would per­mit, being newly come from London, where hee left sir Henry Touneshend, and sir Francis Eure Knights, with Nicholas Ouerbury Esquier, three of the learned Counsell Resident for the saide Principalitie and Marches thereof, at that time attending his Maiesties speciall seruice at Lon­don:) and caused to repaire, and assemble at the said Castle of Ludlow, the forenamed sir Thomas Cornewaile high Sherife of the sayd County, with his Staffe of Office, and the said Thomas Harley Esquier (being two of his Counsell there as afore­sayd) together with sir Robert Harley Knight of the Bath, sir Francis Cornwaile Knight, Marma­duke Lloyd Esquier, his Maiesties Atturney there, Thomas Powell Esquier his Highnesse Sollicitor, attending the sayd Counsell, Iohn Delabere Do­ctor of Physicke, William Fox, William Vaughan, Gruffith Lloyd Esquiers, and many other worthy Gentlemen and persons of good account of the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Denbigh, Mountgo­gomery, Caeruaruon, Merioneth, and other coun­tries adioyning, to the number of many thou­sand persons.

The true manner of which Solemnization was as followeth:

FIrst, the said Iustice commanded that our said Prince his Armes, with his Name, and Stile there-vnder in Characters fairely subscribed, should be set vp and published, as well vnder the Pulpit in the church of Saint Laurence in Ludlow, and in his Maiesties Chappel within the said Ca­stle, and in the Court-house of the Principalitie there, as also vpon the gates of the said Towne, and high Crosse there, and likewise vppon the principall Posts and Pillars standing in the Mar­ket place within the said Towne of Ludlow.

The tenour of which Stile and Subscription here insueth.

THe right high, Mighty and excellent Prince Charles, Prince of great Britaine and Ireland, Duke of Cornewall, Yorke and of Albany, Marquesse of Ormont, Earle of Rosse, Baron of Armanoch, of the most noble or­der [Page]of the Garter, Knight, Second Sonne by Birth, and now the only and first begotten sonne of the most puissant and potent Iames by the grace of God, of England, Scotland France and Ireland King, is this day at Lud­low by vs of the Counsell solemni­zed within the said Principalitie of Wales.

Afterwards, about nine of the Clocke in the fore-noone of the said fourth of Nouember, Wil­liam Gregory, and Thomas Blashfield Esquiers, Bai­lifes of the said Towne of Ludlow, accompanied with the Magistrates their Brethren, and all the chiefe Burgesses of the said Towne, very richly clad and apparrelled, attended by their Officers with their Maces before them, and all the Quire of the Church there, singing of Hymnes and Psalmes of thankesgiuing and praise for our sayd Prince, bringing with them sixe yong Youths, being Schollers of the Kings free Schoole of the said Towne, well and richly decked and adorned, [Page]who did beare in their hands seuerall Penons and Bannerolls of the Armes and Atchiuements of our said Prince Charles, that is to say:

The formost Scholler bore in his hand the Armes of England and Scotland.

The second carried the Armes of the Brittaines and Saxons.

The third, France and Ireland.

The fourth, Northwales and Southwales.

The fift, Cornewall and Chester.

The sixt and the last, carried the Armes of Yorke and Lancaster, with the Plume of feathers and the Prince his Name;

Hauing before them the Towne Waites and other lowd Instruments of Musicke, and before the musicke marched a long the number of two hundred souldiers being well appointed and fur­nished with Halberds, Pikes, Corslets, Muskets, and Caliuers, vnder the conduct and leading of Leonard Lloyd there then Captaine (who in good order had his Lieutenants, and Sergeants braue­ly arrayed, hauing foure Drums, and two Trum­pets sounding before them, besides Fifes, and o­ther winde Instruments, who all of them thus ap­poynted, came vp to the Castle to attend and bring the said Iustice and Counsell to the Church:

And hauing repayred to the Castle Greene there, and meeting Maister Iustice in his Scarlet Robes, with the rest of the Counsell before na­med in decent maner, vpon the Castle bridge, ac­companied [Page]with all the worshipfull Counsellors of Law, Atturneis and Clarks belonging to that Court, with sundry Esquiers and Gentlemen, hauing before them Richard Iones Esquier, Ser­geant at Armes, carrying his Maiesties Mace, William Gooderick Esquier, gentleman Porter, Ri­chard Collins, one of the Vshers of his Maiesties Chamber, and the two messengers of the Court, viz. Piers Gruffith, and Thomas Pingle gentlemen, in rich coates; Francis Trollop gentleman, Mar­shall of the said Court, Thomas Steuens Gentle­man, Yeoman of the Kings Wardrobe there, Gruffith Iones Constable of the Castle, together with all the chiefe Officers of the said Castle (be­ing all of them very richly apparrelled, and ha­uing another company of Waits and good con­sorts of Musicke, as Cornets, Sagbuts, and other winde Instruments, playing and sounding all a­long the way before them) a great Volley of shot was discharged by the said Muskettiers and Cali­uers, which so pierced the Ayre with the great noyse of Drummes, and sound of Trumpets, Fifes, Flutes, and other Instruments, as the like in these parts hath not beene seene, to the great admiration, and much reioycing of all the Spe­ctators.

And thereupon marshalling themselues in good array, they all went through the Towne streets, to the Church, singing and reioycing all the way they went, where was another Volley of shotte discharged.

After Prayers said, and Psalmes sung, one M. Thomas Pierson, a graue reuerend diuine and wor­thy Preacher, made a very learned Sermon of an houre and halfe long, vpon the first verse of the 72. Psalme, viz.

Giue the King thy Iudgements, O God, and thy Righteousnesse to the Kings sonne.

Which Sermon being ended, and Psalmes sung by the Singing-men and Quiristers, to and with the great Organs there, all the whole Com­pany returned.

And as they issued out of the Church and Church-yard into the Market place, there was a new Scaffolde purposly erected neare vnto the high Crosse (with a great Bonefire not farre di­stant) vpon which Scaffolde the said Schollers with their Penons or Banerols of Armes in their hands, as aforesaid, ascended; and as the said Iu­stice and Counsell passed by, alternatim vttered, and pronounced these seuerall Speeches follow­ing:

CAmbria tolle caput nuper perpessa dolores
Gaudia nunc animo conduplicata tuo.
Auspicijs laetis Princeps hac luce creatur,
Carolus: ô totus Gratia, totus Amor!
Splendida progenies coelo delapsa supremo
Deliciae nostri dimidium (que) Iouis!
Pluribus obsequijs nos hac de gente tenemur
ô Princeps laudes amplificare tuas.
Pluribus officijs nos hac de sede loco (que)
Debemus titulos concelebrare tuos.
Ecce tua ipsius proprio tibi iure dicata
Symbola: iudicibus conueneranda Dijs
Pluma triplex rutilâ pulchre deuincta coronâ
Orbis inexhaustas flammeus ambit eas
Illa feras, pardos (que) truces, aquilas (que) fugaces
Exuperant titulis nobilitata suis.
Scilicet in coelum super aetheris ardua Sanctos
Virtutum studijs penna volare notat.
Vox diuina subest coelesti pectore digna
Ych Dyn,
Sub Iouis Imperijs * Seruio non alijs.
Nemo meis dignus nisi qui sit Summus in orbe
Officijs: Sors est libera nam (que) mea.
Sic antiqua docent nos Vatum oracula recte
(Sors est à primâ Sorte secunda mea.)
Clara coronatae nos hic Insignia plumae
Principis armigeri scutiferi (que) damus.
Vir venerandè tibi; quae (te custode) reposta
Principis hinc nostri nomen in astra ferant.
POndera magna (licet pueri) gestamus; HOnoris
Plena; sed Herculeis viribus aequa satis
Atlantis (que) Humeris: de Gentibus vndi (que) nostris
Debetur titulis Imperialis honos.
Anglia prima suos clarissima signa Leones
Gestat: cognatos Scotia gestat eos
Inde perantiquo splendentes lumine Gentes
Brito Leone nitet: Saxo crucem (que) gerit.
Gallia succedit, cui iuncta Hybernica tellus
Portans dulcisonae Lilia nexa Lyrae.
Hinc diuisa
Ordouices & Silures. Northwales & Southwales.
duas in partes Cambria: Sunt (que)
Signa Leone rapax cum gradiente Leo.
Cestria gestit ouans & ouans Cornubia quinto
Ostentans titulos amplificans (que) suos
Eboraco tandem Lancastria iungitur: illis
Candida purpureae sic rosa iuncta rosae.
Singula pulchra satis licet ingens pondus Honoris
Sola tenent: Ducibus nobilitata suis
Vnde paterna fluit materna (que) Gentis origo
Regibus innumeris quae numeretur auis
At splendoris habent immensum corpore in vno
Crux, Rosa, Spica, Globi, Lilia, Plectra, Leo.
Vis vnita valet: virtus coniuncta nitescit
Clarior: Haec nostri Principis arma docent
Significant (que) suis. Quae (que) haec dignissima sacris
Arcanis, (Vatum ni minuenda fides)
Diuinos mores, coelestia pectora, Mentes
Plusquam mortales Regibus esse pijs.
Hos fidei curae (que) tuae mandamus Honores
O princeps nostri lux (que) decus (que) Fori.
QVid Phaebaea canit vel iactat nomina Delos?
Creta quid omnipotens nomen Iouiale recenset?
Principis haec nostri superabit nomina nomen
Clara per immensum fundens miracula mundum?
Illum pro cunctis sua Cambria praedicet vnum
Vnum prae cunctis vaga fama recenseat illum,
Spargat & Argolicas tua nomina clara per vrbes
Vrbes Italiae noscant tua nomina tanta
Tanta per Assyrios volitent tua nomina muros
Muros Barbariae collustrent nomina sacra
Sacra vel extremae captant tua nomina Gentes
Gentes condiscant & tradant Posteritati,
Posteritas tanto gaudebit nomine laeta
Carole gentis honos nostrae, Lux altera Mundi.
Haec dies nobis niueo lapillo
Haec dies festo numeranda ramo
Carolus Princeps pius hac nitenti Luce creatur.
Principi nostro meritos honores
Maximos illi meritos (que) amores
Demus: & quartae memores Nouembris Simus in aeuum.
Bellicus artes amet & Trophaea
Candidus doctis faueat Camoenis
Victor educto gladio rebellem Terreat hostem.
Inclytus factis super astra notis
Exprimat patrem, pietate matrem
Et Senex vitae numeret beatae Tempora longa.

All which were principally inuented and made by the painfull industrie of that iudicious and la­borious maister of Artes Humfrey Herbert chiefe Schoole-maister of his Maiesties free-Schoole there, vpon one dayes warning.

As also these that follow, were then pronoun­ced, being made by that worthy Alderman of Ludlow maister Richard Fisher.

That which the fullnesse of our Ioy brings forth,
Although not equall to the causes worth;
That which our humble duetie moues vs to,
All that our meane Abilitie can do,
Vnto our deare Prince Charles we consecrate,
His faire beginning to congratulate,
Charles
Camdens Re­maines.
Valiant a [...]d
Verstegans e­tymolog.
All-Noble signifies,
And loe, these Emblemes well the same implies
The
Cardan. inui­cta superare sig­nificat.
Ostrich feathers, Fortitude expresse
The Kingly
Principem & virum magna­nimum.
Lions intimate no lesse:
The
Symbolū chri­stianae prosessio­nis.
Crosse Religion, and these fragrant
Lilium & ro­sae, pulchritudi­nem, gratiam, bonam famam, & iusta facta pollicentur.
flowers
The
Harmonia, sapientiam diui­nam.
Slash, the
Vnitatem & securitatem.
Globes &
Garbae, spicae deorum sunt coronae, prosperitatem & benignitatem significant & denotant. Cardan.
Crowne of heauenly powers,
Are Hieroglyphicks of Nobilitie,
High Birth, true Wisedome, Iustice, Pietie.
These we present vnto his sacred Name,
Whose worth containes the Character of Fame.
THrice blessed be the heauenly Prouidence,
That gau's a Prince of such magnificence,
Who is the most illustrious flowring Bud
Of many famous Kingdomes royall Blud,
And our great Britaines hopefull ornament
Hee shall protect this happy
The Honou­rable Coun­sell of the Marches.
Gouernment.
And proudest opposition learne to know,
The Dutie to our Soueraigne King we owe.
Now Ludlow maist thou hope (if Gods will bee)
Thy Princes sacred person heere to see,
And streame out all thy Ioyes to veiw his Face,
And some officious seruice do his Grace.
O prosper may he, and his glory more,
Then any Charles the World had e're before:
His future yeares exceeding ten times ten,
All those that loue Prince Charles will say Amen.

THe which Speeches being ended by the said Schollers (who thereby for their gracious boldnesse in the deliuerie thereof, got great ap­plause by the said Iustice and all the Auditorie) and after another volley of shot discharged, they marched and passed by sundry other great Bon­fires, whereof one was by the Castle Gate, and another was within the vtter Court, or Greene of [Page]the said Castle, and there marching, dischar­ging of shot, singing, playing on instruments and heartily reioycing, proceeded into the Court-house of the said Principalitie, where the said Iustice very grauely, in the presence and au­dience of all the whole Company there assem­bled, deliuered these words following, or the like in effect, viz.

THis happy and glorious Day, the bright Sunne­shining glory of Great Britaine, being the first day of the Weeke, and the first day of our Terme, and the next day to the Lords owne Day, his holy Sabaoth: and the next day before our won­derfull day of our great deliuerance from the Gun­powder-Treason, the Kings day:

The High and Mighty Prince Charles our first Prince of that Name, Prince of Great Britaine and Ireland, Duke of Cornewall, Yorke, and Albany, Marques of Ormont, Earle of Rosse, Baron of Armanoch, of the most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight: Second Sonne by Birth, and now the Onely, and First Begotten Sonne of the most potent and puissant IAMES, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King; is this day, at his Maiesties Palace of White-hall, created Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester, being the thir­teenth Prince by Creation, in succession of this his Noble Principalitie of Wales.

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This most excellent Prince thus stated and stiled, takes it for a high honour, and great dignitie vnto himselfe to be created Prince of Wales; and ther­fore all we of this Principalitie and Iurisdiction, are the rather bound to yeeld all honour, dutie and seruice to him who hath so much honoured vs, and all Wales.

And therefore let none scorne nor contemne the po­wer and authoritie thereof, (his Highnesse being graciously pleased to signifie his pleasure to me and my said Brethren of this Counsell) That he would protect and defend the same both by his Highnesse himselfe, and by his Princely meanes to the King his father.

And as he is now our first Prince of that name, so I hope he shalbe as religious, victorious, and renow­ned within these his Maiesties Kingdoms and the Dominions thereof in future times, as those of his Name haue bene in other Kingdomes in former A­ges before him, to the great glory of great Britaine.

Therefore all our Prayers to God shalbe, that our said Prince may be a continuall comfort and Honour to the King his father, our dread Soueraigne, during his raigne (which God long continue) and after­wards to be the staffe and strength of vs and all Christendome, for the protection and defence of the Church of God, his holy word and Gospel, and that God will blesse Prince Charles our said Prince of Wales, with all his blessings from Heauen, fit for so high and mighty a Prince as he is; as also with long life, royall issue, and happy dayes, for the [Page]good and welfare of this our Church and Common-wealth.

And let this happy day of the Creation of our sayd Prince of Wales be heere recorded by vs, for a memoriall to all succeeding times: and so againe we say; God saue and blesse Prince Charles our said Prince of Wales, and his royall Posterity for euer.

These were the words of that reuerend Iudge, there wanteth nothing saue that Grace and Zeale wherewith he pronounced them.

Whereunto all the people with a loud voyce prayed and cryed, Amen, Amen.

And thereupon all the Musick played, Drums were strucke, Flutes whistled, Trumpets sounded, people showted, and another piercing and thun­dring Volley of shot was let flie, the eccho and report whereof resounded admirably, to the great solace and comfort of all present.

And then being full one of the clocke in the af­ter noone, the said Iustice, and Counsell, with the Knights, Esquiers, and best sort of Gentlemen returned into the Castle to dinner (where was a great Feast prouided, with excellent musicke) the Bailiffes also with their Brethren and Burges­ses went downe to the Towne, to spend the rest of the day in all joyfull and iouiall manner, hauing [Page]all of them, before their departure thence, in the presence, and by the appointment of Raph Mans­field Esquier, chiefe Steward to the Kings Hous­hold there, drunke plentifully of wine, to the hap­pie health and prosperitie, of our said gracious Prince of Wales.

Dinner being scarse ended in the Castle, the aforesaide Bailiffes in like pompe, beeing a­gaine accompanied with the whole Quire of the Church, and the Penon-bearers with their Bane­rols of Armes in their hands, and their Musicke playing before them, came vp in great solemni­tie into the Castle, where Maister Iustice ioyfully receiuing them, brought them straight into the Chappell, there to offer their Euening Sacrifice, where much reioycing was without doores, and excellent Musicke of Voyces, in singing many Psalmes and new Anthemes within the saide Chappell.

VVhich being finished, the aforesaid Schol­lers very humbly prostrating themselues with low obeisance, deliuered vp their sayd seuerall Banerolls into the hands of the said Iustice, who willed Richard Adams Gentleman, being skil­full in Heraldrie there present, to see them or­derly placed in the said Chappel, where they now remaine as remarkeable Trophies of that Solem­nitie.

And after Prayers ended, the Bailiffes with their company humbly taking their leaue of the [Page]Counsell, Maister Iustice required them still to continue their Ringing, as well for the full so­lemnizing of the said day of our Prince his sayd Creation, as also to expresse their ioy and thanks­giuing vnto Almightie God for our said dread Soueraignes most admirable Deliuerance, with the royall Queene, illustrious Prince, all the Lords Spirituall and Temporall, and Commons of this Realme assembled together in Parliament from the Papists treasonable and horrible conspi­racie, and vnmatchable intended Practise of the Gunne-powder treason, in the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand sixe hundred and fiue, and to bee in a readinesse with the sayd Iustice, and Counsell the next morning, to praise God for the same.

VVhich accordingly was performed the next day, and a very learned Sermon preached by Maister Thomas Kaye, the Kings Chaplaine, at­tending the Lord President and Counsell there, vpon the twelue and thirteene Verses of the 116. Psalme.

What shall I render vnto the Lord for all his be­nefites towards me?
I will take the cup of Saluation, and call vpon the name of the Lord.

Which Sermon being ended, euery man re­turned to their home, the Musicke, Ringing, and Bonefires continuing to the great comfort of all [Page]his Maiesties said louing and faithfull Subiects all the said day.

This Solemnization the said Iustice was care­full to obserue, for the Glorie of God, the Honour of the King, and Prince of Wales; as well to testi­fie and expresse his Duetie and Seruice, as also the loyaltie and heartie ioy of all his Maiesties louing Sub­iects then assem­bled.

FINIS.

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