Encouragments for the vvarres of France to excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick noble-men, gallant gentlemen, and couragious souldiers, who vnder the conduct and regiment of the most martiall and magnanimous Lord the Earle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King His Most Sacred Maiestie in France / by William Douglasse North-Britaine.

Encouragments for the vvarres of France to excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick noble-men, gallant gentlemen, and couragious souldiers, who vnder the conduct and regiment of the most martiall and magnanimous Lord the Earle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King His Most Sacred Maiestie in France / by William Douglasse North-Britaine.

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TO THE RIGHT HONOVrable and truely Noble Lord William Earle of Mortoun, Lord Dalkieth, and Aberdoure, &c.

To the Courteous Reader.

TO MY MVCH RESPECTED FRIEND AND Cousing Mr. William Douglasse.

In Amici & Condiscipuli mihi dilectissimi M, Gulielmi Douglasij Libellum.

EPIGRAMS, Vpon the most Honourable and braue resolution of the right Worthie, Vertuous, Noble, Heroicke, Martiall and Magnanimous Lord William Earle of Mortoun, Lord Dalkieth and Aberdoure &c. One of his most sacred Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Counsell in both Kingdomes: and great Generall to all the hie minded and couragious Noble-men, Gallant Gentle-men, and braue Souldiers who followes and accompanyes his Honourable Lordshippe to France.

An Acrostiche or Alphabeticall Sonnet to the said Noble Earle.

An Echo resounding and answering to the same purpose.

Quod Galli arctissima jamdiu cum Scotis necessitudine neglecta pactis que violatis stristissimis & antiquissimis Scotiam iustissime contra seipsos armarunt. Carmen Elegiacum.

Quod Nobilissimus Mortoniae Comes ex antiquissima & Invictissima Douglasiorum Familia cujus majores toties Gallis opem temporibus aerumnosis tulerunt, nunc in Gallos ex Scotia primus milites ducat.

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ENCOVRAGMENTS FOR THE VVarres of France.

To excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick Noble-Men, Gallant Gentlemen, and couragious Souldiers, who vnder the Conduct and Regiment of the most Martiall and magnanimous Lord the [...]arle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King his most sacred Majestie in France.

By WILLIAM DOUGLASSE North-Britaine.

Alter erit tum [...] et altera quae vehat Argo

Dilectos heroas: erunt etiam altera bella

At (que) iterum ad Troiam magnus mittetur Achilleis

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EDINBVRGH, Printed by Iohn Wr [...]i [...]toun▪ 1627. Cum Privilegio.

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TO THE RIGHT HONOVrable and truely Noble Lord William Earle of Mortoun, Lord Dalkieth, and Aberdoure, &c.

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IT is a maxime and generall obserued in Philosophy that all things naturally tends and inclines to the center of the owne kinde: if so in things Physicall where altogether nature beares the sway, much more in matters Politicall where reason rules & hath the Preheminence, yea, even in Religion and pietie, as the common Proverbe goeth Charitie begins at the selfe.

What marvell then, right Noble Lord, that I (although the meanest of all such who stand oblished and ingadged to your L. in all humble duetie and service) yet hauing the honour to bee one of your L. Name, & presuming vpon the good report I heare in the mouthes of all men of your L. good nature, courteous humane & affable disposition haue adventured and taken the boldnesse in this litle triviall taske, and extemporaniall lynes (the very first essay & fruit of my Muse) to addresse my self, and haue recourse vnto your honourable L. the true and worthie center of my Sphere & Horizon: and that my Darkenesse beeing inlightned, by the meanest reflects that flowes from the Sunshine of your L. worth, I may, darre appeare in publicke & the more boldly shew my self to the view of the World in this learned and Apollo-bred age. It is cleare & evident, that the mirthlesse [Page] Musicke of the Droning Bee, is no wayes so pleasant as the melodious warbling of the matchlesse Mearle or rarest Philomel and the rest of Heavens sweet singing Quiristers yet doth shee not ceaese to fill the vacuitie of the spacious Aire, and to please the eare of the Auditours in giving them all that nature hath giuen her, so I in this time of necessitie and common concurrance while as euerie man endevors to bee some way stedable to the most worthie proceedings of our most sacred Soveraignes intended Warres, though I can neither doe as others, nor say or sing as others, yet with others I will bee bold to shew foorth my goodwill, though it were but to roll and tumble my Tub with Diogenes, and with the Bee to blast soorth the bombing sound, of my barren Song. And as for your honourable L. who is the due subject of my Songe, I am perswaded that as the naughtiest mettall, even Lead it selfe, being presented to the most rare Alchimist stone by the touche and vertue thereof, is presentlie transformed into Gold: so no question this drosse of my plumbish Poesie being once presented & touched with the most rare vertue of your L. fauour, shall incontinent bee Metamorphosed in a golden shape: & las the weary Dove flying to the safe Ark of your L. protection with this one leaf of the olive maybee sheltered & enioy a sure couer from all the stormy blastes, not of the vncertaine god AEolus, but of the certaine windie Devi [...] Zoilus, such a damnable detracter, who is well practised and learned in his arte of carping & calumniating other mens workes, but was never so well learned himself, as to vnderstand but these three words [...] [...]. So hoping, yea, assuring my self your L. out of your euer accustomed courtesie and goodnesse, will excuse and take in good part this my boldnesse and presumption and so much the rather, my chiefe aime heerein being the glorie of God, the eredit of our King and Country, & the celebration of your L. duelie deserved honour and praise, wherein I haue done as I could though not as I would: yet protesting when a more fauouring influence [Page] shall, afford mee seme matter of greater importance the same also shall come foorth vnder the shelter of your L. honourable Name whom I haue chosen to bee the great Protectour and onlie Maecenas of my Muse as I am and shall ever remaine,

Your L. owne in all humble duetie and affectionat service while I breath, W. D.

To the Courteous Reader.

KInd courteous Reader, whosoe're thou bee,

Who viewes these Infant ishues of my braine

Let mee receiue no censures sharpe from thee

Since these my verse but from a novice vaine

In tennours low I studie to bee plaine,

Leauing a higher stile for great engines,

This birth abortiue doe not then disdaint,

Tho bee not heere elaborat my lines

Not vsde as yet on Heliconian Mountaines

On Pindus toppe, or Acidalian Fountaines

Your servant in all bound duetie. W. D.

TO MY MVCH RESPECTED FRIEND AND Cousing Mr. William Douglasse.

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I Can not but commend thy 'spyring Spreit,

Who now so soone dost haunt Parnassus springs

And for due declaration of thy wit

So high dost soare with Pegasean wings,

Since tender yeares such tribute now imbringes:

Vnto Apollo & the Muses shrine,

In grauer age when thou some subiect sings,

What shall the greatnesse bee of thy engine?

How aptly heere thy tennours doth combine

Precedents past to matters now in hand

Of Countrie men, while Courage doth incline

With valour to advance by Sea and Land?

Praise worthy thou, of Douglasses a Mearle

To Douglasses doth sing and Mortouns Earle.

Ge. Colquhoun.

In Amici & Condiscipuli mihi dilectissimi M, Gulielmi Douglasij Libellum.

MIra canis, sed vera canis: cum annalibus olim

Douglasidum memoras fortia facta virûm

Gallorum fraudes, Scotorum camine laudes

pangis: Saxonidas pingis honore duces

Ergo tibi nomen Patrium, ergo in amore paterno

vincta est pro meritis terra Britanna tuis.

Ge. Dunlopus.

EPIGRAMS, Vpon the most Honourable and braue resolution of the right Worthie, Vertuous, Noble, Heroicke, Martiall and Magnanimous Lord William Earle of Mortoun, Lord Dalkieth and Aberdoure &c. One of his most sacred Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Counsell in both Kingdomes: and great Generall to all the hie minded and couragious Noble-men, Gallant Gentle-men, and braue Souldiers who followes and accompanyes his Honourable Lordshippe to France.

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NOW is the time if e're in any age

For Martiall men and Gallants to goe foorth,

Against the French, to vindicat with rage,

Their wrongs and vilipending of Our Worth

What hath the valiant Scots of Galls nowgaind

Eight hundreth yeares who haue their state maintain'd?

In Parliament worthie Colmannus wise

Much 'gainst this League did constantly contend

Who Thane of Marre in braue Achaius dayes

When Charli-mane did heere his Legat send

An aide of Scotts doth earnestlie implore

'gainst Saxons, who supprest the Celticke shore.

Colmannus wise with grace and grauitie

Vnto his King and Nobles doth declare,

To Scotts that League must prejudiciall bee,

'Gainst English in one Ile who natiues are

Since aide of French stood in vncertaintie

Of Elementes vnconstant wind and Sea.

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Time hath confirmde Colmannus counsell good

Who 'gainst this League his speeches did propone,

Spent by the Scotts what speates of bravest blood,

In fending France whiles English them oppone?

Abroad in France at home in Britannie

What bravest Scots did in that quarrell die?

Were French e're since victors in any Warre

Wherein not Scots did chiefest credit carrie?

To English braue since French inferiour farre

In valour, worth, in matters militarie:

So long with them beene at such deepe debate,

Were not for Scots vndone long since their state:

The English Archers so by the French were fearde,

Whiles Edward the blacke Prince who praisde so much

Through most of France his statelie Trophies rierde,

With his victorious troupes wrought matters such

That numbers small of his with easie toyle

Whole Myriads of feeble French would foyle.

If not impeded by those ciuill jarres

And by the Martiall Scots wel-knowne might,

What valiantly was wonne by them in Warres,

And what they did possesse by Normand right

The worthie English in Celticke Diadame

Vnto this day had still maintainde the same.

Now Warres of Lancaster and Yorke are done,

And both the Roses well long since are joynde

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And Scotland now and England all in one

Vnder one King are happilie conjoynde

Vnit in boundes, in bodies, mindes, and loue

Gainst all the Worlde invincible to prooue.

Since then the French most madde in their intent,

Hath incitate our most couragious King

That for reuenge and for their ruine bent

Deserued warres doth duelie 'gainst them bring:

And by his generall braue Buckinghame

He hath begun their fronters for to tame,

It is full time for Scots for to concurre

And by their Kings and Englands injurie

Vnto their proper splene to bee a spurre

And 'gainst the French for to encrease their furie.

That Archers of the Corps so long neglected

Nor is our gens d'armes as due respected.

Nor haue they kept in minde that League so old

Nor dueties done to them, which were so great;

Into their histories not wee inrolde

The actions of the Scots doth not entreat

Our deedes in France both recent and of old

By Forrainers not by the French or told

How can the Scots forget in ages all

In latest times their great ingratitude?

Since God this Land from errours did recall,

Resaued heere pretending much our gude.

Since that our Queene of Scotland onlie heir.

In France espoused to their Dolphine their.

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When they as Friends had seazed in their hand

Our Fortresses, and strengths of importance

They much opprest the people of this Land,

And euerie where as victors did advance,

Badlie for Soule and bodies ruine bent

Did use tyrannicall gouernement.

Which Tyrannie had longer heere indurde,

If English (we not meriting so much)

With strongest troupes to hardnesse all inurde

Had not them forcde to composition such

That soone they left the limites of this Land,

For which to England yet wee obligde stand.

Then Martiall Mortoun with thy Men at armes

Like thy Ancestors worthilie aduance:

Let to thy Foes notorious bee their harmes

By Douglasse Name sounded againe throught France:

That they who French wont to defend before

Now of their spoiles and victories may glore.

As in the Warres of Scots by oldest right

The Vanguard to the Douglasse did belong,

So first of Scots against the French to fight

Leade thou our trained troupes their lands along,

That ancient valour which in ages old

May now againe reviue in Douglasse bold.

Two Douglasse Earles (their valour this proeur'de)

In Turoues Dukedome were worthilie invest

[Page] Which yet their successours if not injurde

Vnto this day had still the same possest:

Since thou hast right from thy ancestors race

Let now thy Sword thee in Possession place.

Right Gallant Guilliam King Achaius Brother

Transported first fiue Thousand Scotts to France

As wise and valiant he, as any other

With Lillies first the Lyon did advance,

For rare exployts right fast his fame did flie

Through Flanders, France through Spaine and Italie.

Most famous Florence was by him restorde,

By cruell Gothes when brought to great decay:

With Monuments and buildings braue decorde,

Which keepes in minde his name vnto this day,

And yet respects the Scots with Honoures hie

Since they restorers of their libertie.

So valiant William of statelie Douglasse stemme

Is now the first into thir sturring times

Gallants transportes from Scotlands Diademe

To conquesse and to kepee those Celtick climes

The bloody heart with Lyon to erect,

King Charles Foes with terrour to correct.

That hee in France may possiblie repeat

Those Provinces which doe him to belong,

Since he as heire to conquering William great,

Deprivde of Normandie receiues great wrong

[Page] By and attoure his right and greatest claime

To all the rest of Celticke Diademe.

Hee is the Man to whom the mates of Mars

Directed hath the drift of their designes

His Grandour chiefest end of wished Warres

He highest aime whom hope to most assignes

That tru elie him we Charles the great may see

Greater nor Charles the great or fifth to bee.

For, shall wee not expect to be compleat

What prophesied by sacred Sibill Songs?

In Gods owne time he'le raise some man of Spreit

To free his Church and vindicate their wrongs

The Antichrist with all his cursed crew,

The tyran Turke the Lord in Hell will spew.

And is there one from east to occident

A Potent Prince so for this purpose meete,

As is King Charles our Monarche eminent.

In whom those Prophesies shall bee compleet:

That so Gods Saintes enjoy may libertie

Hence by his Sworde from proud oppressours free.

So then it restes for all that seeke renowne

With their braue King concurre in such a quarrell

His old vnconquered Caledonian Crowne

For such pretence they will refuse no perrell;

Invincible they will their courage show,

That all the Worlde may still their courage know.

FINIS.

An Acrostiche or Alphabeticall Sonnet to the said Noble Earle.

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VVyse, valiant, vertuous, Worlds admired worth

In courtesie, and courage next to none

Loved of all, heroike heart goe foorth,

Let armes aduance thy old Ancestoures Throne:

In our vnconquerde soill at of this one

As many good was ere of any Name?

Mars had not else foure hundreth yeares by gone

Doubled the Douglasse still augmenting Fame

Or was the Vandgard euer lost with shame,

Whereas chiefe Chiftaine Douglasse did appeare?

Grand honour of the royall Diadame

Loe, for their woethin Parliament they beare

And yet more praise expects of thee alone

Since seldome God gaue vertue More to one.

Anagr.

An Echo resounding and answering to the same purpose.

COme Echo canst thou answere to my call? E. all.

What votes thou to this Earles brave adventer? E. enter.

Will thou stand good then for all future euill? E. I will.

But what? all future chances are vncertaine? E. Certaine.

Who then doth know mens afterward estates? F. Fates.

And cannot their presages faile for euer? E. never.

Who doth inspire them? God from Heauen hic? E. eaven he.

[Page] VVhat shall the Earle of his paines exonor? E. honor.

And since he goes what shall he bring againe? E. Gaine.

VVhat gaine? For by long time Fame will decay? E. nay.

Shall none forget to memorate this voage? E. no age.

Then who is fitte to conquere such a Pearle? E a Earle.

And who bee's Master of this matchles Fortoun? E. Mortoun.

Quod Galli arctissima jamdiu cum Scotis necessitudine neglecta pactis (que) violatis stristissimis & antiquissimis Scotiam iustissime contra seipsos armarunt.
Carmen Elegiacum.

TEmporibus priscis fulsit victoria Gallis

Vllene quae Scotis non fuit auxiliis?

Mirum igitur Gallos vincendos milite Scoto

Victores toties milite Scotigeno:

Nempe sui nostro cum regno faedris icti

immemores, fragilem nunc violasse fidem

Constat: ut in Celtis nō sunt data praemia nostris

Debita, nec laus, nec gloria militibus:

Quid referam Fratres Anglos cum classe retentos?

Quid referam oppressos Relligione pios?

Quid Cereris sacrum arcanae puerilibus ausis

Vulgatum memorem, spreta (que) connubia.

Carolus ille ergo noster regum editus alto

Gallorum, Anglorum, Scotigenum (que) satu;

Normannaeque ducis qui longa ab origine Gentis

Ius certum in Celtas nunc habet imperij,

Armis accinctus justis hic Carolus ensem

distrinxit justum, justa (que) bell a movet,

Vindicet vt fraudes, vt debita forte reposcat

sceptra, ut (que) oppressos subleues ense pios.

FINIS.

Quod Nobilissimus Mortoniae Comes ex antiquissima & Invictissima Douglasiorum Familia cujus majores toties Gallis opem temporibus aerumnosis tulerunt, nunc in Gallos ex Scotia primus milites ducat.

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SI qui de nostris vnquam meruere camaeuis,

Vel si vnquam Musae quid potuere meae.

An non te quem prima decent praeconia laudis

Carmine nunc celebret Calliopeia mea?

Tune ille antiqui magna de stirpe Douglassi

Regis ut & patriae raptus amore tuae,

Prima Caledoniae qui primus belliger infers

In Francos meritis arma petita suis.

Qui regem Patriam (que) tuam virtutibus ornas:

Exuperas proavos qui probitate pios.

Tanta tua baec virtus nostr [...] bene nota Monarchae

te facit astrigeras Martis adire Domos.

Tanta tua boec virtus regali milite structum

mittit te ad Trojam major Achille novam.

Te duce longinquos quis non percurrat ad Indos

Succinctus gladio jussa subire tua:

Hostis imo armatas procedentem ante catervas

Si te tam validum viderit ire ducem,

Non modo terga dabit sed ter verba baec geminabit.

Heu cum Scotigenis venit ad arma Deus.

Qualis vt aethereis si Iuppiter esset in armis,

qualis et in castris Mars foret ipse suis:

Talis eris dum bella gerens sub imagine Martis

structus eris clypeo tu Iove nate tuo.

Marte igitur part [...]s qui diu latuere triumphos

Nomini ut & patriae tute repone tuae.

FINIS.

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Encouragments for the vvarres of France to excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick noble-men, gallant gentlemen, and couragious souldiers, who vnder the conduct and regiment of the most martiall and magnanimous Lord the Earle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King His Most Sacred Maiestie in France / by William Douglasse North-Britaine.

Douglas, William, Earl of Morton, 1582-1650.

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1627

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— Encouragments for the vvarres of France to excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick noble-men, gallant gentlemen, and couragious souldiers, who vnder the conduct and regiment of the most martiall and magnanimous Lord the Earle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King His Most Sacred Maiestie in France / by William Douglasse North-Britaine., Douglas, William, Earl of Morton, 1582-1650..

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