An Offertory presented at the funerals of the Right Honourable Edvvard Popham, admirall, &c. 1651 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A53208 Wing O145A ESTC R35078 14985088 ocm 14985088 103020

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A53208) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 103020) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1576:4) An Offertory presented at the funerals of the Right Honourable Edvvard Popham, admirall, &c. 1 broadside. s.n., [London : 1651] In verse. Imprint suggested by Wing. Imperfect: creased, with slight loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

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 eng Popham, Edward, 1610?-1651 -- Poetry. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
AN OFFERTORY, Preſented at the FƲNERALS of the Right Honourable, EDWARD POPHAM, Admirall, &c. BE dumb, ye Brats of Poetry; and no more Prophane thoſe Orgies which you ought t'adore; Tis not the Sock or Buskin can become Theſe Tragick Rites, or Perſonate the Tombe Of Noble POPHAM, whoſe ſublimer Hearſe Admits no Rivall with a ſlow-pac't Verſe. The Quire is too narrow, and th' whole Nine Too few, to warble Anthem's at this Shrine: Though they could out-weepe Niobe, and Baptize Freſh ſorrowes in the Ciſternes of their Eyes. Should we deſigne His Tomb? all Brittain muſt Subſcribe to be the Exchequer of His Duſt, Nor is it leſſe then a due Debt which ſhee Should pay to Him, who fought to make her Free. Let thoſe that trace the Series, and the truth Of Navall Victories, define his Youth, Heithen'd with the Honours of command, where Hee Commenc't at Sea, and tooke his firſt Degree. Nor can ſucceeding times forget to cite, And quote the ſtory of that diſmall Fight. Where thoſe proud Argoſies with ſpreading Shippes, Shadow'd the Maine, and menac't an Eclipſe; And frighted Nature, in a palſie ſtood, To ſee whole Forreſts floating on the Flood. The Slaughter-breathing-Braſſe grew hot and ſpoke In flames of Lightning, and in clouds of Smoke, Till the diſcoloured Billowes died in graine Bluſht to behold ſuch ſhambles of the ſlaine; And the pale Tritons ſtood like heartleſſe Elves, Trembling to ſee Men doe more then themſelves. Theſe Tragick Triumphs did Great POPHAM view, And from their fatall obſervation drew Such Warlike Maximes as did thence tranſlate Life to His Honours, ſafety to the STATE: But who can write his Noble Acts, who ſtood The grand Example of His Birth, and Blood? And as ſome ſtately Cedar, by His growth And fruitfulnes, rependeth what ſhe ow'th To her firſt Planter; ſo Great POPHAMS Name, Great in the Cradle, greater in the Fame Of growing Acts, doth His SIRES Trophies raiſe, And interweave His Lawrell with their Bayes. Survey His Zeale, and Faithfulnes, you'lim And coppy Old Themiſtocles by Him: Thoſe brave Philaeni, who fell to reſtore, And inlarge Carthage Bonds, could not do more Then He, whoſe aimes in Peace and War were known 〈1 line〉 Survey His Noble temperance; you'l find Fabricius, though before, an Age behind; Who where He might command, preſcrib'd a Law, And taught His govern'd Paſſions to obey. Survey His Juſtice, Ariſtides ſhall Henceforth be nameleſſe, and Apocryphall: So punctuall were His Actions, and betwixt Candor, and Innocence, ſo poiz'd, ſo fixt, That chaſte, untoucht Aſtraea may be ſayd In Him to have liv'd a Nun, and dy'd a Mayd. But why do I contract? What can't be ſcan'd In Characters, or taken in ſhort hand? Since in the tranſcript of His ſoule we read All that for Worth or Honour can be ſed: Whilſt His juſt Actions ſhall His Fame dilate, Beyond the reach of Envy, or of Fate. Thus liv'd, thus dy'd bleſt POPHAM; to expreſſe, Or ſpeak Him larger, were to ſpeak Him leſſe: For as choice Pictures, where Invention fades, Are beſt portray'd in Umbrages and Shades: So ſilence here beſt ſuits, ſince 'tis more meet He ſhould have rather Volumes, then a Sheet: And 'twere a Crime to cram a copious Theame In a poore Schedule, which deſerves a Reame.