An epitaph on the late deceased, that truely-noble and renowned lady Elizabeth Cromwel (mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey.

An epitaph on the late deceased, that truely-noble and renowned lady Elizabeth Cromwel (mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey.

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AN EPITAPH On the late deceased, that truely-Noble and Renowned Lady ELIZABETH CROMWEL, (Mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey.

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AN EPITAPH On the late deceased, that truely-Noble and Renowned Lady ELIZABETH CROMWEL, (Mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey.

REnowned mother of our Lord

Great OLIVER Protector,

Thou noble Root that didst afford

Great Britain's Weal's Affector!

Like Helen, sometime honoured

For Great Constantine's Mother;

So Thou for Us hast born and bred

One truely such another

In Wisdom, Valour, and Goodness,

That hath us freed from Chains

Of Tyrants great, that did distress

Good men with cruel Pains.

And as Great Constantine did free

Christ's Church from Persecution;

So hath thy Son gain'd Libertie

For real Truth's promotion.

May he go on to conquer still

All potent Enemies

That wish our Western Zion ill,

And would our Rights surprise.

And may he give the fatal blowe

To Persecution's pride,

In any Forms, both high or lowe,

Where-ever he doth hide.

May he go on, Terrour to be

To Rome's usurping power;

May he give Christians Libertie

(Out from that Babel-Tower)

And ease poor Protestants from Bands,

And th' cruel Inquisition,

And free us from proud Clergies hands,

Is that which we petition.

Madam, you lived to great age,

And saw most great Mutation

Acted upon the common Stage

Of this our terrene Station.

Your Life it was most full of Love

To creatures in distress:

That is the God-like life above,

And is true Happiness.

May You and Yours it still possess.

Nov. 17. 1654.

J. L▪

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LONDON, Printed by James Cottrel. 1655.

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An epitaph on the late deceased, that truely-noble and renowned lady Elizabeth Cromwel (mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey.

Long, J., verse writer.

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1654

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A88514

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Wing L2994

ID [STC]

Thomason 669.f.19[41]

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ESTC R212116

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99870767

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99870767

ID [VID]

163379

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— An epitaph on the late deceased, that truely-noble and renowned lady Elizabeth Cromwel (mother to His Highness the Lo. Protector of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.) who lived to the age of 89. and died Nov. 16. 1654. and lieth buried in Westminster-Abbey., Long, J., verse writer..

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1 sheet ([1] p.)

Printed by James Cottrel,. London :: 1655 [i.e. 1654]. (Signed at end: J. L. [i.e. J. Long].) (Thomason received his copy November 1654.) (Verse - "Renowned mother of our Lord".) (Annotations on Thomason copy: "Nouember 25"; added to the initials at end: "onge"; "A very sad Copie of verses".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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