On the death of the illustrious David Earle of Wemyss, &c. One of the most honourable lords of his Majesties Privy Council. Elegie. Murray, Mungo, 17th cent. 1679 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). B04436 Wing M3110 ESTC R180801 52614799 ocm 52614799 175984

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eng Wemyss, David Wemyss, -- Earl of, 1610-1679 -- Death and burial -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Elegiac poetry, English -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
On the DEATH of the ILLUSTRIOUS DAVID EARLE of WEMYSS, &c. One of the moſt Honourable Lords of His Majeſties Privy Council. ELEGIE. AS Great Men do, their Vaſſals charge and call, Them to attend anothers Funerall; Neptune bids Triton warn each Chriſtal-Spring A Floud of Tears into Forths-Firth to bring, To wait His murmuring Tydes, upon Wemys Shore, That Noble Earles Death ſtill to deplore, Whoſe Hollow-Rockie-Caves, with Eccho's may Teach Swans to weep, in an unwonted way, And Rampant-Lyons, hence to roar with Grief, Their Lord and Master is bereav'd of Life: Each Navigator ſails Fifes pleaſant Coaſt, To moan the Anchor of their hope is loſt; For whom built Peer and Harbour ſafe and ſure, No raging ſtorm can Shipping there injure: But all this nothing to thoſe Sorrows, that Of which this Kingdom muſt participat; King, Nobles, Gentry, Clergy, moſt concern'd, A braver Subject Monarch ne're govern'd; Wiſh'd that his Soveraigns-Crowns in concord flouriſh, And Heav'ns good-ſucceſs all His Projects cheriſh, Whoſe, and the Publique's ſafety did deſire, Free from all Plots, Rebellion can conſpire; Straight Loyal-Rule to States-men of the Land, How to Obey, and likewiſe to Command: From Paſſion free, unto ſound Council prone, Rich'd with the Wiſdom of a Solomon: Promotion and Seditious wayes did hate, Endeavour'd rather to be Good than Great; Court Paraſitick flatteries did ſcorn, By whom Truth and Integrity were born: To Law and Goſpel Zealous Conſtant Friend, Religious VVorſhip in the Church maintain'd; Faith juſtify'd with unfaign'd Charity, The Luckie H 〈…〉 Liberality. In Virtuous Actions all the Age excell'd, At VVork a Thouſand Souls daily upheld; Gave Colledges, Schools, Artists, and each Muſe Incouragement Their Genious to uſe; Auguſtian Sp'rit, yet of Meek humble mind, The Worlds beſt Breeding by Thee was refin'd; Renowned Fame of whom can well report, More Hoſpitable ne're kept Princely Court, Fraughted with Courage and Mag'nimity, Honour'd all Orders of Nobility; In Converſe Mirthful, Jovial and Sweet, VVith Clemency made Mercy Juſtice meet; With Coal, and Salt, enrich'd Thy Countrey more, Then all the Traffiquers for Indian Ore: As Boas did, His Family o'reſee, Thy Beasts were fatned by the Maſters eye: In whoſe affairs were nothing wrong that went, Whom Tenents, Servants, ever may lament. Brag'd not of Blood, as many now-a-days, Though from Mcduff (Fifes Thane) Thine did ariſe. In Matching, and Alliance did digreſs Ne're from the ſplendor of his worthineſs: Sad Pryzleſs loſs to Name, (its ancient Chief) Thereto ſhew friendſhip beyond all belief; As Scripture tells, Joſeph of Husbands beſt, And Iſaac the moſt loving do atteſt, Of Noble Wemys, may future times record, The beſt of Husbands, and moſt loving Lord: Thy Deathleſs Praiſe ſpread through the Univers, (As is Thy Merit) can no Pen expreſs; Full ſixty nine years luſtre lent this Clyme, In all whoſe Days, moſt Peaceful, free of Cryme; Hence call'd to Heav'n, David Earl of Wemyſs, Anagram, to have eternal Rule, 〈1… lines〉