Loyalty rewarded, or, A poem upon the brace of bucks bestowed upon the loyal apprentices by His Majesty written by an apprentice. Apprentice. 1681 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2006-06 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A49374 Wing L3381 ESTC R4870 12981987 ocm 12981987 96171 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2006-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-02 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Loyalty Rewarded ; OR , A POEM UPON THE Brace of BUCKS Bestowed upon the Loyal Apprentices , by His Majesty . Written by an APPRENTICE . WHAT more can man expect from Majesty , Than Thanks , acknowledging their Loyalty ? The best of Subjects have been still content , Without Reward , with the Acknowledgement ; And Thanks alone have been an Obligation , To keep Men firm unto their Loyal Station : But when a Prince doth condescend so low , And on his Subjects THANKS and GIFTS bestow , What Obligations then on Men do lie , To be his Loyal Subjects till they die , And value Lives less than their Loyalty ? T' oppose all Faction , and to stake their Lives , As constant Guards to his Prerogatives , And let not Threats deterr , nor Promise bribe ▪ From Loyalty , to serve the Factions Tribe . For did not Sacred Writ and Laws decree , Yet this Great Favour binds their Loyalty : This is our Case , and thus we ought to be : For whilst with humblest Thoughts and Hearts no less , We to Great CHARLES presented our Address , Hoping that Heaven's Vice-Gerent bore the Nature Of God , the World , and Greatest Kings Creator ; Humbly imploring that he would accept , Instead of pay , the Acknowledgement o th' Debt : And to his Sacred Years did humbly call For Patience , till we could discharge it all ; And though our poor Address came late , however , We did imagine , better late than never ; And since we could not in the Front appear , We 're humbly content to bring up the Rear ; Though others may be Abler , Wiser , and more Free ▪ Yet none alive are Loyaller than We ; Who still are ready to lay down our Lives In vindicating his Prerogatives : Hoping that he , like Heaven , would requite With equal Hand the Treasure and the Mite : For though our poor Abilities were small , Yet with Sincerity we gave our ALL. And on our Bended Knees we did implore , To find Acceptance , and durst ask no more ; Which to our Joy , just as we did believe , In hopes we waited , and did Thanks receive , Being prostrate at His Feet , He did command Us to arise , and offer'd us his Hand , Which each one humbly kiss'd , and on it swore To the Contents read i' th Address before . Thus being Honour'd in the Council Room , Full fraught with Joy we came rejoycing Home ; Telling our Fellows of our Great Respect , Being more by far than any could expect : Yet our Good Prince being willing to advance Our Loyalty and firm Allegiance ; And that our Joy the Greater might appear , Hath on us now bestow'd a Brace of Deer : And nothing's wanting now but Dialect , T' express our unexpressible Respect ; Wee 'd willingly surround the World's Vast Banks , To find a Language to express our Thanks ; But 't is in vain , the Honour is so Great , It only runs us farther in that Debt , Which to our Grief we 're never like to pay , Yet will acknowledge till our Dying Day : But since we can't ; that Heaven will requite , Shall be our constant Pray'rs both Day and Night ; And as Acknowledgements the Gifts shall be The Hieroglyphicks of our Loyalty . The Deer's Majestick Carriage still shall be The Lively Effigies of MAJESTY . His Srong Couragious Horns still represents Bold Hearts , Strong Arms , Couragious Intents , To Guard the Royal CHARLES from Male-contents . His hasty Steps , and swifter Feet still shows Not how to shun , but to pursue our Foes . In short , each part shall fully put to View , Great CHARLES , the Duty that we owe to You ; Who , like strong Guards , Your Person will surround , To keep You safe from each Malicious Hound . Our Swords , when e're Occasion serves shall be Like Horns to Push and Gore the Enemy . Whilst of Your Bounty we will make Good Cheer , And drink Your Health over the Slaughter'd Deer , Humbly imploring Heav'n to shower down Perpetual Joys upon Your Sacred CROWN , Still Glorious , like the Sun , may CHARLES appear , Till Heaven removes Him to a Nobler Sphere . LONDON , Printed for R. W. 1681.