Elegie on the much to be lamented death of the Right Honourable, Alexander Lord Reath, one of his Majesties most honourable Privy Council, and Exchequer, &c. Departed this life, March 21 1698. Donaldson, James, fl. 1697-1713. 1698 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B02736 Wing D1849 ESTC R171805 52211812 ocm 52211812 175661 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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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ELEGIE On the Much to be Lamented Death of the Right Honourable , ALEXANDER Lord REATH , One of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council , and Exchequer , &c. Departed this Life , March 21 1698. IT seems the Heavens begins to frown , the World draws near an end When Wisdom drops down to the Grave , that did this Land defend ; Great A'banie , go mourn a while , my Quil is droping Tears , Thou lost not such a Friend I trow , no not this Hundred years ; Now Wisdom , Charity and Love , put on your ragged Gown , There is a Jewel very rich , this day , fall'n from your Crown ! The Voice of Poor , like Echo cryes , making a dolefull Sonnet , Until the Council find a Head , that well can fill his Bonnet . His Wisdom lay in Silence long , until it got a Vent , Like precious Oyntment gave a Smell , the King than for him sent : And gave him places Honourable , he did Deserve them All , In future Ages for to come , will be Chrononical . Dame Nature has been very bold , that Fram'd him at first , The Motto of his Emblem was , GOD sayes , Be Good and Just ; And when he came into the World he was endu'd with Grace , Than Reason did take hold thereon , and sat in Natures place : Vertue sent him to her Garden , to see what Flower he would pull , There he puld Grace , like Aarons Rod , that buded ever still : Then Vertue fell in Love with him , ' cause he had chosen the best , She sayes to Honour , follow him , he is my Real Guest . When Vertue saw that Honour went , and followed at his back , Wisdom cryes aloud , I will run with Truth , to be his Cloak : And that will serve him all his Life , what e're he can need , But I 'le defy the Universe to take from it one Threed : As Solomon did Wisdom choise , for to obey GOD's Will ; So I resolv'd to follow him , and will do ever still . The Ark was of a curious Bulk , but was not very much . Yet it contain'd the World great , yea and the Holy Church . King David was but a little Man , Sober , but not Machia , Yet Wisdom found him out a way , to kill the Great Golia . His Virtuous Person and its Worth , before Others to discrive , For Vertue , Wisdom , Parts , and Grace , there 's few like him alive : His Wisdom like the Jordans Flood o'reflow'd , refresht the Land , His Council great as Oracles , but none could it withstand . He spake in council like to Job , with out all kind of fear , Gray Hairs rose up , and gave him praise , his Wisdom did admire . His Worthie Noble Family , even from their very Youth , The whole Track of their Life has been to Suffer for the Truth : Till Phoebus rose with mighty heat , in all his Radiant Beams , They Sail'd the Goulf , against the Tyde , came to the Crystal Streams . Now thy Successour Leven Great , he is a Man Belov'd In Council , State , and Mighty Warr , the King has him approv'd ; He did behave himself so well abroad by Sea and Land , Which made the King put him in Trust , Hye Keeper of SCOTLAND . Though now L : Reath lyes in this Tomb , according to GODS Will , His Name and Fame continue shal in future Ages still . You Seraphims and Cherabims , Salute him with a Bless , He 's gone from Earth to Heavens Glor , that truely Honour'd was , Ten Thousand Ages yet to come , is but to him one day . That Beatiphick Vision great , he will enjoy for aye . As One of the Saints , all clade in White , upon Mount Zion Hill , Through Ages of Eternity the Lamb will follow still . Tho Friends should make the Rivers run with Tears that 's shed below , He will not rise for all their Cryes , till the last Trumpet blow .