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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. James -- I, -- King of England, 1566-1625 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. 2004-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-04 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2004-04 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-07 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ELIZAES MEMORIALL . King Iames his arriuall . AND ROMES DOWNEFALL . The memoriall of the iust shal be blessed ; but the name of the wicked shall rotte . printer's or publisher's device LONDON Printed by T. C. for Iohn Baylie , and are to be sold at his shop neare the litle North doore of Paules . 1603. To the suruiuing late wife of his deceased Maecenas . THe extraordinarie good that I From you and your deceased loue receiu'd , Haue made me oft to ponder with my selfe , How in some sort I might requite the same . But finding that so farre beyond my power , I purposed to take some thing in hand , VVherewith I might present you as the signe Of my great thankfulnesse to you againe . Then take this simple gift in gracious part , Till better workes shall answere your desart . Yours most bounde A. N. ELIZAES Memoriall . EArly before Aurora shewe her face , Or day-bright Hesperus begin t' appeare ; Before that Titan gins to run his race , Awake my pen ▪ and vp thy selfe do reare , To shewe to all posteritie to come , what perfect ioyes possest Elizaes crowne . Had Maro liued in her golden daies , ( Resembling ioyes that euer shall remaine ) He would haue tun'd his oaten pipe to praise The happie state of dread Elizaes raigne , And pretermitted as a thing but vaine , The troubles which Aeneas did sustaine . Her fame throughout the totall Orbe did sound , Her wisedome eu'ry Monarch did admire , Her Maiden-head with noble vertue crownd , Hath now attaind the hau'n of her desire . The glorious kingdome of eternitie , Where she enioyeth immortalitie . Shee kept her selfe a Virgin for the Lord , With whom she longed daily for to be , That onely he alwaies she did accord , Should haue the prime of her virginitie ; Who hath aduanc'd her to his heau'nly throne , Wh●re she enioyes the perfect vnion . Her Scepter was the rule of righteousnes . Her Subiects more for loue then feare obei'd . Her Gouernment seem'd perfect blessednes . Her Mercie with her Iustice euer swai'd . Her Bountie , Grace , and Magnanimitie , Her princely minde did plainely signifie . She was the goldē Pipe through which great Ioue Deriu'd to vs his blessings manifolde . She was the token of his tender loue , Chearing the hearts of all both yoong and olde . She hath extinguisht all the mistie daies , And brought a light more bright thē Phoebus raies But now to come more nearer to the point , The which I purpose to insist vpon , Three things I meane to handle ioynt by ioynt , And orderly speake of them one by one . Which are the Captaine blessings of his traine , Which did attend vpon her Highnes raigne . Where first I do account that chiefest good , Among so many blessings that are rife , Gods sacred word surpassing Angels food , That feeds the soule vnto eternall life . Not mingle mangle mixt with Popish custome , But sincere milk deriu'd frō Gods owne bosome . Frō Gods own bosome first the same proceeded , Begetting , strengthning , & our faith encreasing . Till we with him in glory may be seated , With all his Saints and Angels there triumphing . VVith this , God doth all other blessings send : For on this blessing all the rest depend . Hence come the ioyes which heau'nly pleasure brings , While here we leade our liues deuoid of strife : Hence flowe the christall euer-running springs , Of wholesome waters of eternall life . Hence comes the peace no earthly thing can giue , The peace of conscience while on earth we liue . A Treasure great , of price inestimable , A Nectar sweete , distilling from aboue , The foode diuine of truth incomparable , Knitting our hearts in amitie and loue , The way to rest , and all eternitie , The Pearle which Christ commanded vs to buy . That glorious light which did illuminate Our harts , which long in darknes had remain'd , To make vs of true light participate , Whereby our steps from darknes are refrain'd . How greatly are we bound to praise the Lord , For this great blessing of his sacred word ? If all the costly Mynes of th'Indians , Which secretly lie hid within the ground : If all the precious stones which in the sands Of Libia land most plentiously abound : If all the ioyes of humane hearts content , Which seated are vnder the Firmament , Should be transported to our English coast , And here enioyed as our proper owne ; Of them we might not halfe so truly boast , As of this sacred truth amongst vs sowne . This therefore in the front is placed best , Because it is the chieftaine of the rest . The second head wh●reto I do reduce , The seuerall blessings of her Highnesse raigne , Is long and quiet peace , whose pleasant iuice Distilleth like the first and latter raine . For such a peace before was neuer seene , As we enioy'd vnder a Virgin-Queene . The Husbandman then gladly tild the ground , And sowed the same with graine in time of seed , Expecting interest thence to abound , As God had preappointed and decreed . And at the Haruest reapt it vp in peace , Landing Iehouah for his great encrease . The Labourer that toiled all the day , And tooke his penny for his hired paine , At night might homeward safely wend away , Praising the Lord , the Author of his gaine : Sweetly with peace himselfe in peace refreshing , Voyd of all feare of forren foes oppressing . We were not vexed with those rumours great Of warres , which other Nations did sustaine : We were not parched with the fierie heat Of Antichrist nor of his filthy traine . The Sonne of right'ousnes had giuen vs light , Defacing cleane their Vaile of vgly night . Whereby our Land a Harbour was become , To such as sought to serue the Lord aright ; Who willing were to leaue their natiue home And all they had , to see this heau'nly light : Wherein who walkes the path shall neuer misse , That leades directly to eternall blisse . This peace God graunt to flourish in our Land , Vntill his second glorious comming be : And eke his sacred Gospell , to withstand The hellish pitte of vgly heresie : That we may praise his name in all our waies , Till fatall death shall consumate our daies . From long-bred peace great plentie did proceed , Euen as the chiefest off-spring of the same : Of peace our plentie naturallie did breed , Euen as the yong engender of the dame . Destroy the Dam , the yong ones are not bred , Take peace away , plenti's not gendered . But Ioue hath giuen vs so long time of peace , As hath brought forth the fruits of plenties store , Which Riches are , much wealth , & ioies encrease , Surpassing all in England heretofore , Or any Countrey vnder Heauens shade , Since Elohim confused Chaos made . So that our Land an other Canaan Did plentiously with milke and honey flow : Eliza was our Iesus to withstand Our enemies that sought to worke our woe ; And to destroy the Popish Cananites , That would allure vs to their Idolrites . The Heau'ns did seem to smile vpon the earth , The clouds powr'd down y e moistned siluer drops The Sun did glad all things with ioy and mirth , To make of corne & fruites the goodly crops . The Earth likewise did yeeld vs ten for one Of that wherewith the same at first was sowne . Plentie both Riches , wealth , and Honor brings , Plentie is chiefe of earths felicitie : Plentie with mirth replenisheth all things , Plentie abandons all necessitie . Truth , Peace , and Plentie ( vs'd well ) makes vs see A glimring of the ioyes in heauen that bee . For Truth or true Religion represents The redolent melodious harmonie Which heau'nly Harpers with their Instruments , Do offer to Iehouahs Maiestie : Sweetly resounding on celestiall strings Their Makers praise , whereto the holders sings . Peace doth resemble that most sweet content Wherein the blessed soules most safely rest : A midst the third and highest Firmament , Vnder the Aultar of the Saints request . In great repose , much wealth and ioyes encrease , VVhich lasting aye , shall neuer fade nor cease . Plentie of all things doth possesse the heau'ns , Our plentie's but a shadow of that store Of ioyes , which to the blessed soules are giu'n , For perfect ioyes are there for euermore . No eye hath seene , eare heard , or heart conceiu'd , The ioyes that God for his elect prepar'd . Among which ioyes Elizaes soule doth rest , Sweetly refresht in the Elizian fields , Where she enioyes the kingdome of the blest , That neuer vnto alteration yeelds : But euer shall endure both firme and stable , Repleat with during ioyes innumerable . Eliza for one death hath gain'd two liues , First in Elisium farre aboue the Skie : The second here on earth ; her name reuiues , Which neuer dying liues eternally . And from this auntient saying I deriue it , As true as old , Virtus post funera viuit . Oh! gaine surmounting mortall mans conceit , To loose an earthly crowne to get the crowne of glory ▪ To gaine a lasting life with ioy repleat , For this which is but vaine and transitory . To gaine immortall life for mortall breath , Which seemeth life , but is a vitall death . All future ages shall admire her raigne , When they shall heare her princely gouernment : Vntill the liquid teares distill amaine , Their owne vntimely birth they shall lament , That they might not behold her golden daies , So sweetly graced with immortall praise . This Virgin-Queene did rule faire Albion Twise two & twentie yeares , with great encrease Of peace , ioy , wealth , much honour & renowne , And then resigned vp her soule in peace , To him that gaue it an immortall crowne , In spite of thousands ten conspiracies Which Antichrist against her did deuise . Thus haue I briefly ( as my slender skill Permitted ) now describ'd the happines Which we enioy'd vnder Eliza still , While she did here her vitall life posses , To be a Glasse for ages that shall bee , Her prosperous and happie raigne to see . VVhat though the Muses did not guide my quill To runne as doth the puncted Grecian verse ; My Lynes shall drop as from Parnassus hill Eternall Nectar on Elizaes Herse : And in a sute which sable they do call , Accompany her to her Funerall . FINIS . KING IAMES his Arriuall . PAsse on my pen to Englands present state , And shewe of sudden feare what hopefull ioy Did spring alike , from out each others hate , While Ioue rul'd both that nothing could annoy ; For feare did striue to make our harts to swound , Ioy striu'd with mirth to make our hearts abound . The first prefigur'd in Elizaes death , When Feare triumphed in our fearefull brests : The second in that health resounding breath , God saue King Iames , of England King the first . Here sudden ioy ore-come the former feare , A thing , the like whereof is seene but rare . O ioyfull sound of words spoke in due season , When as our former hopes lay all on bleeding : When sad distrust could see no ample reason , Of this right wise , most iust , & good proceeding . Words spoken in due time and fitly placed , Like golden apples with siluer pictures graced . For when for true we heard this dolefull newes , Eliza dead , our hearts began to faint ; Our sinnes were great , we could them not excuse , God therefore iust , we onely caus'd the plaint . We thought our life with hers did then decay , We thought her death gaue vs no longer stay . But marke and see the goodnesse of the Lord , When we nought but confusion might expect , Did guide our Nobles hearts with one accord , The worthiest Prince in Europe to elect ; King Iames the first , next heire to the Crowne , To rule this Land in honour and renowne . Sprung from the line of that most roiall race Henry the seuenth , who raigning married Elizabeth fourth Edwards daughters grace , Vniting so the white Rose and the red , The houses two of Yorke and Lancastar , VVhich long before dissention did seuer . VVhence he had issue princely Margaret , Who to King Iames the fourth of Scotland King Espowsed was : then she King Iames the fift To her said Husband happily did bring . But whē King Iames the fourth her husband died , To Earle of Anguish then she was affied . To whom she brought a princely maiden bright , Which to the Earle of Lennox married was , And broght this Earle in time that worthy wight Henry the Duke of Albany his grace , Who married Mary then the Queene of Scots , By whom our Soueraigne Iames the sixt he got . See here his worthy princely Ancestors , 〈◊〉 lineall discent and rightfull claime : Of English blood were his progenitors , Whose noble Actes deserue immortall fame ; VVhos 's same reuiues though they in dust do lie , For Monuments to all posteritie . 〈◊〉 King endued with such royall parts , ●oth of his body , and his princely mind , Of manhood , prowesse , learning , wit , and arts , As though Queene Vertue had a place assign'd VVithin the Center of his learned brest , For her and all her sacred gifts to rest . A Prince most prudent and maiesticall , As his profound and learned bookes declare , Deriued from a minde heroicall , Such workes of Kings are neuer seene , or rare But of our princely Lord and King alone , An other Dauid in his princely throne . King Dauid taught wise Salomon his sonne To rule the kingdome after his decease : So doth King Iames prescribe his Salomon , A ruled way to perfect ioyes encrease , To guide his helme in honor & renowne , Though aduerse & cōtrarious winds do frowne . King Dauid burned with an ardent loue Of sincere truth and perfect godlines : So doth our roiall Caesar well approue His praise and glory to consist in this , To meditate vpon the lawe diuine , And thereby all his publike lawes refine . If Iulius Caesar merited such fame , VVho did indite his owne most worthy facts ; How much more thē shal fame aduāce thy name ( O worthy King ) which sings Iehouahs acts ? Which seekest not thy owne praise & renowne , But his , that gaue thee thine Imperiall crowne . Most mightie Caesar , neuer canst thou flie The praise of fame , because she followes thee : Thy name she carries through the cloudie skie , With wings farre lighter then the nimble Bee , And shall in time to come thy praises sound In all the endes of this great circled round . Thrice welcome then vnto our English shore , Thrice worthy Monarch of faire Albion : Ioue fill thy daies with honour , peace , and store ; Long maist thou sit vpon thy princely throne . Long maist thou rule , and long may we obay , In Iustice seate long may thy Scepter sway . Long may thy sonnes thy regall Scepter sway : Long may they immitate their fathers waies : Long may thy vertues shine in them , that they May rule in peace and honour all their daies . Long maist thou all thy childrens children see , And after death attaine felicitie . Make haste ( deare Prince ) and take possession Of this thy long and quiet Regiment , Presaged by a springfull horrison , As by a thing most cleare and eminent . The Sommer giues thee welcome with his heat , The Birds thy VVelcome singing do repeat . Thy Nobles long to see thy princely face , Thy Cleargie pray for thy prosperitie : Thy Communaltie would thrust to see thy grace The perfect Mirror of true Maiestie . In briefe , thy subiects all for ioy do sing , That Iames the sixt , is now become their King. FINIS . ROMES DOWNE-FALL . VAnish away ye birds of vgly night , Which with the Owle cānot endure the light ; The light hath all your knauerie bewrai'd , And to the view of all the world it laid . Your neasts are found , your filthinesse descride , Then pack away , no longer here abide . All know your rites are but mens phantasies , To liue in ease , and blind the simples eies . Your Masse is knowne a breaden-God to bee , Of all that haue but halfe an eye to see . Y' are worse then Iudas , so your deedes bewray ; He did for thirtie pence the Lord betray : You sell him daily for a single penny , You make of Christ euen as you list , as many Your curses and excommunications , With bell , booke , candle , are but Euen songs , Which you for Lucifer your maisters sake With Heathinish and Iudaicall rites do make . Your thūdring Buls may serue to scar the crowes , Your Trentalls , Dirges , are but idle showes . Your Iesuits and Priests are Locusts breed , Which from the Lake that 's bottomles proceed . But what do I your filthinesse recite , Whereof the whole world hath a perfect sight . You long haue looked for ( as you did say ) To see the time when you should haue a day : Whereby you ment ( as all men well do know ) Elizaes death should worke our ouerthrow . O! But is not your hope frustrate and vaine ? Succeedeth not King Iames our Soueraigne ? A Phoenix from Elizaes ashes bred , Though she possesse a place among the dead ? What , is she dead ? how failed your intent ? Because God had ordaind your punishment . The Beast must fall you sit so safely on , That strumpet vile the whore of Babilon . Now is the time that God will vengeance take Vpon that whore which all the world did make Drunke , with her whoredome and Idolatrie , Which reached vp vnto the cloudie skie . For now her former sinnes are come to light , Before the face of Ioues eternall might : And as shee hath with sinne rewarded him , So he will fill her cup euen to the brim , And make her of his fiercest wrath to drinke , Till she to nothing vtterly do sinke . As she delighted bloud of Saints to spill , So he will giue her bloud to drinke her fill . Now by this whore , is meant we all do know The Antichristian Church of Rome , for so The Angell vnto Iohn the same expounded , A Citie that vpon seuen hilles was founded . No Citie on seuen hilles is built but Rome , Then Rome it is , must haue this deadly doome . The Riuer Euphrates now dries away , To make her to the Kings of th' earth a pray : The kingdome of the beast becomes obscure , By preaching of Christs glorious Gospell pure : And more and more shal hence-forth day by day , Vntill it come to ruine and decay . Which God accomplish , when he sees the same Most opportune to glorifie his name : That all may see 't , and seeing , say with Iohn , It 's falne , it 's falne , falne is great Babilon . FINIS Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A08249-e240 There principall blessings accompanying Elizaes ra●gn● ▪ The word of God the first . Effects of Gods word The seco●● head 〈◊〉 long pea●● . The third principall blessing , is plentie of all things . 〈…〉 Notes for div A08249-e3420 Contention betweene feare and hopefull 〈◊〉 at El●zaes de●th 〈…〉 Iame●● procl 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Feare for Elizaes death Ioy for K. Iames happ proclama●●●● The royal 〈…〉 K 〈◊〉 . H●nry th● seaventh of th● hou●e 〈◊〉 Lan●●s●er 〈…〉 Edward the fourth his daughter the house Yorke . Archibald Douglas Earle of Anguish , Lady Margarets sec●●● H●s●●nd ▪ Lord D●●●●●● Notes for div A08249-e5310 〈…〉