Songs of mourning bevvailing the vntimely death of Prince Henry. VVorded by Tho. Campion. And set forth to bee sung with one voyce to the lute, or violl: by Iohn Coprario. Coperario, John, 1570 (ca.)-1626. 1613 Approx. 17 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 11 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A17880 STC 4546 ESTC S107170 99842872 99842872 7567 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. A17880) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 7567) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 878:06) Songs of mourning bevvailing the vntimely death of Prince Henry. VVorded by Tho. Campion. And set forth to bee sung with one voyce to the lute, or violl: by Iohn Coprario. Coperario, John, 1570 (ca.)-1626. Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620. aut [20] p. : music Printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Iohn Browne, and are to be sould in S. dunstons Churchyard, London : 1613. Printer's name from STC. Signatures: [A]² B-E² . Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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LONDON : Printed for Iohn Browne , and are to be sould in S. dunstons Churchyard , 1613. ILLVSTRISSIMO , POTENTISSIMOQVE PRINCIPI , FREDRICO QVINTO , RHENI COMITI PALATINO , DVCI BAVARIAE , &c. COgimur ; inuitis ( Clarissime ) parce quaerelis Te saluo ; laetis non sinit esse Deus : Nec speratus Hymen procedit lumine claro , Principis extincti nubila fata vetant . Illius inferias maesto iam Musica cantu Prosequitur , miseros haec Dea sola iuuat . Illa suos tibi summittit ( Dux inclite ) quaestus , Fraternus fleto quem sociauit amor . Sed noua gaudia , sed tam dulcia foedera rupit Fati infoelicis liuor , & hora nocens . Quod superest , nimios nobis omni arte dolores Est mollire animus , spes meliora dabit : Cunctatosque olim cantabimus ipsi Hymenaeos , Laeta simul fas sit reddere vota Deo. AN ELEGIE vpon the vntimely death of Prince Henry . REade you that haue some teares left yet vnspent , Now weepe your selues hart sicke , and nere repent : For I will open to your free accesse The sanctuary of all heauinesse : VVhere men their fill may mourne , and neuer sinne : And I their humble Priest thus first beginne . Fly from the Skies yee blessed beames of light , Rise vp in horrid vapours vgly night , And fetter'd bring that rauenous monster Fate The fellon , and the traytour to our state Law-Eloquence wee neede not to conuince His guilt , all know it , 't is hee stole our Prince , The Prince of men , the Prince of all that bore Euer that princely name : O now no more Shall his perfections like the Sunne-beames dare The purblinde world , in heau'n those glories are . VVhat could the greatest artist , Nature , adde T' encrease his graces ? deuine forme hee had Striuing in all his parts which should surpasse ; And like a well tun'd chime his carriage was Full of coelestiall witchcraft , winning all To admiration , and loue personall . His Launce appear'd to the beholders eyes VVhen his faire hand aduanc't it in the skyes Larger then truth , for well could hee it wield , And make it promise honour in the field . VVhen Court and Musicke cal'd him , off fell armes , And as hee had beene shap't for loues alarmes , In harmony hee spake , and trod the ground In more proportion then the measur'd sound . How fit for peace was hee , and rosie beds ? How fit to stand in troopes of iron heads ? VVhen time had with his circles made complete , His charmed rounds ? All things in time grow great . This feare euen like a commet that hangs high , And shootes his threatning flashes through the skye , Held all the eyes of Christendome intent Vpon his youthfull hopes , casting th' euent Of what was in his power , not in his will : For that was close conceal'd , and must lye still As deepely hid , as that designe which late VVith the French Lyon dyed . O earthly state How doth thy greatnesse in a moment fall ? And feastes in highest pompe turne funerall ? But our young Henry arm'd with all the arts That sute with Empire , and the gaine of harts , Bearing before him fortune , power , and loue Appear'd first in perfection , fit to moue Fixt admiration : though his yeeres were greene Their fruit was yet mature : his care had beene Suruaying India , and implanting there The knowledge of that God which hee did feare : And eu'n now , though hee breathlesse lyes , his sayles Are strugling with the windes , for our auayles T' explore a passage hid from humane tract , VVill fame him in the enterprise , or fact . O Spirit full of hope why art thou fled From deedes of honour ? why's that vertue dead VVhich dwelt so well in thee ? a bowre more sweet If Paradise were found , it could not meete . Curst then bee Fate that stole our blessing so , And had for vs now nothing left but woe , Had not th' All-seeing prouidence yet kept Another ioy safe , that in silence slept : And that same Royall workeman who could frame A Prince so worthy of immortall fame ; Liues , and long may hee liue , to forme the other His exprest image , and grace of his brother . To whose eternall peace wee offer now Guifts which hee lou'd , and fed , Musicks that flow Out of a sowre , and melancholike vayne , VVhich best sort with the sorrowes wee sustaine . TO THE MOST SACRED King James . O Griefe , O Griefe , how diuers are thy shapes wherein men lan - guish ? The face sometime with teares thou fill'st , Sometime the hart thou kill'st with vnseene anguish , Somewhile thou smil'st to view how fate , playes with our humane state . So farre from suretie here are all our earthly ioyes , That what our strong hope buildes when least we feare , a stronger power destroyes . 1 O Griefe , how diuers are thy shapes wherein men languish ? The face sometime with teares thou fil'st , Sometime the hart thou kill'st With vnseene anguish . Sometime thou smil'st to view how Fate Playes with our humane state : So farre from surety here Are all our earthly ioyes , That what our strong hope buildes , when least wee feare , A stronger power destroyes . 2 O Fate , why shouldst thou take from KINGS their ioy , and treasure ? Their Image if men should deface 'T were death , which thou dost race Euen at thy pleasure . Wisedome of holy Kings yet knowes Both what it hath , and owes . Heau'ns hostage which you bredd And nurst with such choyce care . Is rauisht now great KING , and from vs ledd When wee were least aware . The Base . 2 TO THE MOST SACRED Queene Anne . T Is now dead night , and not a light on earth , orstarre in heau'n doth shine , Let now a mother mourne the noblest birth that euer was both mortall , and diuine . O sweetnes peereles ! more then humane grace ! O flowrie beauty ! O vntimely death ! Now Musicke fill this place with thy most dolefull breath . O singing waile a fate more truely fune rall , Then when with all his sonnes the sire of Troy did fall . 1 T is now dead night , and not a light on earth , Or starre in heauen doth shine : Let now a mother mourne the noblest birth That euer was both mortall , and diuine . O sweetnesse peerelesse ! more then humane grace ! O flowry beauty ! O vntimely death ! Now Musicke fill this place With thy most dolefull breath : O singing wayle a fate more truely funerall , Then when with all his sonnes the sire of Troy did fall . 2 Sleepe Ioy , dye Mirth , and not a smile be seene , Or shew of harts content , For neuer sorrow neerer touch't a QVEENE , Nor were there euer teares more duely spent : O deare remembrance , full of ruefull woe ! O ceacelesse passion ! O vnhumane hower ! No pleasure now can grow , For wither'd is her flower . O anguish doe thy worst and fury Tragicall , Since fate in taking one hath thus disorder'd all . The Base . 3 TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince Charles . FOrtune and glory may be lost and woone , But when the worke of nature is vn - done , that losse flyes past retur - ning , No help is left but mourning : What can to kinde youth more despightfull proue then to be rob'd of one sole bro - ther ? Father and mother aske reue - rence , a brother onely loue , Like age and birth like thoughts and pleasures moue . What gaine can he heape vp though showers of Crownes descend , Who for that good must change a brother and a friend ? 1 Fortune and Glory may be lost , and woone , But when the worke of Nature is vndone That losse flyes past returning , No helpe is left but mourning . What can to kinde youth more despightfull proue Then to be rob'd of one sole Brother ? Father and Mother Aske reuerence , a Brother onely loue : Like age , and birth , like thoughts , and pleasures moue : What gayne can he heape vp though showers of Crownes descend Who for that good must change a brother and a friend ? 2 Follow , O follow yet thy Brothers fame , But not his fate , le ts onely change the name , And finde his worth presented In thee , by him preuented : Or past example of the dead be great , Out of thy selfe begin thy storie : Vertue , and glorie Are eminent being plac't in princely seate : Oh heau'n his age prolong with sacred heate , And on his honoured head let all the blessings light Which to his brothers life men wish't , and wisht them right . The Base . 4 TO THE MOST PRINCELY AND VERTVOVS the Lady Elizabeth . SO parted you , So parted you as if the world for e - uer had lost with him her light , Now could your teares hard flint to ruth ex - cite , yet may you neuer your loues againe partake in humane sight . O why should loue such two kinde harts dis - seuer , As nature neuer knit more faire or firme toge - ther ? 1 So parted you as if the world for euer Had lost with him her light Now could your teares hard flint to ruth excite , Yet may you neuer Your loues againe partake in humane sight : O why should loue such two kinde harts disseuer As nature neuer knit more faire or firme together ? 2 So loued you as sister should a brother Not in a common straine , For Princely blood doeth vulgar fire disdaine : But you each other On earth embarc't in a celestiall chaine A lasse for loue that heau'nly borne affection To change should subiect be and suffer earths infection . The Base . 5 TO THE MOST ILLVSTRIOVS AND MIGHTY Fredericke the fift , Count Palatine of the Rhein . HOw like a golden dreame you met and par - ted , That pleasing straight doth vanish , O who can euer ba - nish the thought of one so princely and free-har - ted ? But he was pul'd vp in his prime by fate , And loue for him must mourne though all too late . Teares to the dead are due , let none forbid sad harts to sigh , True griefe , true griefe , true griefe cannot be hid . 1 How like a golden dreame you met and parted That pleasing straight doth vanish : O who can euer banish The thought of one so princely and free harted ? But hee was pul'd vp in his prime by fate , And loue for him must mourne though all too late . Teares to the dead are due , let none forbid Sad harts to sigh , true griefe cannot be hid . 2 Yet the most bitter storme to height encreased By heau'n againe is ceased : O time that all things mouest In griefe and ioy thou equall measure louest : Such the condition is of humane life , Care must with pleasure mixe and peace with strife : Thoughts with the dayes must change , as tapers waste So must our griefes , day breakes when night is past . The Base . 6 To the most disconsolate Great Brittaine . WHen pale famine fed on thee with her insatiate i●●es , When ciuill broyles set murther free contemning all thy lawes , When heau'n enrag'd consum'd thee so with plagues that none thy face could know , Yet in thy lookes affliction then shew'd lesse , Then now for ones fate all thy parts ex - presse . 1 When pale famine fed on thee , With her vnsatiate iawes , When ciuill broyles set murder free Contemning all thy lawes , When heau'n enrag'd consum'd thee so With plagues that none thy face could know , Yet in thy lookes affliction then shew'd lesse Thou now for ones fall all thy parts expresse . 2 Now thy highest States lament A sonne , and Brothers losse ; Thy nobles mourne in discontent , And rue this fatall crosse ; Thy Commons are with passion sad To thinke how braue a Prince they had : If all thy rockes from white to blacke should turne Yet couldst thou not in shew more amply mourne . The Base . 7 To the World. O Poore distracted World , partly a slaue to Pagans sinnefull rage , partly ob - scur'd with igno - rance of all the meanes that saue , And eu'n these parts of thee that liue assur'd of heau'nly grace : O how they are de - uided ? with doubts late by a Kingly pen deci - ded . O happy world if what the sire be - gun had beene clos'd vp by his religious sonne . 1 O poore distracted world , partly a slaue To Pagans sinnefull rage , partly obscur'd With ignorance of all the meanes that saue , And eu'n those parts of thee that liue assur'd Of heau'nly grace : Oh how they are deuided With doubts late by a Kingly penne decided ? O happy world , if what the Sire begunne Had beene clos'd vp by his religious Sonne . 2 Mourne all you soules opprest vnder the yoake Of Christian-hating Thrace ; neuer appear'd More likelyhood to haue that blacke league broke , For such a heauenly prince might well be fear●● Of earthly fiends : Oh how is Zeale inflamed With power , when truth wanting defence is shamed ? O princely soule rest thou in peace , while wee In thine expect the hopes were ripe in thee . The Base . A Table of all the Songs contayned in this Booke . O Griefe . 1 T is now dead night . 2 Fortune and glory . 3 So parted you . 4 How like a golden dreame . 5 VVhen pale famine . 6 O poore distracted world . 7 FINIS .