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 LOS ANGELES 
 
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 Sad and heauy Ver 
 
 fes, in the nature of an Epitaph, for 
 the lojje of the tJrchbifhop of 
 
 Canterbury, lately deceafrd, Primate 
 
 and Metropolitan of all 
 
 England. 
 
 Written h Thomas Qburcbjard, 
 Efquire* 
 
 Imprinted at London by Simon Stafford, dwel- 
 ling in Holier hne, ncerc Smith-
 
 468939
 
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 j^To the Honourable and righ 
 
 Rcucremi Father in God, D. Bancroft, 
 Bifliop of London, 
 
 X good Lord, as Gods grace and big 
 
 calling made jou great, andinfpecia 
 favour with the Rulers of this Lam 
 and m that while, called your Lordjht 
 to be wed liked of the late ^yirchbtfho 
 of Canterbury, {for Come ytur goo 
 vertues:)foI y in boldneffe of thofe good parts, dedicat 
 to jour Lordfhip , the life and death (in verfe) of th 
 matchlefe {^rchbijhop of Canterbury Jately deceafed. 
 
 Your Lordfhips a 
 
 comnuundcmcni 
 
 Tbonus Churchyard
 
 Vfc^Ffc? SLfee^^' 
 
 
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 Churchyards good mlL 
 
 HcStaffeof ftay> 
 from feeble tolkeit gon f 
 
 The Lanterne-light, 
 of England is burnt out, 
 
 The Spc&acle, 
 for world to lookc vpon, 
 
 The tickle whecle, of Fortune turn'd abour. 
 
 Omortallchaunce, that giuesvsallacheck! 
 
 O flattring life ! Fyc on thy froward fate. 
 
 A firmy Card, is robbed from the deck r 
 
 A Prelate great, is taken from our State, 
 
 Axhiefe Shcpheard, flyes now from flock &fold, 
 
 To kaue warm lodge, and lye in Coffin cold. 

 
 Churchyards goodwill. 
 
 A wofull change, hard dcft'ny doth afford, 
 To fet fome hye, in honour and great place, 
 And in three dayes, to tumble vnderboord, 
 Like lumpc of lead, to lofe life, goods, and Grace 
 This tells a tale, to twenty thoufand me*n, 
 They muft prepare, togoe when God doth call, 
 To droop and die, the Lord knowes how & when 
 The Tree cries crack, & down the boughs do fal, 
 Of all our date, the day and ho wre is fet 
 (Before mans birth) when wc (hall pay our det. 
 
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 £&f!$&^&^S2ffi^^ 
 
 Churchyards good rcilL 
 
 When vertuous Mind, with wiflom wan the go] 
 And chad defires, might claimc a crown of prayi 
 And Grace did guide, both body, mind & foul 
 Totryumph on, bad world with bleiTed dayes, 
 Acruellcourfc, of fodaync fickneflc cam, 
 APalzycold, a wooluifh deaddifeafe, 
 Stept to the Fold, and tooke away the Lambc, 
 Whofe hafty death, did all good men difpleafe, 
 Sauc that world knows, God (till takes but his ow 
 To mew his power, and make his glory known. 
 
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 Churchyards good vcilL 
 
 Whiugift his name , great gifts of God he had, 
 Won worthy fame, as white & black now (hoes. 
 His prcfence made, full many people glad, 
 Alwayes got friends, and (till rcclaymed foes, 
 Heldliberallhoufe, and kept a Lordly trayne, 
 Fed rich and poore, with all God fent and gaue, 
 Hoordcdnotvp, norlou'dno greedy gaync, 
 Knew that all we, (hall carry nought to graue, 
 But Crowding fheet, good name, & true renowi 
 That winnes from hence, an cucrlafting Crown. 
 
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 Mild 
 
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 iys^yxs
 
 Churchyards good wilL 
 
 Milde,foftand fwcct, (like Conduit water ctecrej 
 Spake that was meet, as his hyc calling would : 
 Slo to (harp words, but quick good things to hecre 
 Of kind fpeech free, held filencedcareasgold: 
 Lou'd learned lore, and could thereof dilpute 
 Grauely and found, anddidfubduefomc Scc"t: 
 His knowledge dcep,broght forth fweet perfit fruity 
 Thatfprowted from, the Tree of Gods elect, 
 Who fuffreth not, no fprig nor branch to bud, 
 But fuch as bcares, faire fruit and bloflbmes good. 
 
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 Churchyards goad will. 
 
 Croydon can fhew, his works, Iife,laud and all, 
 Croydon hath loft, the Saint of that fwcetflirinc, 
 Lambeth-may cry, and Canterbury may call, 
 Long for the like, with wofull weeping eynex 
 But few I fcare, his like are left aliue, 
 The more our gricfc: a great King fo did fay: 
 Death ftole like thcefe, the hony from the hiue, 
 Our great Primate, in patience went away, 
 Left ftatcly Court, and Countrey at the bell, 
 Bccaufe he hop't, to fleepe in Abrahams brcft* 
 
 FIHJS.

 
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