To The Kinge

UPON HIS MA'TIES FIRST COMMING INTO ENGLAND.

O now or neuer, gentle Muse, be gaye: And mount up higher with thy paper winges, Than doth the larke when hee sallutes the daye, And to the morne a merry wellcome singes.

Thou must goe meete King James, upon the way Advanceing Southward, with his golden trayne; And know him too thou maist at first survaye, by proper noates and by distinctions plaine.

By his faire outward formes, and princely port, By honour done to him with cap and knee, Hee is distinguist to the vulgar sort: but truer characters will rise to thee.

Thy sight had once an influence divine, Which gaue it power the Soule of man to vew: Wipe and make cleare that dazled eye of thine, and thou shall see his reall markes and true.

Looke over all that divers troope, and finde Who hath his spirits most joviall and free; Whose body is best tempred, and whose mind is ever best in tune; and that is he.

See who it is, whose actions doe bewraye That threefold power, which rarely mixt wee see; A judgment grave, and yett a fancy gaye joynd with a rich remembrance, That is hee.

Marke who it is, that hath all noble skill, Which may to publicke good referrèd bee: The sharpest witte and best affected will, whence floes a streame of vertues, That is hee.

If any more than other clearely wise, Or wisely just, or justly valiant bee; If any doe faint pleasure more dispise or bee more maister of himselfe, its hee.

But soft, thine eagle's eye will soone bee dim, If thou this risinge sonne directly vewe: Looke sidewayes on the beames that spread from him, Faire peace, with Plenty, and Religion true.

With that strong g'ard of Angells which doe houer About his sacred person, daye and night: And with invissible winges his head doe cover, that danger's darts thereon may neuer light.

Now on, for wingèd Time with thee goes on, Which like old Æson hath his youth renewed, His hower glasse turnd, and his sickle gon, and all his graye and broken feathers mewd.

On, for the brave young sonne above his head Comes North ward, that hee may his glory meete; While the fresh Earth in all her pride doth spread, greene velvett carpetts underneath his feete.

On, for the birdes will helpe to fill the songe, Whereto all English hartstringes will agree: An' th' Irish harpstringes that have jarrd soe longe, to make the Musicke full, now tunèd bee.

There is noe eye cast downe, there is no voyce Which to expresse the harts assent, is dumbe: The world of thinges doth every where rejoyce In certaine hope of blessed times to come.

While thousands doe posses and fill the wayes, The[y] both desire and hinder his repaire; They fill the emptie aire with prayer and praise, which hee requitts with demonstrations faire.

TO THE QUEENE AT THE SAME TIME.

If wee in peace had not received the kinge Wee see wee had beene conquered, since wee see The Queene such armyes doth of beauties bringe As all our eyes and hearts her vassals bee.

The Danish armyes once great honnour wonne Upon this Land; yett conquered but a part. But you greate Lady more, alone, haue done; For at first sight you conquer'd every heart.

Starre of the North! upon these Northerne Realmes Long may your vertues and your beauties raigne: Beyond our Cinthiae's yeares, whose golden Beames Ar[e] sett with vs, and cannot shine againe: Well may it bee; though sunne and moone goe downe Seas haue noe power the North pole starre to drowne.

MIRA LOQUOR SOL OCCUBUIT NOX NULLA SECUTA EST.

By that Eclipse which darkned our Appollo, Our sunne did sett, and yett noe night did follow; For his successor's vertues shone soe bright, As they continued still, there former light; [their] And gaue the world a farther expectation To adde a greater splendor to our Nation.

CHARLES HIS WAINE.

Brittaine doth vnder those bright starres remaine, Which English Shepheards, Charles his waine, doe name; But more this Ile is Charles, his waine, Since Charles her royall wagoner became. For Charles, which now in Arthure's seate doth raigne, Is our Arcturus, and doth guide the waine.

OF THE NAME OF CHAROLUS, BEING THE DIMINATIVE OF CHARUS.

The name of Charles, darlinge signifies: A name most fitte, for hee was ever such. Neuer was Prince soe deare in all mens eyes. Soe highly valued or esteemed soe much: Edgar was England's darlinge, once wee find, But Charles the Darlinge is of all mankind.

VERSES SENT TO THE KINGE WITH FIGGES: BY S^{r}. JOHN DAVIS.

To add unto the first man's happiness, His maker did for him a garden make; And placd him there, that hee the same might dresse, And pleasure great with little labour take. And this with nature stands, and reason right, That man who first was formèd of the earth In trimminge of the earth should take delight, And her adorne from whom hee tooke his birth. Nor her for this doth hee ungratefull finde; For shee in gardens her best fruites doth yealde. The Earth in gardens is a mother kinde, When shee is but a steepdame in the feild. Sir, in your service God hath mee soe blest As I haue beene enabled to acquire A garden, ready planted, trimd and drest, Whereto in vacant times I doe retire. This garden, and the fruite thereof, indeede Are fruites of your great favour unto mee; And therefore all the fruites which thence proceed A proper offeringe to your Highnes bee: But if this verse or boldness, meritt blame, Those figge leaues, S^{r}. I hope shall hide the same.