Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Low steps begin to mount the highest hills, Great Rivers have their heads from little Rills: From servitude grows freedom, and from thence (Through Industry) springs Worth and Eminence. All such as will true Honour's seat ascend, Must do (as these have) first obey and bend: For though Humility to man seems low, The fruit of it as high as Heaven doth grow: 'tis diligence doth the puny-clarke prefer, To be a Reverend Judge, or Counsellor; Pains and much peril oft obtains the grace, A common Soldier gains a General's place: The poorest Scholars study (by degrees) Ascends the height of spiritual dignities, And from th'apprentice seven years' servitude Proceeds the grave gown, and the Livery-Hood, Till (in the end) by merit, pains and care, They win the Grace to fit in Honour's chair; Thus Humble service is advanced and reared To Honour's seat, obeyed, beloved and feared. Authoritie's the touchstone of the mind, And shows which way the bearer is inclined: For having power joined to his will, It makes him much more good, or much more ill: It makes him to foresee, with Judgements eye, That Justice without mercy's cruelty: That Mercy without Justice is much worse, Breeds scorn, contempt, makes power to lose her force. When you in scales of Equity do lay The sword of Justice, who dares but obey. Your faith and Honour are in marriage joined By oath this day, which no man can unbind, Therefore my Lord (whose service and true merit Hath made this Honour yours which you inherit) 'tis triple Joy that you do wisely know To mix those virtues well, and to bestow Them justly, as occasion shall incite: To guard the good, and make wrong render right, In which expectance all our hopes abounding, Joy crown this day with Drums and Trumpets sounding. My Honoured Lord, let me, (a rural Swain, And humble shepherd from the lowly plain) As plainly bid thee welcome to this state Of England's greatest civil Magistrate. A shepherd joys to see this day, and I Will fleece my flock's t'nrich thy company: I am Endymion, that of yore did keep Upon th'Arcadian hills my harmless sheep: Whereas by study, and by observations I found the Moon's change and her variations, And for my sake the Swains do still prefer The book ycleap'd the shepherd's Calendar. Apollo kept Admetus' sheep ('tis said) And Tamburlaine (whom Mighty Kings obeyed) Was once a shepherd, and the Time was when That shepherds were the noblest, ablest men. This golden crested Ram, on which I ride To welcome you, and see you dignifide, Is the Celestial signe, (Aries by name) Come from the Zodiac to adorn your fame. And from the Ram, and his increasing breed Near half mankind have means to Cloth and feed. By picking wool, thousands relief do gain, ●s many carding, spinning doth maintain: Wooll-men, a great and wealthy trade do drive, Weavers, in great abundance work and live, The Clothiers, Fuller's, Tuckers, Shermen, Dyers,
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Low ſteps begin to mount the higheſt hills, Great Rivers have their heads from little Rills: From ſervitude growes freedome, and from thence (Through Induſtry) ſprings Worth and Eminence. All ſuch as will true Honours ſeat aſcend, Muſt doe (as theſe have) firſt obey and bend: For though Humility to man ſeemes low, The fruit of it as high as Heaven doth grow: Tis diligence doth the puny-clarke prefer, To be a Reverend Judge, or Counceller; Paines and much perill oft obtaines the grace, A common Souldiour gaines a Generals place: The pooreſt Schollers ſtudy (by degrees) Aſcends the height of ſpirituall dignities, And from th'apprentice ſeven yeares ſervitude Proceeds the grave gowne, and the Livery-Hood, Till (in the end) by merit, paines and care, They win the Grace to fit in Honours chaire; Thus Humble ſervice is advanc'd and rear'd To Honours ſeat, obey'd, belov'd and fear'd. Authoritie's the touch-ſtone of the minde, And ſhewes which way the bearer is inclin'd: For having power joyned to his will, It makes him much more good, or much more ill: It makes him to foreſee, with Judgements eye, That Juſtice without Mercie's cruelty: That Mercy without Juſtice is much worſe, Breeds ſcorne, contempt, makes power to leeſe her force. When you in ſcales of Equity doe lay The ſword of Juſtice, who dares but obey. Your faith and Honour are in marriage joynd By oath this day, which no man can unbinde, Therefore my Lord (whoſe ſervice and true merit Hath made this Honour your's which you inherit) Tis treble Joy that you doe wiſely know To mix thoſe vertues well, and to beſtow Them juſtly, as occaſion ſhall incite: To gard the good, and make wrong render right, In which expectance all our hopes abounding, Joy crowne this day with Drums and Trumpets ſounding. My Honour'd Lord, let me, (a rurall Swaine, And humble ſhepherd from the lowly plaine) As plainly bid thee welcome to this ſtate Of Englands greateſt civill Magiſtrate. A ſhepherd joyes to ſee this day, and I Will fleece my flock's t'nrich thy company: I am Endimion, that of yore did keepe Upon th'Arcadian hils my harmeles ſheepe: Whereas by ſtudy, and by obſervations I found the Moones change and her variations, And for my ſake the Swaines doe ſtill prefer The booke ycleap'd the ſhepherds Kallender. Apollo kept Admetus ſheepe (tis ſaid) And Tamberlaine (whom Mighty Kings obey'd) Was once a ſhepherd, and the Time was when That ſhepherds were the nobleſt, ableſt men. This golden creſted Ram, on which I ride To welcome you, and ſee you dignifide, Is the Celeſtiall figne, (Aries by name) Come from the Zodiack to adorne your fame. And from the Ram, and his increaſing breed Neere halfe mankinde have meanes to Cloath and feed. By picking wooll, thouſands releife doe gaine, s many carding, ſpinning doth maintaine: Wooll-men, a great and wealthy trade doe drive, Weavers, in great abundance worke and live, The Clothiers, Fullers, Tuckers, Shermen, Dyers,