Londini Status Pacatus, or London's Peaceable Estate · chunk 3 of 4
Heywood, Thomas · published 1639 · first performed or written 1639 [Oct 29] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 465 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Trees rooted in self-will, and (which seems strange) Even senseless stones you into life may change. This Wisdom can; yet there's a more Divine Concordancy, which far exceedeth mine: That's of unanimous hearts; plenty, increase; With all Terrestrial blessings wait on peace: Which whilst maintained in your Commerce and Trade, Proves sweeter Music than e'er Orpheus made. THus doth the daughter of the Colchian King, Her Husband Jason home in Triumph bring, After his mighty Conquest of the Fleece; The Aureum vellus brought from thence to Greece. And wast not a brave prize? for who so dull Cannot conceive the worth of golden wool? The morning's Sun upon their Fleeces shines, Making the fields appear like richest Mines. One of the first we read of was the Ram, Upon whose back Phrixus and Helle swam The Hellespont: she to her lasting fame (By being drowned there, gave the Sea that name:) But Phrixus safely did to Colchos steer, And on Jove's Altar sacrificed there The golden Beast, whose faithful service done, With the Celestial gods such favour won; That striving 'mongst themselves to have him graced, Him first of all the Zodiac signs they placed. And worthily, search the vast earth or deep, No beast to man, so useful as the sheep: How many poor men doth it keep in pay, Of several Trades and faculties; else they Might starve for want of livelihood: but their charge bearing By Carding, Spinning, Weaving, Fulling, Shearing. How with her flesh we are satisfied within, Clothed with her Wool without; in whose shorn skin Those reverend antiquities are kept, Which else long since had in oblivion slept: And for the Fleece itself, it is an honour; First Nature, and since Time, hath cast upon her, So great, so eminent, so meriting praise, Even Emperors were it on their Festival days: And none that ever her true virtue knew, But rated her with Ophir, and Peru. These Camels though amongst us rarely seen, Yet frequent where your Lordship oft hath been In your long Travels: may the world persuade The rich Commerce and nobleness of your Trade. Time so contracts us, that we cannot dwell On all in which you Merchants most excel: Yet honoured Sir, what's in this place denied Shall in Pacatus Status be supplied. W Are, to the unexperienced, pleasant shows, But they who in the Progress and the Close Shall trace it, know it horrid; 'Tis a time Destined, to the revenge, and scourge of Crime: A time, when numerous armies, with the stress Of mailed men, and harnessed Horses, press Groans from the trembling Earth (with fear assounded) And with the reeking gore of slain and wounded Drenched her in stead of Rain: when like shooting Comets. It's lightning bolts the thundering Cannon vomets;
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Trees rooted in selfe-will, and (which seemes strange) Even sencelesse stones you into life may change. This Wisedome can; yet there's a more Devine Concordancy, which farre exceedeth mine: That's of unanimous hearts; plenty, increase; With all Terrestriall blessings waite on peace: Which whilst maintain'd in your Commerce and Trade, Proves sweeter Musicke than e're Orpheus made. THus doth the daughter of the Colchian King, Her Husband Jason home in Triumph bring, After his mighty Conquest of the Fleece; The Aureum vellus brought from thence to Greece. And wast not a brave prise? for who so dull Cannot conceive the worth of golden wooll? The mornings Sun upon their Fleeces shines, Making the fields appeare like richest Mines. One of the first we reade of was the Ram, Vpon whose back Phrixus and Helle swam The Hellespont: she to her lasting fame (By being drown'd there, gave the Sea that name:) But Phrixus safely did to Colchos steere, And on Joves Alter sacrificed there The golden Beast, whose faithfull service done, With the Celestiall gods such favour won; That striving 'mongst themselves to have him grac'd, Him first of all the Zodiak signes they plac'd. And worthily, search the vast earth or deep, No beast to man, so usefull as the sheep: How many poore men doth it keepe in pay, Of several Trades and faculties; else they Might starve for want of lively-hood: but their charge bearing By Carding, Spinning, Weaving, Fulling, Shearing. How with her flesh we are satisfi'd within, Cloath'd with her Wooll without; in whose shorne skin Those reverent antiquities are kept, Which else long since had in oblivion slept: And for the Fleece it selfe, it is an honour; First Nature, and since Time, hath cast upon her, So great, so eminent, so meriting praise, Even Emperours were it on their Feastivall dayes: And none that ever her true vertue knew, But rated her with Ophir, and Peru. These Cammels though amongst us rarely seene, Yet frequent where your Lordship oft hath beene In your long Travells: may the world perswade The rich Commerce and noblenesse of your Trade. Time so contracts us, that we cannot dwell On all in which you Merchants most excell: Yet honor'd Sir, what's in this place deny'd Shall in Pacatus Status bee supply'd. VV Ar, to the unexperienc'd, pleasant showes, But they who in the Progresse and the Close Shall trace it, know it horrid; 'Tis a time Destin'd, to the revenge, and scourge of Crime: A time, when numerous armies, with the stresse Of mailed men, and harnest Horses, presse Grones from the trembling Earth (with feare assounded) And with the reeking gore of slaine and wounded Drencht her in stead of Raine: when like shooting Comets. It's lightning bolts the thundring Cannon vomets;