The Entertainment at Norwich (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth) · chunk 3 of 15
Garter, Bernard / Goldingham, William · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [Aug] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 524 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
From Combed wool we draw this slender thread, From thence the looms have dealing with the same, And thence again in order do proceed, These several works, which skilful art doth frame: And all to drive Dame need into her cave, Our heads and hands together laboured have. We bought before the things that now we sell, These slender imps, their works do pass the waves, God's peace and thine we hold and prosper well, Of every mouth the hands the charges saves. Thus through thy help and aid of power divine, Doth NORWICH live, whose hearts and goods are thine. WHom Fame resounds with thundering Trump, which rends the rattling skies, And pierceth to the haughty heavens, and thence descending flies Through flickering air: and so conjoins the Sea and shore together, In admiration of thy grace, good Queen thart welcome hither, More welcome than Terpsichore, was to the town of Troy. Seafaring men by Gemini conceive not half my joy: Strong Hercules to Theseus was never such delight Nor Nisus to Euryalus as I have in this sight, Penelope did never thirst Ulysses more to see Than I poor Norwich hungered have to gain the sight of thee. And now that these my happy eyes behold thy heavenly face, The Lord of Lords I humbly pray, to bliss thy noble grace With Nestor's life, with Sibilles health, with Croesus' stock and store, With all good gifts of Salomon, and twice as many more. What should I say? thou art my joy next God, I have none other, My princess and my peerless Queen, my loving nurse and mother. My goods and lands, my hands and heart, my limbs and life are thine, What is mine own in right or thought, to thee I do resign. Grant then (oh gracious sovereign Queen) this only my request, That that which shall be done in me, be construed to the best. And take in part my slender shows, wherein my whole pretence Is for to please you Majesty, and end without offence. So shall I clap my hands for joy, and hold myself as rich As if I had the gold of Jude, and double twice as much. WHere princes sitting in their thrones set god before their sight And live according to his law, and guide their people right, There doth his blessed gifts abound, there kingdoms firmly stand There force of foes cannot prevail, nor fury fret the land. myself (oh peerless Prince) do speak by proof of matter past, Which proof by practice I performed, and foiled his foes at last. For Iabin king of Canaan, poor Israel did spite, And meant by force of furious rage to overrun us quite. nine hundred Iron Chariots, he brought into the field. With cruel captain Sisera by force to make us yield. His force was great, his fraud was more, he fought, we did defend, And twenty winters long did last this war without an end. But he that neither sleeps nor slacks such furies to correct, Appointed me Debora for the judge of his elect: And did deliver Sisera into a woman's hand.
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From Combed wool we drawe this slender threede, From thence the Loombes haue dealing with the same, And thence againe in order do proceede, These seueral workes, which skilful art doth frame: And all to driue Dame neede into hir caue, Our heades and hands togither labourde haue. VVe bought before the things that now we sel, These slender ympes, their workes do passe the waues, Gods peace and thine we holde and prosper well, Of euery mouth the hands the charges saues. Thus through thy helpe and ayde of power deuine, Doth NORVVICH liue, whose harts and goods are thine. WHom Fame resounds with thundring Trump, which rends the ratling skeis, And pierceth to the hautie heauens, and thence descending flies Through flickering ayre: and so conioines the Sea and shoare togither, In admiration of thy grace, good Queene thart welcome hither, More welcome than Terpsicore, was to the town of Troy. Sea-faring men by Gemini conceiue not halfe my ioy: Strong Hercules to Theseus was neuer such delight Nor Nisus to Eurialus as I haue in this sight, Penelope did neuer thirst Vlisses more to see Than I poore Norwich hungred haue to gaine the sight of thee. And now that these my happy eyes beholde thy heauenly face, The Lord of Lordes I humbly pray, to blisse thy noble grace VVith Nastors life, with Sibilles helth, with Craesus stock and store, VVith all good giftes of Salomon, and twice as many more. VVhat should I say? thou art my ioy next God, I haue none other, My princesse and my peerlesse Queene, my louing nurse and mother. My goods and lands, my hands and hart, my limbes and life are thine, VVhat is mine owne in right or thought, to thee I do resigne. Graunt then (oh gracious soueraigne Queene) this only my request, That that which shal be done in me, be construed to the best. And take in part my slender shewes, wherin my whole pretence Is for to please you Maiestie, and end without offence. So shall I clap my hands for ioy, and hold my selfe as rich As if I had the golde of Iude, and double twice as much. WHere princes sitting in their thrones set god before their sight And liue according to his lawe, and guide their people right, There doth his blessed giftes abounde, there kingdomes firmely stand There force of foes cannot preuayle, nor furie fret the lande. My selfe (oh peerlesse Prince) do speake by proofe of matter past, VVhich proofe by practise I perfourmde, and foylde his foes at last. For Iabin king of Canaan, poore Israel did spight, And ment by force of furious rage to ouerrun vs quite. Nyne hundred Iron Chariots, he brought into the field. VVith cruell captaine Sisera by force to make vs yeelde. His force was great, his fraude was more, he fought, we did defende, And twenty winters long did last this warre without an end. But he that neyther sleepes nor slackes such furies to correct, Appointed me Debora for the iudge of his elect: And did deliuer Sisera into a womans hande.