London's Love to Prince Henry (Water Pageant of Corinea and Amphion) · chunk 1 of 1
Munday, Anthony · published 1610 · first performed or written 1610 [May 31] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 434 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
GRacious Prince, and great Duke of Cornwall, I, the good Angel or Genius of Corinea, Queen to Brutus' noble Companion Corineus, the first of fair Britaynes Regions, and your own worthy Dukedom; in honour of this general rejoicing day, and to express the endeared affections of London's Lord Maior, his brethren the Aldermen, and all these worthy Citizens, Merchants that hold Commerce with me and the wide world, in our very best and richest commodities: do thus usher them the way, to applaud in this Triumph, and to let you know their willing readiness, by all means possible to love and honour you. The shortness of time, hath been no mean bridle to their zealous forwardness, which (else) would have appeared in more flowing and abundant manner. Nevertheless, out of this little limitation, let me humbly entreat you to accept their boundless love, which is like to Jacob's Ladder, reaching from Earth to Heaven. Whereon, their hourly, holy and devout desires (like to so many blessed Angels) are continually ascending and descending: For their Royal Sovereign your Father, his Queen your peerless Mother, your sacred self, and the rest of their illustrious race. That unpolluted souls may be ever about ye, false hearts or foul hands never to come near ye; but the Host of Heaven, always to defend ye. Royal PRINCE of Wales, in this figure of Musical Amphion upon his Dolphin, we personate the Character of Wales your Principality. Who having with my fair Sister Corinea thus far attended you, on behalf of London's Lord Major, his worthy brethren, and this goodly Fleet of well affected Citizens; we are all now forced to an unwilling departure. See how our Streamers hang the head, as loath to leave you: Our Bardges lag and seem lumpish, as grieving to forego you: Our trumpets and other Musics appear tongueless, the word of farewell is so offensive to them. And except you put spirit into them all, with a gracious acceptance of this their love and loyalty: the bosom of fair Thames shrinks, and they fear swallowing. But the Sun of trueborn Majesty shines in your bright eye, and your more serious affairs calling you hence, speaks both your love to them, and liking of their humble duty at their dismission. Home again then fair Fleet, you have brought a Royal freight to landing, such a burden as hath made the River not meanly proud to bear. And since we must needs part, in our loudest voice of Drum, trumpets and ordinance, be this our last accent: Long live our Prince of Wales, the Royal Henry.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
GRacious Prince, and great Duke of Cornewall, I, the good Angell or Genius of Corinea, Queene to Brutes noble Companion Corineus, the firſt of fayre Britaynes Regions, and your owne worthie Dukedome; in honor of this generall reioycing day, and to expreſſe the endeared affections of Londons Lord Maior, his Bretheren the Aldermen, and all theſe worthie Cittizens, Merchants that holde Commerce with me and the wide worlde, in our very beſt and richeſt commodities: doe thus vſher them the way, to applaude in this Triumphe, and to let you knowe their willing readines, by all meanes poſsible to loue and honor you. The ſhortnes of time, hath bin no meane bridle to their zealous forwardnes, which (elſe) would haue appeared in more flowing and aboundant manner. Neuertheleſſe, out of this little limitation, let me humbly entreate you to accept their boundleſſe loue, which is like to Iaacobs Ladder, reaching from Earth to Heauen. Whereon, their hourelie, holie and deuoute deſires (like to ſo many bleſſed Angelles) are continually aſcending and deſcending: For their Royall Soueraigne your Father, his Queene your peerleſſe Mother, your ſacred ſelfe, and the reſt of their illuſtrous race. That vnpolluted ſoules may be euer about yee, falſe harts or foule hands neuer to come neere yee; but the Hoaſte of Heauē, alwayes to defend yee. ROyall PRINCE of Wales, in this figure of Muſicall Amphion vpon his Dolphin, we perſonate the Carracter of Wales your Principalitie. Who hauing with my faire Siſter Corinea thus farre attended you, on behalfe of Londons Lord Major, his worthie Bretheren, and this goodly Fleete of well affected Cittizens; we are all now forced to an vnwilling departure. See how our Streamers hang the head, as lothe to leaue you: Our Bardges lagge and ſeeme lumpiſhe, as greeuing to forgoe you: Our Trompets and other Muſicks appeare tongue-leſſe, the worde of farewell is ſo offenſiue to them. And except you put ſpirit into them all, with a gracious acceptaunce of this their loue and loyaltie: the boſome of fayre Thames ſhrinkes, and they feare ſwallowing. But the Sunne of true-borne Majeſtie ſhines in your bright eye, and your more ſerious affaires calling you hence, ſpeakes bothe your loue to them, and liking of their humble dutie at their diſmiſsion. Home againe then fayre Fleete, you haue brought a Royall freight to landing, ſuch a burdē as hath made the Riuer not meanely proude to beare. And ſince we muſt needs parte, in our lowdeſt voyce of Drommes, Trompets and Ordenaunce, be this our laſt accent: Long liue our Prince of Wales, the Royall Henrie.