Chrysanaleia: The Golden Fishing, or Honor of Fishmongers · chunk 2 of 3
Munday, Anthony · published 1616 · first performed or written 1616 [Oct 29] (Annals) civic play; pageant unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
WAlworth, here stay: we may do wrong, And hold this worthy man too long From those great States, that at this feast Are every one a welcome Guest. Those Aldermen, that on the day, (When the proud Rebel thou didst slay,) Were Knighted with thee in the field: Are raised by me their love to yield With this fair Guard, and tend on thee, In honouring this Solemnity. Mount then thy Courser, that we may (In the remainder of this day,) Do more than time will now afford, Set on then, Honourable Lord. NOw worthy Lord, there is imposed on me, A brief narration of each several show Provided for this Triumph, as you see, In order to describe them as they go. The Fishing Buss instructs you first to know The toilsome travel of poor Fishermen, subjected to all weathers, where and when. In stormy tempests they omit no pain, To bless all lands with the Seas bounteous store: Their labour doth return rich golden gain, Whereof themselves taste least by Sea or shore, But (like good souls) contented evermore With any benefit their toil can bring; The Fisher well is termed Contents true King. This Emblem of the Dolphin, is the armory Belonging to our brethren, and beside Speaks somewhat of that creatures quality, By nature Musical, as hath been tried: Poesy and Music therefore thus do ride Upon his back, in sweet Arion's shape, Who, by a Dolphin, thus did death escape: The King of Moores thus mounted, and his train, Shows your affection to that Company, Which league with you in love, and doth contain The aptness of your correspondency On either side, to hold inseparably. His Indian treasure liberally is thrown: To make his bounteous heart the better known. This Leman Tree, your Honour may conceit More, than I speak, because mysteriously Some hidden secret thereon doth await Known to yourself. It speaks ingeniously The Character of your authority: Figured in that fair Bird, fostering her brood: Though with the dear expense of her own blood. Continual cares, and many broken sleeps, Heart-killing fears, which wait on Eminence Hard at the heels, and (tortringly) still keeps Within the soul imperious residence, As whips t'afflict both hope and patience; These in the Pelican are figured here: And these you hardly will avoid this year. But as the Senses sit about the Tree, And show you how their virtues are supplied Still with fresh vigour: So (no doubt) will be Your busiest troubles sweetly qualified, By those five helps that hold up dignity, Discretion, Policy, and Providence, Courage, Correction, these bar all offence. Lastly, look on a figure of that day, When by heavens help, and Walworth's happy hand, That swarm of Rebels, who fought all to sway, And have both King and Country at command: Even in their height of pride, I made them stand, And, in my sovereigns sight, there I struck dead Their chiefest Captain and commanding head.
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WAlworth, here ſtay: we may doe wrong, And hold this worthy man too long From thoſe great States, that at this eaſt Are euery one a welcome Gueſt. Thoſe Aldermen, that on the day, (When the proud Rebel thou didſt ſlay,) Were Knighted with thee in the field: Are rayſde by me their loue to yeelde With this faire Guard, and tend on thee, In honouring this Solemnity. Mount then thy Courſer, that we may (In the remainder of this day,) Doe more then time will now afford, Set on then, Honourable Lord. NOw worthy Lord, there is impos'd on me, A briefe narration of each ſeuerall ſhew Prouided for this Triumph, as you ſee, In order to deſcribe them as they goe. The Fiſhing Buſſe inſtructs you firſt to know The toylſome trauell of poore Fiſher-men, Subiected to all weathers, where and when. In ſtormy tempeſts they omit no paine, To bleſſe all lands with the Seas bounteous ſtore: Their labour doth returne rich golden gaine, VVhereof themſelues taſte leaſt by Sea or ſhore, But (like good ſoules) contented euermore VVith any benefit their toyle can bring; The Fiſher well is term'd Contents true King. This Embleme of the Dolphine, is the Armorie Belonging to our brethren, and beſide Speakes ſomewhat of that creatures qualitie, By nature Muſicall, as hath been tryde: Poeſie and Muſique therefore thus do ride Vpon his back, in ſweete Arions ſhape, VVho, by a Dolphine, thus did death eſcape: The King of Moores thus mounted, and his traine, Shewes your affection to that Company, Which league with you in loue, and doth containe The aptnes of your correſpondency On either ſide, to hold inſeperably. His Indian treaſure liberally is throwne: To make his bounteous heart the better knowne. This Leman Tree, your Honour may conceit More, then I ſpeake, becauſe myſteriouſly Some hidden ſecret thereon doth awayte Knowne to your ſelfe. It ſpeakes ingeniouſly The Character of your authoritie: Figur'd in that faire Bird, foſtring her brood: Though with the deare expence of her owne blood. Continuall cares, and many broken ſleepes, Heart-killing feares, which waite on Eminence Hard at the heeles, and (tortringly) ſtill keeps VVithin the ſoule imperious reſidence, As whippes t'afflict both hope and patience; Theſe in the Pellicane are figur'd heere: And theſe you hardly will auoide this yeere. But as the Sences ſit about the Tree, And ſhewe you how their vertues are ſupplyed Still with freſh vigor: So (no doubt) will be Your buſieſt troubles ſweetly qualified, By thoſe fiue helpes that hold vp dignitie, Diſcretion, Policie, and Prouidence, Courage, Correction, theſe barre all offence. Laſtly, looke on a figure of that day, VVhen by Heauens helpe, and Walworths happy hand, That ſwarme of Rebells, who fought all to ſway, And haue both King and Country at command: Euen in their height of pride, I made them ſtand, And, in my Soueraigns ſight, there I ſtrooke dead Their chiefeſt Captaine and commanding head.