Webster, John · published 1624 · first performed or written 1624 [Oct 29] (Annals) civic play; pageant unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 527 words
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WHat brave Sea Music bids us Welcome, hark! Sure this is Venice, and the day Saint Mark, In which the Duke and Senates, their course hold▪ To wed our Empire with a Ring of Gold. No Thetis you're mistaken, we are led W infinite delight from the Lands had: In ken of goodly shipping and you bridge, Venice had near the like survey that ridge, Of stately buildings which the river Hem, And grace the silver stream, as the stream them: That beauteous seat is London so much famed, Where any Navigable Sea is named; And in that bottom Eminent Merchants placed, As rich, and venturous as ever graced, Venice or Europe these two Rivers hear, Our followers may tell you where we are; This Thamesis, that Midway who are sent, To you most worthy Praetor to present, Acknowledgement of duty near shall err, From Stanes unto the Ancient Rochester; And now to grace their Triumph in respect, These pay us tribute, we are pleased to select Seven worthy Navigators out by name, Seated beneath this Globe; whose ample fame In the remotest part a' the earth is found, And some of them have circled the Globe round: These you observe are living in your eye, And so they ought, for worthy men near die: Drake, Hawkins, Furbisher, Gilbert, brave Knights, That brought home gold, and honour from sea fights, Candish, Carlisle, and Davis', and to these, So many worthies I could add at Seas, Of this bold Nation, it would envy strike, I th' rest ath' World, who cannot show the like; 'tis action values honour as the flint, Look black and feels like ice, yet from within't, Their are struck sparks which to the darkest nights, Yield quick and piercing food for several lights. You have quickened well my memory, and now Of this your grateful Triumph I allow, Honour looks clear and spreads her beams at large, From the grave Senate seated in that Barge, Rich Lading swell your bottoms, a blessed Gale, Follow your ventures that they never fail; And may you live successively to wear, The joy of this day, each man his whole year. HIstory, Truth, and Virtue seek by name, To celebrate the Merchant-Taylors fame; That Henry de Royal, this we call Worthy Iohn Yeacksley purchased first their Hall; And thus from low beginnings their oftsprings Societies claim Brotherhoods of Kings. I Troynovant placed eminent in the eye Of these admire at my felicity: Five Cities, Antwerp and the spacious Paris, Rome, Venice, and the Turks Metropilis: Beneath these, five learned Poets worthy men, Who do eternize brave acts by their pen; Chaucer, Gower, Lidgate, Moor and for our time Sr. Philip Sidney, glory of our clime, These beyond death a fame to Monarches give, And these make Cities and Societies live. TO Honour by our Wrighting Worthy men, Flows as a duty from a judging pen, And when we are employed in such sweet praise, Bees swarm and leave their honey on our bays: Evermore Musically Verses run, When the loathed vain of flattery they shun. Survey most Noble Praetor what succeeds, Virtue low bred aspiring to high deeds.
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WHat braue Sea Musicke bids vs Welcome, harke! Sure this is Venice, and the day Saint Marke, In which the Duke and Senats, their course hold▪ To wed our Empire with a Ring of Gold. No Thetis y'are mistaken, we are led W infinite delight from the Lands had: In ken of goodly shipping and yo bridge, Venice had neare the like suruey that ridge, Of stately buildings which the riuer Hem, And grace the siluer streame, as the streame them: That beautious seate is London so much fam'd, Where any Nauigable Sea is nam'd; And in that bottome Eminent Marchants plac't, As rich, and venturous as euer grac't, Venice or Europe these two Riuers heare, Our followers may tell you where we are; This Thamesis, that Mid-way who are sent, To you most worthy Pretor to present, Acknowledgment of duty neare shall err, From Stanes vnto the Ancient Rochester; And now to grace their Tryumph in respect, These pay vs tribute, we are pleasd to select Seuen worthy Nauigators out by name, Seated beneath▪ this Globe; whose ampl fame In the remotest part a' the earth is found, And some of them haue circled the Globe round: These you obserue are liuing in your eye, And so they ought, for worthy men neare dye: Drake, Hawkins, Furbisher, Gilbert, braue Knights, That brought home gold, and honor from sea fights, Candish, Carlile, and Dauis, and to these, So many worthies I could adde at Seas, Of this bold Nation, it would enuy strike, I th' rest ath' World, who cannot shew the like; Tis action valews honor as the flint, Looke blacke and feeles like ice, yet from within't, Their ar strooke sparkes which to the darkest nights, Yeeld quicke and pering food for seuerall lights. You haue quickned well my memory, and now Of this your gratefull Tryumph I allow, Honor lookes cleare and spreads her beames at large, From the graue Senate seated in that Barge, Rich Lading swell your bottomes, a blest Gale▪ Follow your ventures that they neuer faile; And may you liue successiuely to weare, The Ioy of this day, each man his whole yeare. HIstory, Truth, and Vertue seeke by name, To celebrate the Merchant-Taylors fame▪ That Henry de Royall, this wee call Worthy Iohn Yeacksley purchast first their Hall; And thus from low beginnings their oft-springs Societies claime Brother-hoods of Kings. I Troynovant plac't eminent in the eye Of these admire at my felicity: Fiue Cities, Antwerpe and the spacious Paris, Rome, Venice, and the Turkes Metropilis: Beneath these, fiue learned Poets worthy men, Who do eternize braue acts by their pen; Chaucer, Gower, Lidgate, Moore and for our time Sr. Phillip Sidney, glory of our clime, These beyond death a fame to Monarckes giue, And these make Cities and Societies liue. TO Honor by our Wrightings Worthy men, Flowes as a duty from a iudging pen, And when we are emploid in such sweet praise, Bees swarme and leaue their honey on our bayes: Euermore Musically Verses runne, When the loth'd vaine of flattery they shun. Suruey most Noble Pretor what succeedes, Vertue low bred aspiring to high deedes.