A
PANEGYRICK
TO
His Royal Highness.
Upon His MAJESTIES late DECLARATION.
Especially drawn from Unio Dissidentium Page 2. Part 14. Page 3. Part 3. Page 4. Part 3. and 4.
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OF a Just King, the Powrful Words de-clare
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Great James Presumptive and Appa-rent Heir:
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(The words betoken one and self-same Thing:
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Though some, Them would under distinction bring)
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Such Declaration, Henry Third of France
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Wisely made use of, when some gan advance
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Pretensive Heirs, Fourth Henry to displace,
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(A lawful Heir, though much remote in Race.)
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Such Declaration by both kings must be,
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An Act impulsed by Divine Decree,
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What good effects from first of these did flow,
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The Gallick Chronicles at large doe show:
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Checkd Henry after Care and War became
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Eternally great in his Fame and Name.
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Great Duke in this Declarement acquiesce,
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In sweet repose and rest thy self possess.
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This heavenly opening of thy Brothers Breast,
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(With all due Reverence be it exprest,)
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Hath likeness unto that in Sacred Text.
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Save that a Brothers ownd in stead of Son,
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What more than this can in the Case be done?
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[Who dare henceforth this Kingly Act gainsay,]
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Who dare against Thy Royal Highness bray,
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Surely the Mouths of the Tumultuous Crew,
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Are stopt, or else to Meanes we bid Adiew,
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Where a Kings word is, There is Power, (so saith
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The Sacred Writ on which we ground our Faith.)
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Henceforth of just necessity must cease
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Those Clamours which so much disturb Thy peace,
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Henceforth no Voiage over British Seas,
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Or cold Retirement under Scotch Degrees
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Needst thou to take, but still abide where Birth
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Thou first receivdst (passing time in Mirth)
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By Sovereign belovd, by Friends carest,
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Reverd by all, and by the Heavens blest,
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Exactly making good that Expectation,
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Of being mighty Pillar to this Nation:
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A Stay of State, a strong supporting Prop,
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Ordaind to Scale the Point of Honours top:
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Long since foretold of Thee, as we may see
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At large exprest in day Fatality.
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Nor canst be spard from Serene Charles his side.
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Being active vigilant, helpful to Guide
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Affairs of State by land as well as Sea,
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For last of which none more renownd can be,
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Let Arragon her Testimonial give,
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And Thy Dutch Victory in Sixty five.
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Which Higgons muse hath so inspirdly sung.
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Making Thee Neptunes Heros chief among.
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None may so well that glorious Motto claim,
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Of being terror of the Ocean main,
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(Which Louis did for Michaels Knights ordain.
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As once a Servant of King Edwards went
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With Royal Cup his Master to present,
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One foot did trip; being quick he did prevent
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(With tother legg the Fall) Godwin of Kent,
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Laughing, said to the King, Evn thus, one Brother
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We see is ready still to help another.
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The King replyd, Just so might Alphred me,
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But, That removd by base Treachery.
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The Belgick Sheaf and AEsops Moral Teach,
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Betwixt own Brothers there should be no Breach.
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The Scripture saies, They must together dwell,
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Unions their Heaven, Disunions their Hell.
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Unworthy are They, whosoer they are
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Fraternal Union to break that dare.
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Then in despight of such as would disjoiyne
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Your persons, live together says Eloigne.
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When men are absent, their back friends dare say
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And do those things which else theyd ner essay;
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Divide & Impera we may English make,
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First separate, and then Advantage take.
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Long live Great Prince, who not desirest to see
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Thy Lieges Funeral Solemnity,
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But guided by an equal and just Soul,
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Humbly submitst unto Divine controul,
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Nor dost expect, but stay to see the Fate,
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Ordaind above, Signd from Eternal Date.
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We read of Louis a Montpensier Peer,
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Who th[o]ugh his Father had been dead 5 year[,]
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Yet took such Grief at seeing of his Grave,
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As did streight after him of life bereave;
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Even just so, James we may expect to Die,
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When Charles submits to mortal Destiny:
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Gods wondrous hand, after a long Exile,
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Them hand in hand brought back to Native Isle,
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When wisest men esteemed their state forlorn,
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They saw them stated in the Land where Born;
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A strange agreement they have underwent,
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Sometimes of Bliss, sometimes of Discontent:
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Why may not then Fraternal Sympathy
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Co-operate to dying Harmony?
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When thinking what theyve suffered in times past,
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One cant endure the other to out-last;
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But as theyve livd together so to die,
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May be their Fate ordaind by God on high;
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The possibility of this is no doubt,
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By various Authors we may make it out.
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Let em both live until they have out-done,
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That Age which David calls a wondrous one:
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That Royal Prophet whose Afflictions were
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So great, and with which James his may compare.
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Those Clouds are cleard, the Sun is now brast out,
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His Brothers Rays incompass him about;
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Apollos Rays, That can alone dispell
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All fumes and vapours though exhaled from Hell;
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Those Rays late issued from the Declaration,
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Forever making Calm and Still the Nation.
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See the
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Swans
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Wellcouort
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p. 4.
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