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<HEAD>THE Queens Lamention</HEAD>
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<P>OR, The mo&s;t &s;ad and mournfull Complaint of her Sacred Maje&s;ty, the <HI>Queen</HI> of <HI>England,</HI> upon the death of her mo&s;t dear and well E&s;teemed Son, the mo&s;t Elu&s;trious Prince, <HI>Henry</HI> Duke of <HI>Gloce&s;ter,</HI> 3d. Brother to our gracious King, <HI>Charles</HI> the 2d. Decea&s;ed the 13. of <HI>September,</HI> 1660. Carried over from <HI>France,</HI> by Sir <HI>James O Neal,</HI> Knight and Baronet; comitted to the Pre&s;s by his own Importu|ning de&s;ire.</P>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Franklin.</HI></OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>SW&eacute;et Heavens have b&eacute;en pleas'd</L>
<L>of late to &s;hew</L>
<L>How Stars and Comedies</L>
<L>in mourning go,</L>
<L>For my &s;weet Darling bright,</L>
<L>Wherein was my delight,</L>
<L>To Heaven took his flight,</L>
<L><HI>And left me here.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Oh that his Charlot fr&eacute;e</L>
<L>had b&eacute;en &s;o &s;trong</L>
<L>For to have taken me</L>
<L>with him along;</L>
<L>My &s;w&eacute;et Clu&s;trious Babe</L>
<L>As ever woman had,</L>
<L>His la&s;t good night have made,</L>
<L><HI>Opitty me.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>His Cr<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">m&s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ooks &s;o &s;w&eacute;et,</L>
<L>his Lilly hand;</L>
<L>Methinks I &s;&eacute;e him yet</L>
<L>by me to &s;tand,</L>
<L>His &s;hadow with me &s;till</L>
<L>My grieved heart doth kill.</L>
<L>But unto Heavens will</L>
<L><HI>Wee mu&s;t obey</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>When late he was in <HI>France,</HI></L>
<L>his comely Grace</L>
<L>My &s;pirits did advance</L>
<L>to &s;&eacute;e his face:</L>
<L>And con&s;tant was to me</L>
<L>A &s;&eacute;emed Deity;</L>
<L>Joy and Felicity</L>
<L><HI>I had in him</HI></L>
</LG>
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<HEAD>the Second Part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>HIs comely ge&s;tures fed</L>
<L>me with delight,</L>
<L>When that his per&s;on did</L>
<L>appear in my &s;ight,</L>
<L>Who&s;e Princely looks did fly</L>
<L>Like Come<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">s from the s<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">y,</L>
<L>'I would make a heart to <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Why Heavens, were you <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L>&s;o with delight.</L>
<L>To take my Prince &s;o &s;oon</L>
<L>out from my &s;ight:</L>
<L>Methinks I &s;&eacute;e his Gho&s;t,</L>
<L>Swiftly to Heaven po&s;t,</L>
<L>Dear <HI>Henry</HI> I have lo&s;t</L>
<L><HI>O pitty me.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>His Princely pietie,</L>
<L>his godly zeal,</L>
<L>The holy defties,</L>
<L>would not conceal,</L>
<L>But down from Heaven they</L>
<L>A&s;cend in one d<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">y,</L>
<L>And fetch my Dear away,</L>
<L><HI>O pitty me.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Angels would have it &s;o,</L>
<L>for they decr&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>He needs away mu&s;t go,</L>
<L>and withall &s;p&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>A Prince with them to be,</L>
<L>In Ammortallity,</L>
<L>For everla&s;tingly</L>
<L><HI>With them to Raign.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Yet what&s;oever place,</L>
<L>I walk or &s;tand,</L>
<L>Methinks I &s;ee his face</L>
<L>clo&s;e by my hand,</L>
<L>His &s;hadow I do &s;&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Where-ever I &s;hall be,</L>
<L>Unto Eternity.</L>
<L><HI>He was &s;o &s;weet.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O let all Nations be</L>
<L>&s;ad for the Prince,</L>
<L>For which no remedy</L>
<L>cannot be &s;ince,</L>
<L>Angels rejoyce me know,</L>
<L>While that me mourn below,</L>
<L>To Heavens &s;ee me go</L>
<L><HI>Then to my Dear.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O that I could but fly</L>
<L>Like to the Dove,</L>
<L>Even up to the Sky</L>
<L>to find my Love.</L>
<L>Then would I enter in</L>
<L>Among&s;t the Cherubims,</L>
<L>To &s;&eacute;e my d<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">are&s;t friend</L>
<L><HI>That was &s;o &s;weet</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O death why did&s;t thou &s;end</L>
<L>Thy <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">art &s;o &s;oon,</L>
<L>Could&s;t thou not hold thy hand,</L>
<L>fill I came home,</L>
<L>To have receiv'd one &s;mile</L>
<L>From my own deare&s;t child,</L>
<L>Before his la&s;t exile,</L>
<L><HI>But now he's gone.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O Heavens may you be</L>
<L>to me &s;o kind,</L>
<L>And grant &s;ome remedy</L>
<L>unto my mind,</L>
<L>Which now oppre&s;&s;ed is,</L>
<L>My vitalls doth deerca&s;e,</L>
<L>My grief tran&s;cending is,</L>
<L><HI>O pitty me</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>When I to <HI>England</HI> &s;hall</L>
<L>now take my way,</L>
<L>My comfort is but &s;mall;</L>
<L>yet all my joy</L>
<L>Is in this Gracious King,</L>
<L>My ble&s;&s;ing be on him,</L>
<L>When I do come again,</L>
<L><HI>Lord &s;uccour me.</HI></L>
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