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<HEAD><HI>On the DEATH of the</HI> ILLUSTRIOUS DAVID EARLE of WEMYSS, &amp;c. <HI>One of the mo&s;t Honourable Lords of His</HI> Maje&s;ties <HI>Privy Council.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">ELEGIE.</HEAD>
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<L>AS <HI>Great Men</HI> do, their <HI>Va&s;&s;als</HI> charge and call,</L>
<L>Them to attend anothers Funerall;</L>
<L><HI>Neptune</HI> bids <HI>Triton</HI> warn each <HI>Chri&s;tal-Spring</HI></L>
<L>A <HI>Floud</HI> of <HI>Tears</HI> into <HI>Forths-Firth</HI> to bring,</L>
<L>To wait <HI>His</HI> murmuring <HI>Tydes,</HI> upon <HI>Wemys</HI> Shore,</L>
<L>That Noble <HI>Earles</HI> Death &s;till to deplore,</L>
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<L>Who&s;e <HI>Hollow-Rockie-Caves,</HI> with <HI>Eccho's</HI> may</L>
<L>Teach <HI>Swans</HI> to weep, in an unwonted way,</L>
<L>And <HI>Rampant-Lyons,</HI> hence to roar with Grief,</L>
<L>Their <HI>Lord</HI> and <HI>Master</HI> is bereav'd of Life:</L>
<L>Each <HI>Navigator</HI> &s;ails <HI>Fifes</HI> plea&s;ant Coa&s;t,</L>
<L>To moan the <HI>Anchor</HI> of their hope is lo&s;t;</L>
<L>For whom built Peer and Harbour &s;afe and &s;ure,</L>
<L>No raging &s;torm can Shipping there injure:</L>
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<L>But all this nothing to tho&s;e <HI>Sorrows,</HI> that</L>
<L>Of which this <HI>Kingdom</HI> mu&s;t participat;</L>
<L><HI>King, Nobles, Gentry, Clergy,</HI> mo&s;t concern'd,</L>
<L>A braver <HI>Subject Monarch</HI> ne're govern'd;</L>
<L>Wi&s;h'd that his <HI>Soveraigns-Crowns</HI> in concord flouri&s;h,</L>
<L>And <HI>Heav'ns</HI> good-&s;ucce&s;s all <HI>His</HI> Projects cheri&s;h,</L>
<L>Who&s;e, and the <HI>Publique's</HI> &s;afety did de&s;ire,</L>
<L>Free from all Plots, <HI>Rebellion</HI> can con&s;pire;</L>
<L>Straight <HI>Loyal-Rule</HI> to <HI>States-men</HI> of the Land,</L>
<L>How to Obey, and likewi&s;e to Command:</L>
<L>From Pa&s;&s;ion free, unto &s;ound <HI>Council</HI> prone,</L>
<L>Rich'd with the <HI>Wi&s;dom</HI> of a <HI>Solomon:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Promotion</HI> and <HI>Seditious</HI> wayes did hate,</L>
<L>Endeavour'd rather to be <HI>Good</HI> than <HI>Great;</HI></L>
<L>Court Para&s;itick flatteries did &s;corn,</L>
<L>By whom <HI>Truth</HI> and <HI>Integrity</HI> were born:</L>
<L>To <HI>Law</HI> and <HI>Go&s;pel</HI> Zealous Con&s;tant <HI>Friend,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Religious</HI> VVor&s;hip in the <HI>Church</HI> maintain'd;</L>
<L><HI>Faith</HI> ju&s;tify'd with unfaign'd <HI>Charity,</HI></L>
<L>The Luckie <HI>H<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> Liberality.</HI></L>
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<L>In <HI>Virtuous</HI> Actions all the <HI>Age</HI> excell'd,</L>
<L>At VVork a Thou&s;and <HI>Souls</HI> daily upheld;</L>
<L>Gave <HI>Colledges, Schools, Artists,</HI> and each <HI>Mu&s;e</HI></L>
<L>Incouragement <HI>Their</HI> Genious to u&s;e;</L>
<L><HI>Augu&s;tian Sp'rit,</HI> yet of <HI>Meek humble mind,</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>Worlds</HI> be&s;t <HI>Breeding</HI> by <HI>Thee</HI> was refin'd;</L>
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<L>Renowned <HI>Fame</HI> of whom can well report,</L>
<L>More Ho&s;pitable ne're kept Princely Court,</L>
<L>Fraughted with <HI>Courage</HI> and <HI>Mag'nimity,</HI></L>
<L>Honour'd all Orders of <HI>Nobility;</HI></L>
<L>In Conver&s;e <HI>Mirthful, Jovial</HI> and Sweet,</L>
<L>VVith <HI>Clemency</HI> made <HI>Mercy Ju&s;tice</HI> meet;</L>
<L>With <HI>Coal,</HI> and <HI>Salt,</HI> enrich'd <HI>Thy Countrey</HI> more,</L>
<L>Then all the <HI>Traffiquers</HI> for <HI>Indian Ore:</HI></L>
<L>As <HI>Boas</HI> did, His Family o're&s;ee,</L>
<L>Thy <HI>Beasts</HI> were fatned by the <HI>Ma&s;ters</HI> eye:</L>
<L>In who&s;e affairs were nothing wrong that went,</L>
<L>Whom <HI>Tenents, Servants,</HI> ever may lament.</L>
<L>Brag'd not of Blood, as many now-a-days,</L>
<L>Though from <HI>M^cduff (Fifes Thane)</HI> Thine did ari&s;e.</L>
<L>In Matching, and Alliance did digre&s;s</L>
<L>Ne're from the &s;plendor of his worthine&s;s:</L>
<L>Sad Pryzle&s;s lo&s;s to <HI>Name,</HI> (its ancient <HI>Chief</HI>)</L>
<L>Thereto &s;hew friend&s;hip beyond all belief;</L>
<L>As <HI>Scripture</HI> tells, <HI>Jo&s;eph</HI> of Husbands be&s;t,</L>
<L>And <HI>I&s;aac</HI> the mo&s;t loving do atte&s;t,</L>
<L>Of Noble <HI>Wemys,</HI> may future times record,</L>
<L>The be&s;t of <HI>Husbands,</HI> and mo&s;t loving <HI>Lord:</HI></L>
<L>Thy Deathle&s;s Prai&s;e &s;pread through the Univers,</L>
<L>(As is Thy Merit) can no Pen expre&s;s;</L>
<L>Full &s;ixty nine years lu&s;tre lent this Clyme,</L>
<L>In all who&s;e Days, mo&s;t Peaceful, free of Cryme;</L>
<L>Hence call'd to <HI>Heav'n,</HI> <NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>David</HI> Earl of <HI>Wemy&s;s,</HI> Anagram,</NOTE> to have eternal Rule,</L>
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