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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<HEAD>GREAT BRITAINES SORROW For the Death of her late decea&s;ed all beloued Soueraigne Lord King <HI>JAMES, Who dyed at his Manour of Theobalds, on Sunday, March</HI> 27. 1625. <HI>AND</HI> THE PEOPLES IOY In the welcome proclaiming of his vndoubted Sonne, and our Leige Lord <HI>CHARLES King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, &amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
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<FIGDESC>woodcut of the body of King James laid out and a gathered crowd</FIGDESC>
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<L>HEre are two Figures of great <HI>Griefe</HI> and <HI>Ioy:</HI></L>
<L>Each &s;triuing one the other to de&s;troy:</L>
<L>And as the <HI>one</HI> po&s;&s;e&s;&s;eth vs with <HI>Griefe,</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>other</HI> giues vs <HI>Comfort</HI> and <HI>Reliefe.</HI></L>
<L>This vnexpected and vnwelcome <HI>Blow</HI></L>
<L>Caus'd brini&s;h <HI>Teares</HI> our mourning <HI>Eyes</HI> oreflow;</L>
<L>Yet wee haue the <HI>Almighties</HI> fauour found,</L>
<L>Who gaue the <HI>Cure</HI> before hee gaue the <HI>Wound.</HI></L>
<L>This <HI>Good</HI> decea&s;t example of <HI>Good Kings,</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e faire Renowne throughout the whole world rings,</L>
<L>The <HI>Iemme</HI> and <HI>Iewel</HI> of Great <HI>Britaines</HI> Throne,</L>
<L>Our Wi&s;e, Beloued, Prudent <HI>Salomon,</HI></L>
<L>The Scourge of <HI>Antichri&s;t,</HI> who&s;e <HI>Tongue</HI> and <HI>Penne</HI></L>
<L>Hath beene in&s;pir'd by <HI>God,</HI> admir'd by <HI>Men:</HI></L>
<L>When Ble&s;&s;ed <HI>Peace</HI> was bani&s;ht euery where,</L>
<L>Hee gaue her Royall entertainment here:</L>
<L>Full two and twenty yeares (that <HI>Heauenly Doue</HI>)</L>
<L>He did imbrace her in the Armes of Loue.</L>
<L><HI>Peace</HI> (all his life) with Plenty &s;taid with him</L>
<L>Whil&s;t neighbour-Realms in bloody wars did &s;wim.</L>
<L>His <HI>Learning</HI> and his <HI>Charitie</HI> was rare,</L>
<L>Vnmatched, as his Works doe well declare.</L>
<L>For Royall <HI>Maie&s;tie</HI> and <HI>Courte&s;ie,</HI></L>
<L>For pious <HI>Zeale,</HI> and <HI>Liberalitie,</HI></L>
<L>He was the <HI>Paragon,</HI> and <HI>Patterne</HI> too,</L>
<L>To guide all <HI>Princes</HI> how to &s;peake and doe.</L>
<L>And hauing lo&s;t him, which way can we &s;ee</L>
<L>How this great Domage may repaired be:</L>
<L>O <HI>God,</HI> with thankfulne&s;&s;e we make confe&s;&s;ion,</L>
<L>Thou ha&s;t re&s;tor'd our Ioyes, in his <HI>Succe&s;sion;</HI></L>
<L>Re&s;t gracious <HI>Iames,</HI> in Euerla&s;ting Re&s;t,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t in thy ble&s;&s;ed Off-&s;pring we are ble&s;t.</L>
<L>Great <HI>Charles,</HI> our <HI>hope</HI> in thee, expels our <HI>feares,</HI></L>
<L>Reuiues our <HI>Ioy,</HI> our drooping <HI>&s;pirits</HI> cheares:</L>
<L>Thy Fathers <HI>Sun&s;et</HI> almo&s;t &s;trucke vs dead,</L>
<L>And by thy <HI>Ri&s;ing</HI> we are comforted.</L>
<L>O what a war of <HI>Griefe</HI> and <HI>Ioy,</HI> within</L>
<L>Each Subiects bre&s;t the conque&s;t &s;ought to winne:</L>
<L>At la&s;t our <HI>Ioy</HI> the victory did gaine,</L>
<L>For ioy of <HI>Thee,</HI> Great <HI>Britaines Charlemagne.</HI></L>
<L>When as the Peeres of this lamenting Land</L>
<L>Proclaim'd thy <HI>Reigne,</HI> thy <HI>Title,</HI> and <HI>Command,</HI></L>
<L>Then did the Ayre with Acclamations ring,</L>
<L><HI>God &s;aue Charles, Britaines, France, and Irelands King.</HI></L>
<L>This was the &s;ound of comfort, and the voice</L>
<L>That made each &s;ad and fearfull heart reioyce.</L>
<L>In <HI>Thee,</HI> we are made <HI>happy</HI> we confe&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>If we haue grace to &s;ee our happine&s;&s;e.</L>
<L>As thou art Heyre vnto Great <HI>Iames</HI> his <HI>Crowne,</HI></L>
<L>So art thou to his <HI>vertues</HI> and Renowne,</L>
<L>In thee his goodne&s;&s;e really is borne,</L>
<L>His <HI>Crowne</HI> and <HI>Qualities</HI> doe thee adorne,</L>
<L>So that this change is nothing but in Name,</L>
<L>Th'E&s;tate and the Perfection is the &s;ame.</L>
<L>Long mai&s;t thou imitate his actions &s;till,</L>
<L>T'aduance the Good, and to &s;uppre&s;&s;e the Ill,</L>
<L>That tracing in the foot&s;teps of thy <HI>Sire,</HI></L>
<L>Thy name and fame all Nations may admire,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t <HI>Thou,</HI> the Glory of thy <HI>Diadem,</HI></L>
<L>Mai&s;t be thy peoples <HI>Ioy,</HI> and <HI>ioy</HI> in <HI>Them.</HI></L>
<L>May no Con&s;pira<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ies thy <HI>peace</HI> mole&s;t,</L>
<L>May Antichri&s;tian Plots be all &s;uppre&s;t:</L>
<L>May <HI>God</HI> and <HI>good men</HI> euer more befriend thee,</L>
<L>And dayes of old <HI>Metha&s;helah</HI> attend thee.</L>
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<CLOSER>Amen.</CLOSER>
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