A ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght Hawes, Stephen, d. 1523? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A02820 of text S109508 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 12953). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A02820 STC 12953 ESTC S109508 99845155 99845155 10040 2240903145

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A02820) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 10040) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 49:18) A ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght Hawes, Stephen, d. 1523? [8] p. In the fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne by Wynkyn de Worde, [Enprynted at London : [1509]] Author's name appears in colophon. Caption title. Place of publication and printer's name from colophon; publication date from STC. In verse. Signatures: [A]⁴. Imperfect: leaves cropped at foot, with some loss of print. Reproduction of the original in Cambridge University Library. eng Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, 1491-1547 -- Coronation -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. eebo A ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght. Hawes, Stephen 1509 9 1719 6 0 0 0 2 0 151.25 F The rate of 151.25 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2000-00 Assigned for keying and markup 2001-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2001-10 Sampled and proofread 2001-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2001-12 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Ioyfull medytacyon to all Englond : of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght

The prologue THe prudent problems / & the noble werkes Of the gentyll poetes in olde antyquyte Unto this day hath made famous clerkes For the poetes Wrote nothynge in vanyte But grounded them on good moralyte Encensynge out the fayre dulcet fume Our langage rude to exyle and con●●●● The ryght eloquent poete and monke of bery Made many fayre bookes / as it is probable From ydle derkenes / to lyght our emyspery Whose vertuous pastyme / was moche commendable Presentynge his bookes / gretely prouffytable To your worthy predecessour the .v. kynge Henr● Whiche regystred is in the courte of memory Amyddes the medowe of flora the quene Of the goddes elycon / is the sprynge or well And by it groweth / a fayre laurell grene Of whiche the poetes do ofte wryte and tell Besyde this olyue / I dyde neuer dwell To tast the water whiche is aromatyke For to cause me wryte with lusty rethoryke Wherfore good souerayne / I beseche your hyghnes To pardon me whiche do rudely endyte As in this arte hauynge small intres But for to lerne is all myn appetyte In folowynge the monke whiche dyde nobly wryte Besechynge your hyghnes and grace debonayre For to accepte this rude and lytell quayre Explicit prologus .
O God alone in heuen werynge crowne In whose inspecte is euery regall se Both to enhaunce & for to cast adowne Suche is the power of thyn hygh magiste Neyther hardynes treasour nor dygnyte May withstande thy strength whiche is in euery place So grete and myghty is thy dyuyne grace Two tytles in one thou dydest well vnyfye Whan the rede rose toke the whyte in maryage Reygnynge togyder ryght hygh and noblye From whose vnyd tytyls and worthy lygnage Descended is by ryght excellent courage Kynge Henry the .viii. for to reygne doutles Unyuersall his fame honour and larges Whiche hathe spousyd a fayre floure of vertue Descended of 〈◊〉 dame katheryn of Spayne By grace and prudens the peace to attayne Wherfore Englonde thou nedes not complayne Syth thou hast crowned openly in syght This kynge and quene by good true loue and ryght What sholde I shewe by perambulacyon All this grete tryumphe of whiche reporte Is made aboute nowe in euery nacyon Unto all this realme to be Ioy and comforte Wherfore you lordes I humby you exhorte Spyrytuall and temporall with the comyns vnyfyde To gyue god the prayse whiche dothe grace prouyde Englonde be gladde / the dewe of grace is spred The dewe of Ioy / the dewe holsome and soote Dystylled is nowe from the rose so red And of the whyte so spryngynge from the roote After our trouble to be refute and boote This ryall tree was planted as I knowe By god aboue the rancour to downe throwe Who is the floure that dothe this grace dystyll But onely Henry the .viii. kynge of his name With golden droppes all Englonde to fulfyll To shewe his larges his honour and his fame His dedes therto exemplefye the same Wherfore nowe Englonde with hole deuocyon For this yonge kynge make dayly orayson Our late souerayne his fader excellent I knowe ryght well some holde oppynyon That to auaryce he had entendement Gadrynge grete rychesse of this his regyon But they lytell knowe by theyr small reason For what hye entente he gadered doutles Unto his grace suche innumerable ryches For I thynke well and god had sente hym 〈◊〉 As they haue meruaylled moche of this gadrynge So it to them sholde haue ben affyrmatyfe To haue had grete wonder of his spendynge It may fortune he thought to haue mouynge Of mortall warre our fayth to stablysshe Agaynst the turkes theyr power to mynysshe But syth that dethe by his course naturall Hathe hym arested / and wolde not delay Lyke wyse as he was so be we mortall How / where / or whan I cam nothynge say Therfore to god aboue let vs all pray For to graunt hym mercy whiche was our kynge Bryngynge his soule to Ioy euerlastinge A fayre Englonde mystruste the ryght nought Regarde ryght well / his sonnes Iustyce Se how that they whyche inuencyons sought Delytynge them in the synne of auaryce To oppresse the comyns by grete preiudyce Dothe he not punysshe them accordynge to lawe Suche newe promocyons to dampne and withdrawe Saturne Fy on the saturne with thy mysty fume Replete with fraude treason and wyckednes To shewe thy beames thou darest not presume So cursed thou arte withouten stablenes Deuoyde of gracefull fulfylled with doblenes Thy power to Englonde was neuer amyable But alwayes euyll vntrue and varyable Iupyter . Now gentyll Iupyter the lodesterre of lyght Thy stedfast beames so fayre and so clere Cast now abrede that we may haue a syght To gladde vs all whan that they do appere Sendynge downe trouthe from thy fulgent spere For to make our hertes mekely to enclyne To serue our souerayne whiche doth nowe domyne O myghty Mars o god of the warre O flambynge honour of euery hardy herte Sende downe thy power truely from so ferre Mars Us to encourage that we do not sterte But by hardynes that we maye subuerte Our soueraynes enemyes to hym contraryous By bataylles fyerse ryghtfull and rygorous And thou fayre bryght / and aureate phebus Phebus Encreace now lyght with loue and honoure Amonge the lordes so gay and gloryus With thy radyant beames so hye of fauoure Deuoydynge all trechery debate and rancoure And yllumyne the mynde with lyberalyte Of our good souerayne with welth and vnyte And lady Uenus with thy sone Cupyde Uenus Of euery lorde do nowe the herte enspyre With feruent loue that he do not slyde And of the comyns set the hertes on fyre To loue our souerayne with theyr hole desyre Folowynge his grace with dulcet armonye To the ryghtfull waye withouten Ieoperdye Also thou Mercury the god of eloquence Mercur● The gentyll sterre of grace and vertue Thy beames of ryght peace and conscyence On our kynges counsayll downe sende and renue The trouthe of Iustyce / that they may extue For to do wronge by the synne of couetyce That here before hathe done grete preiudyce And thou watery dyane of the se the goddes Luna With thy broder eolus the god of the wynde Encourage the hertes by in warde hardynes And enmyes ryse that they be not behynde Them for to chace and the se to scoure By grace and fortune in many a stormy stoure O god aboue / trononysed in heuen In whose wyll resteth euery thynge alone The skye / the erthe / with all the planettes seuen Without whose grace / comforte haue we none As thou arte thre enclusyd in one So saue our souerayne / from all maner wo And this his realme from mortall warre also Holy chirche reioyse / with all your lybertees Withouten dommage / the kynge wyll ye encreace And be your shelde from all aduersytees No wronge shall be but he wyll it soone seace Knyttynge the knotte of fayth loue and peace Bytwene you and hym without dysturbaunce So for to endure by longe contynuaunce Ryght myghty prynce our good souerayne lorde To god enclynynge be hardy and gladde Of you and your realme he wyll se concorde Though other nacyons be therfore full sadde Agaynst you murmurynge with theyr werkes badde Yet drede ye nothynge for god with his myght Wyll be alwaye redy to defende the ryght Ryght noble / wyse / and excellent pryncesse Ryght benygne lady / lyberall and vertuous Dyscended lynyally of the lyne of noblenesse Fayre quene Katheryne so swete and precyous To our souerayne espoused with Ioy solacyous Almyghty god gyue grace to multyplye From you your floures to reygne ryght ryally And lady Mary prynces ryght beauteuous Indued with honour / vertue / and prudence Ryght meke / goodly / gentyll and gracyous Syster ryght dere vnto the excellence Of our good souerayne / surmountynge in sapyence Ryght fayre yonge lady / the grete lorde aboue He graunte you grace / hygh fame / fortune and loue And all you lordes and ladyes honourable And you noble knyghtes so hauntynge chyualry Unto our souerayne be meke and tendable Whiche wyll rewarde you well and nobly As to shewe his largesse vnyuersally Encouragynge your hertes the courage chyualrous In tyme of batayll for to be vyctoryous And all ye offycers of euery degree Beware extorcyon / for and it be knowen No doute it is but ye shall punysshed be Take hede of them / the whiche be ouerthrowen Remembre well how fortune hathe blowen The promoters downe / and castynge them full lowe In folowynge them ye shall fall as I trowe Englonde be true and loue well eche other Obey your souerayne / and god omnypotent Whiche is aboue / of all the worlde the rother Wyll sende you welth / from whome all good is sente He gyue vs grace to kepe his commaundement And saue our souerayne / with his semely quene With all theyr bloode / without trouble and tene Amen .
Excusacio auctoris Go lytell treatyse submyt the humbly To our souerayne lorde / to be in his presence Besechynge his grace to accepte the mekely And to pardon thy rudenes and neclygence To compyle those maters whiche 〈…〉 Unto his hyghnes and regall maieste Now ye fayre ladyes / wyse and vertuous I ryght humbly praye you for to condyscende To accepte my makynge nothynge facundious I wolde that fortune wolde connynge extende That myn endytynge I myght than amende To dyrecte my maters after your pleasaunce Whiche yet replete am with all ygnoraunce AMEN Thus endeth this Ioyfull medytacyon made & compyled by Stephen hawes somtyme grome of the chambre of our late souerayne lorde kynge Henry the seuenth

Enprynted at London in the fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne by wynkyn de worde

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