Queene
Elizabeths
Teares
:
OR
,
Her
resolute
bearing
the
Christian
Crosse
,
inflicted
on
her
by
the
persecuting
hands
of
Steuen
Gardner
Bishop
of
Winchester
,
in
the
bloodie
time
of
Queene
Marie
.
Written
By
Christopher
Leuer
.
Nocet
indulgentia
nobis
.
Printed
at
London
by
V.
S.
for
Mathew
Lownes
dwelling
in
Paules
Churchyard
at
the
signe
of
〈…〉
To
the
right
honorable
Lord
,
Robert
Erle
of
Salisburie
,
Vicount
Cranborne
,
Baron
of
Essingdon
,
principall
Secretarie
to
the
Kings
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
Maister
of
the
Courtes
of
Wardes
and
Liueries
,
Chancellor
of
the
most
famous
Vniuersitie
of
Cambridge
,
Knight
of
the
most
noble
Order
of
the
Garter
,
and
one
of
his
Maiesties
most
honourable
priuie
Counsell
.
RIght
Honourable
Lorde
;
The
gratious
and
well
deseruing
,
when
they
die
,
leaue
behind
them
a
reputation
that
can
neuer
die
.
I
instance
this
in
Queene
Elizabeth
of
blessed
memory
:
A
Lady
beyond
example
,
beautifyed
with
the
ornaments
of
Grace
and
Nature
(
the
twoo
handes
of
God
)
whose
name
(
like
the
aire
)
is
spread
ouer
all
the
earth
,
whereby
this
our
little
world
(
the
English
nation
)
is
made
famous
to
all
posteritie
.
And
because
I
my selfe
haue
seene
many
the
admirations
of
her
time
,
&
haue
with
many
others
shared
in
participation
of
those
blessings
which
God
did
giue
her
most
gratious
and
fortunate
gouernement
;
I
haue
therefore
(
willingly
)
forced
my
endeuours
to
this
demonstration
of
thankes
,
hauing
euer
vowed
my selfe
a
seruant
to
her
Honourable
remembrance
.
The
reasons
(
my
good
L.
)
of
dedication
are
these
:
First
,
your
Lordships
honorable
deseruing
,
in
being
a
principall
Supporter
of
the
leaning
State
of
learning
,
the
Moecenas
and
Patron
of
the
learned
(
in
what
deseruing
qualitie
soeuer
:
)
wherein
,
(
though
I
be
but
meanely
profest
)
yet
,
your
Lordeships
zealous
regard
to
the
profession
I
beare
,
shal
euer
binde
me
in
the
most
assured
bonds
of
dutie
and
thankefull
seruice
.
Againe
,
that
honorable
testimony
of
your
Lordships
regarde
,
euen
to
the
very
name
of
your
late
Soueraigne
,
approued
by
the
generall
applause
and
acclamation
of
all
good
people
:
by
which
act
,
your
Lordship
hath
proceeded
to
the
highest
degree
of
good
opinion
,
and
by
giuing
Honour
to
her
that
best
deserued
it
,
deseruedly
made
your selfe
much
honoured
.
And
therefore
(
my
good
Lord
)
haue
I
ventured
on
your
Lordships
gratious
acceptance
,
humbly
requesting
your
Honor
,
that
my
particular
(
howsoeuer
vnworthy
,
to
trauaile
in
so
honorable
an
Argument
)
may
(
notwithstanding
)
haue
gratious
acceptation
,
being
presented
in
the
name
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
to
whose
honorable
remembraunce
your
Lordeship
is
so
much
deuoted
,
and
to
whose
name
I
haue
principally
dedicated
this
seruice
:
beseeching
Almightie
God
to
deriue
vppon
your
Name
and
House
,
a
perpetuall
Succession
of
Honour
and
good
Fortune
.
Your
Honours
in
all
duetie
and
humble
seruice
.
Christopher
Leuer
.
❧
To
the
Reader
.
THe
name
of
Queene
Elizabeth
is
sufficient
Argument
to
perswade
a
friendly
acceptation
;
and
from
the
better
disposed
(
whome
I
couet
principally
to
please
)
I
shall
doubtlesse
receiue
that
reasonable
and
honest
construction
.
As
for
those
who
haue
their
tongues
dipt
in
the
poyson
of
Enuie
,
I
write
not
to
please
them
,
who
wil
neuer
be
pleasd
with
that
which
is
most
deseruing
;
It
being
the
nature
of
Enuie
,
to
depraue
that
,
which
dooth
deserue
the
highest
fauour
of
loue
and
good
opinion
.
I
may
example
this
in
the
wrong
offered
to
the
name
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
who
(
though
shee
were
the
most
admired
of
her
time
)
hauing
extraordinary
induments
,
and
a
gouernment
,
much
more
in
the
degrees
of
honour
and
prosperitie
,
than
any
her
Predecessours
:
yet
want
there
not
malitious
and
base
deprauers
,
who
(
like
dogges
that
barke
against
the
Sunne
)
couet
to
bite
her
honourable
name
,
whome
God
hath
made
more
glorious
than
the
Sunne
,
giuing
her
a
place
of
glorie
,
in
fellowship
with
his
holy
Angelles
and
Saints
.
For
this
double
respect
haue
I
therefore
taken
these
paines
:
First
to
please
the
well
affected
,
in
honouring
her
whome
all
that
haue
honesty
will
honour
:
Next
,
in
giuing
Enuie
and
her
sonnes
a
morsell
to
bite
vpon
;
wishing
that
all
the
deprauers
of
her
princely
name
,
may
either
reduce
themselues
some
degree
of
honestie
,
or
else
perish
with
their
enuious
and
euill
breath
,
Accept
then
(
I
pray
thee
)
these
my
voluntarie
trauells
;
and
honour
her
remembraunce
,
whome
all
the
best
in
the
world
do
honour
with
admiration
,
which
thou
also
wilt
doe
,
if
thou
beest
either
honest
,
or
truely
English
.