An epitaphe vpon the worthy and honorable lady, the Lady Knowles Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A08176 of text S121818 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 18512). 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. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A08176 STC 18512 ESTC S121818 99856980 99856980 22637 2240875749

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A08176) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 22637) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 387:7) An epitaphe vpon the worthy and honorable lady, the Lady Knowles Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607. 1 sheet ([1] p.) In Fleetstreete, by William How, for Richarde Iohnes: and are to be solde at his shop vnder the Lotterie house, Imprinted at London : [1569] Signed: Tho. Nevvton. Verse - "Death with his darte hath vs berefte,". Lady Catherine Knollys died 15 Jan. 1569. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. eng [Knollys, Catherine (Carey), -- Lady, 1530?-1569]. eebo An epitaphe vpon the worthy and honorable lady, the Lady Knowles. Newton, Thomas, 1569 1 690 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-08 Sampled and proofread 2005-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
❧ An Epitaphe vpon the worthy and Honorable Lady , the Lady knowles . DEath with his Darte hath vs berefte , a Gemme of worthy fame , A Pearle of price , an Ouche of praise , the Lady Knowles by name . A Myrroure pure of womanhoode , a Bootresse and and a stay , To all that honest were , she was I say both locke and kaye . Among the Troupes of Ladies all , and Dames of noble race , She counted was , ( and was in deede ) in Ladie Fortunes grace . In fauoure with our noble Queene , aboue the common sorte , With whom she was in credit greate , and bare a comely porte . There seemde between our Queene & Death , Contencion for to be , Which of them both more entier loue , to her could testifie . The one in state did her aduaunce , and place in dignitie , That men thereby might knowe , to doe , what princes able be . Death made her free from worldly carke , from sicknes , paine and strife . And hath ben as a gate , to bringe her to eternall life . By Death therfore she hath receiu'de , a greater boone I knowe : For she hath made a chaunge , whose blisse , no mortall wight can showe . She here hath loste the companie , of Lords and Ladies braue , Of husband , Children , frendes and kinne , and Courtly states full graue . In Lieu wherof , she gained hath the blessed companie Of Sainctes , Archangels , Patriarches , and Angelles in degree . With all the Troupes Seraphicall , which in the heauenly Bower , Melodiously with one accord , Ebuccinate Gods power . Thus are we sure : for in this world she led a life so right , That ill report could not distaine , nor blemish her with spight . She traced had so cunningly , the hath of vertues lore , Prefixing God omnipotent , her godly eyes before : And all her dedes preciselie were , so rulde by reasons Squire , That all and some might her beholde , from vice still to retire . The vertues all , the Muses nine , and Graces three agreed , To lodge within her noble breast , while she in Earth did feede . A head so fraight and beautified , with wit and counsaile sounde , A minde so cleane deuoide of guyle , is vneth to be founde . But gone she is , and left the Stage of this most wretched life , Wherin she plaid a stately part , till cruell Fates with knife : Did cut the line of life in twaine , who shall not after goe ? When time doth come , we must all hence , Experience teacheth so . Examples daily manifolde , before our eyes we see , Which put vs in remembraunce , of our fragilitie . And bid vs watch at euery tide , for Death our lurking foe , Sith dye we must , most certainely , but when , we do not knowe . Som which to day are lusty Brutes , of age and courage ripe , To morow may be layd full lowe , by Death his greuous gripe . Respect and parcialitie of persons is there none , For King , or Kaiser , rich or poore , wise , foolish , all is one . God graunt that we here left behinde , this Ladies steppes may treade , To liue so well , to die no worse , Amen , as I haue saide . Then maugre Death , we shall be sure , when corps in earth is closde , Amonge the ioyes celestiall , our Soule shal be reposde . FINIS . Tho. Newton .

Imprinted at London in Fleetstreete , by William How , for Richarde Iohnes : and are to be solde at his Shop vnder the Lotterie house .