An
ORATION
to
Frederick
King
of
BOHEMIA
.
ALTHOVGH
,
most
Illustrious
King
,
this
your
hoped
and
happie
entrance
into
these
Kingdomes
deserue
also
to
be
celebrated
with
the
publique
ioye
of
the
whole
Christian
World
:
Yet
wee
thinke
that
wee
especially
,
whome
you
haue
so
graciously
receiued
into
your
bosome
,
can-not
without
exceeding
sinne
bee
silent
.
Neither
doe
I
thinke
that
there
is
any
among
vs
of
so
desperate
ill
nature
,
so
auerse
from
the
loue
of
Peace
,
and
such
an
enemy
to
the
safetie
of
his
Country
,
which
doth
not
impute
this
your
so
much
wished
Election
vnto
Heauen
;
and
withall
acknowledge
with
gratefull
mind
this
great
Worke
of
God
.
Surely
your
excellent
and
admired
Vertues
,
the
voyces
of
the
greatest
part
of
the
Empire
,
the
Alliance
and
Friendship
of
so
many
great
and
potent
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
a
certaine
fatall
inclination
and
affection
of
these
Countries
towards
you
,
may
seeme
to
haue
exalted
you
vnto
this
height
.
Yet
were
there
not
a
few
,
who
well
weighing
the
miserable
condition
of
our
deplored
State
did
verily
beleeue
,
that
you
would
haue
auoyded
this
enuious
Honor.
Now
the
Almightie
Vmpier
,
who
hath
the
hearts
of
Kings
in
his
hand
,
hath
directed
your
Royall
mind
,
otherwise
inclinable
enough
vnto
Clemencie
,
and
hath
put
vs
afflicted
Orphans
vnder
the
wing
of
your
protection
,
and
chosen
you
to
bee
a
Tutour
and
Parent
vnto
vs
.
And
whether
euer
Guardian
was
more
glorious
,
I
cannot
say
;
yet
sure
I
am
,
this
Age
affoords
none
more
worthy
and
gracious
.
For
whether
wee
look
vp
to
your
most
ancient
Family
,
or
your
most
honorable
life
,
we
shall
find
for
the
first
,
that
all
Histories
,
all
Monuments
of
Chronicles
doe
record
the
splendour
of
your
most
glorious
House
;
and
for
the
second
,
the
euer-liuing
God
hath
treasured
vp
in
you
so
many
Vertues
,
that
vnlesse
so
Royall
a
Stock
did
claime
your
birth
;
with
your
very
Vertues
alone
,
might
you
merit
Scepters
and
equall
Empires
.
Courtesie
commands
some
one
,
but
Maiesty
and
grauity
doth
forsake
him
:
Some
one
man
is
glorious
in
the
Gowne
of
Peace
,
but
doth
not
so
decently
weare
the
Cassocke
of
Warre
.
Another
extols
Integrity
abroad
,
but
he
stabs
it
at
home
in
the
shade
of
pleasure
.
In
a
word
,
the
World
neuer
yeelded
any
man
,
in
whose
manners
was
not
imprinted
some
step
of
staine
,
some
blaine
and
blemish
.
But
in
you
,
I
speake
freely
without
partiall
affection
,
your
veryest
Enemies
cannot
pick
out
any
thing
to
pick
a
quarrell
withall
.
The
whole
course
of
your
life
,
most
renowned
King
,
is
a
Mirrour
of
Innocencie
,
and
I
may
more
easily
expresse
what
all
Vertue
is
,
then
what
yours
is
.
None
will
detract
from
you
the
praise
of
Piety
,
but
he
that
is
impious
;
which
Piety
alone
hath
conquered
your
minde
otherwise
vnconquerable
,
and
by
the
which
you
are
so
conspicuous
aboue
all
other
Princes
,
as
it
is
aboue
all
other
Vertues
.
The
loue
of
Religion
,
withoutwhich
no
man
euer
grew
great
,
hath
bin
passed
ouer
vnto
you
from
your
Anceftors
,
with
your
Inheritance
;
the
Vindication
whereof
hath
bin
the
proper
work
of
your
Family
,
and
whose
succour
,
seat
,
and
fortresse
is
your
Heidelberge
,
an
Vniuersity
most
famous
,
aswell
for
fostering
you
,
as
it
.
What
shall
I
speake
of
your
Prudence
the
Empresse
of
humane
actions
,
in
which
you
doe
farre
ouer-goe
the
capacity
of
your
yeares
?
Where
is
he
that
excels
you
in
the
wise
ordring
of
things
present
,
in
the
prudent
prouiding
for
the
future
,
and
faithfull
remembring
of
things
past
?
Who
is
more
wary
to
auoyd
fraudes
,
and
perils
?
who
more
circumspect
in
his
counsels
:
In
length
of
life
you
doe
yet
come
short
of
middle
Age
,
in
depth
of
iudgement
you
goe
beyond
the
ancient
.
In
age
you
profit
leisurely
as
wee
doe
,
but
you
post
before
vs
in
Verue
.
You
are
not
yet
come
to
ripenes
of
age
,
and
yet
you
are
full
ripe
for
Empire
.
The
fewnesse
of
your
yeares
,
most
prudent
King
,
hath
hither
to
excused
the
infirmity
of
your
wisdome
:
Now
besides
your
diuine
towardnesse
(
which
admits
no
mediocritie
of
noble
disposition
)
what
shall
defend
your
youth
?
how
hard
a
thing
is
it
in
your
age
to
keepe
within
the
compasse
of
your
fortune
?
yet
haue
you
kept
within
true
compasse
.
And
hereof
haue
you
lately
giuen
so
much
the
more
notable
proofe
,
by
how
much
it
is
more
magnificent
to
sue
to
bee
eased
of
a
Kingdome
offered
,
then
to
inuade
it
being
denyed
.
And
now
sithence
you
haue
taken
it
vpon
you
,
what
cause
haue
wee
to
doubt
but
that
you
will
defend
it
with
the
same
moderation
,
by
the
which
you
did
refuse
it
?
So
high
and
generous
a
disposition
cannot
bee
vnlike
it selfe
.
But
,
O
good
God
,
how
doth
your
gentlenesse
euen
shine
out
of
your
Eyes
?
You
are
a
second
Traian
.
None
euer
went
out
of
your
presence
sadder
then
he
came
;
none
that
doth
feele
your
Iustice
doth
complaine
of
crueltie
or
rigour
:
yea
,
you
are
another
Augustus
,
whom
men
may
perceiue
to
endure
punishment
himselfe
,
when
hee
doth
impose
it
vpon
others
.
Nothing
(
most
clement
Prince
)
hath
purchased
greater
prayse
to
your
fortune
,
then
that
you
are
able
;
nothing
hath
brought
more
Honor
to
your
nature
,
then
that
you
are
willing
to
saue
all
you
may
.
Hold
on
,
O
King
,
to
winne
and
weare
the
most
glorious
Crowne
,
Ob
Ciues
Seruatos
,
for
sauing
your
Countrey
.
Go
on
in
Gods
Name
with
this
your
glory
,
which
as
it
is
rarer
in
a
royal
House
;
so
will
it
bee
more
eminent
in
yours
.
I
want
a
new
Name
,
by
which
I
may
expresse
the
vnwonted
Modesty
of
your
Maiestie
.
How
easie
is
the
accesse
of
euery
one
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
how
ioyfull
his
departure
!
They
come
to
a
Prince
,
and
they
find
a
Father
;
and
when
they
doe
with
good
confidence
present
their
Petitions
and
Complaints
before
you
,
they
end
not
their
speech
,
out
of
your
loathing
to
heare
any
longer
;
but
out
of
their
owne
bashfulnesse
to
speake
any
more
.
So
maruellous
is
your
mildenesse
,
so
courteous
your
disposition
,
that
you
bind
men
vnto
you
against
their
wils
.
Your
very
Countenance
so
cleare
with
an
heroicall
cheerfulnesse
,
what
extraordinary
mildnesse
doth
it
promise
!
And
yet
your
lenitie
doth
not
lessen
your
authority
,
nor
your
seuerity
lose
your
loue
.
There
is
nothing
in
you
proud
,
there
is
nothing
insolent
;
All
your
state
,
gate
,
motion
is
amiable
;
you
refresh
both
the
mindes
and
eyes
of
the
beholders
.
O
modest
King
!
O
lowly
Prince
!
Or
rather
high
and
farre
exceeding
all
height
of
mortalitie
!
For
neuer
doe
you
rise
higher
,
then
when
you
doe
thus
depresse
your selfe
.
Whatsoeuer
hath
weight
in
it selfe
doth
settle
it selfe
below
;
but
an
emptie
minde
is
puffed
vp
with
euery
little
blast
.
And
surely
all
these
things
are
truely
great
:
And
yet
no
lesse
are
those
other
things
by
which
you
haue
attayned
vnto
these
:
I
meane
,
your
admirable
honest
behauiour
of
life
,
contempt
of
pleasures
,
and
diuine
Temperance
aboue
the
disposition
of
your
age
.
Let
others
shew
the
Libertie
of
their
power
in
their
licence
of
sinning
;
Let
them
wallow
in
adulterous
embracings
;
passe
ouer
the
nights
in
Lasciuiousnes
,
and
their
dayes
in
Gluttony
:
You
are
wholy
Sobriety
and
Continence
.
Needes
must
these
vertues
be
in
the
height
of
excellence
,
that
doe
issue
from
a
Fountaine
so
cleere
,
so
mudlesse
&
so
pure
.
To
these
may
bee
added
your
ardent
loue
to
Learning
and
Knowledge
;
which
how
much
you
doe
esteeme
,
so
many
learned
men
about
you
doe
abundantly
testifie
.
That
I
say
nothing
of
that
Sanctuarie
of
Learning
,
your
Librarie
of
admired
greatnesse
,
which
you
are
not
onely
content
to
maintayne
,
but
doe
also
as
a
new
Philadelphus
daily
adde
vnto
it
,
and
adorne
it
.
Neither
doe
I
touch
your
skill
in
diuers
Languages
,
diuers
of
which
you
speake
with
that
facility
,
that
euery
on
seems
to
be
your
Natiue
Tongue
.
Herein
you
are
farre
more
fortunate
then
Alexander
,
who
when
hee
had
subdued
so
many
Nations
,
did
scarce
vnderstand
the
Tongue
of
any
one
of
them
.
And
let
these
suffice
as
a
small
taste
taken
out
of
the
infinite
ranke
of
your
Vertues
;
wee
will
leaue
the
true
commendation
of
them
to
such
whose
abilitie
and
assurednesse
in
speaking
is
bounded
within
the
same
limits
with
your
eternall
praise
;
which
praise
if
Marbles
and
Books
were
not
too
hard
,
your selfe
haue
engrauen
with
the
golden
Chesill
of
Loue
,
in
the
most
inward
affections
of
your
Countrymen
.
These
Eies
of
mine
are
witnesses
how
old
and
young
,
men
aswell
as
women
,
followed
you
,
departing
from
them
out
of
your
Pallatinate
with
a
sad
gladnesse
:
In
such
strange
manner
did
the
publike
safetie
and
priuate
Orbitie
set
ioy
and
sorrow
to
fight
together
with
diuers
affections
.
One
would
haue
thought
that
euery
man
in
the
Countrey
had
beene
depriued
of
his
Parent
.
You
were
not
yet
gone
away
,
most
desired
Prince
,
and
yet
we
did
desire
your
return
.
Neckar
the
gentlest
of
all
Riuers
seemed
,
as
in
times
past
to
the
Romans
,
so
now
to
it selfe
,
barbarous
.
Euen
this
Heroick
Seate
of
thine
,
these
Temples
,
these
Towers
followed
after
their
Sun
in
a
mournfull
manner
.
That
I
speake
not
of
men
whose
infinite
multitude
powred
out
it selfe
in
euery
place
,
where
you
came
,
in
the
very
vast
Wildernesse
:
and
yet
euery
one
thought
himself
to
be
sorsaken
when
you
left
them
:
sighes
and
teares
stroue
to
breake
out
in
abundance
.
And
whereas
in
bodie
,
not
very
many
of
those
multitudes
did
follow
you
,
yet
all
with
heart
and
prayers
(
for
otherwise
they
might
not
)
did
attend
you
,
departing
from
them
.
And
did
not
your
Wife
the
Heire
of
the
Name
and
Vertues
of
that
euer
renowned
Queene
great
Elizabeth
,
seeme
now
againe
to
her selfe
to
leaue
Brittaine
;
onely
glad
in
this
,
that
it
was
with
you
?
How
had
Rednesse
,
the
Painter
of
cheekes
,
dyed
her
face
more
then
ordinary
Milke
white
!
how
had
a
pious
shower
of
teares
violated
her
eyes
,
cleerer
then
the
Stars
,
shining
wi
thou
t
the
Moone
!
sighes
gaue
the
farewell
,
because
words
sufficed
not
.
And
for
your selfe
I
cannot
say
whether
greater
Piety
perswaded
your
stay
or
your
iourney
.
You
left
your
Mother
that
Princesse
of
highest
birth
,
who
is
yet
higher
then
her
birth
,
for
that
shee
hath
borne
you
.
You
left
your
children
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
great
part
of
your
heart
;
you
left
your
Subiects
,
euery
of
which
could
wish
to
liue
and
die
with
you
.
You
went
from
peace
to
Warre
,
from
Acquaintance
to
Strangers
;
from
the
most
peaceable
Shore
of
Rheine
,
to
Mulda
,
whose
streames
were
swelled
with
the
bloud
of
the
Inhabitants
;
from
Vineyards
and
a
Garden
of
admirable
beautie
,
to
Fields
stayned
with
the
Robberies
of
sauage
Murtherers
,
and
couered
with
the
carkasses
of
the
slaine
;
from
a
most
pleasant
Castle
,
to
a
vast
,
yet
desolate
and
despoyled
Place
.
An
vnhappy
change
;
saue
that
thereby
you
bring
with
you
splendor
to
the
Place
;
a
perpetuall
spring
to
the
Fields
;
tranquillitie
to
Mulda
,
a
friend
to
strangers
;
and
peace
to
men
in
Armes
.
You
come
then
into
this
Scene
,
into
this
most
intricate
Tragedie
,
as
a
very
God
out
of
the
Engine
.
Pietie
hath
ouercome
this
bard
iourney
;
the
loue
of
vs
hath
ouercome
the
sharpe
and
high
Mountaines
of
Bohemia
;
within
which
Nature
hath
entrenched
it
:
Your
Clemencie
hath
ouercome
the
Inclemencie
of
the
place
with
much
better
luck
then
Hannibal
,
the
brauest
of
Commanders
;
who
in
old
time
passed
his
Armie
ouer
the
tops
of
the
high
Alpes
,
thorough
the
Cloudes
that
seemed
to
touch
Heauen
.
For
at
the
sight
of
him
all
Italie
trembled
,
as
at
the
falling
of
a
Thunderbolt
:
But
by
your
comming
the
Tempest
is
appeased
,
the
winde
are
layed
,
all
things
are
become
calme
and
cleare
.
Hee
brought
with
him
Troupes
of
Souldiers
,
that
he
might
cut
vp
the
Romans
:
but
you
come
attended
with
Troups
for
our
preseruation
.
He
had
sharpned
his
Sword
against
the
Citie
;
but
your
back
doth
blunt
the
Swords
of
our
Enemies
.
Sauage
and
sworne
hatred
opened
the
way
to
him
;
but
incredible
loue
laies
it
open
to
you
.
He
seemed
to
be
borne
to
the
murder
of
men
and
the
wasting
of
Cities
;
but
you
are
borne
to
the
infinite
good
of
the
Common-wealth
.
His
approch
to
the
gates
raysed
feare
and
horrour
:
You
,
they
would
be
glad
to
beare
in
their
very
eyes
,
into
the
Throne
of
so
many
Emperers
and
Kings
.
Him
,
the
fearefull
Mothers
Children
,
Virgines
,
women
and
men
ranne
away
from
;
You
they
come
out
to
meet
in
Triumph
.
His
presence
all
did
detest
with
mourning
and
pittifull
yellings
;
yours
they
doe
celebrate
with
gladnesse
and
great
reioycing
.
They
that
haue
ouer-liued
their
former
sorrow
,
are
now
scarce
able
to
beare
their
present
ioy
.
I
doe
also
verily
beleeue
that
if
there
be
left
in
dead
men
any
sence
of
things
on
earth
,
that
the
ghosts
of
those
men
that
haue
sacrificed
their
heart
bloud
to
the
publique
libertie
,
are
now
replenished
with
vnspeakable
ioy
;
and
doe
thinke
that
they
haue
spent
their
liues
to
good
purpose
.
O
braue
King
,
this
is
not
enough
,
O
King
,
worthy
of
the
Empire
of
the
whole
World
,
worthy
of
the
fauour
;
worthy
also
of
the
admiration
of
thy
very
Enemies
!
O
thou
pious
Prince
,
whom
not
our
felicitie
and
prosperitie
,
but
the
hardnesse
of
our
fortune
,
&
the
wounds
engrauen
in
our
bodies
with
the
Swords
of
our
Enemies
,
hath
sollicited
to
accept
our
Diadem
!
O
most
happy
you
,
not
because
you
haue
already
subdued
the
whole
furie
of
our
Enemies
,
but
because
you
seeme
to
deserue
happinesse
for
vs
all
.
O
happy
day
that
brought
you
forth
into
the
World
,
and
first
designed
you
vnto
this
Kingdome
.
Which
birth
day
of
so
great
a
Prince
beginnes
to
bee
vnto
vs
also
another
birth
day
,
which
hath
brough
forth
so
diuine
a
Mansion
for
Vertue
,
and
did
also
consecrate
it
,
to
the
whole
Christian
World
.
All
Haile
,
O
Lord
:
For
we
haue
not
cast
off
Rule
;
but
outrage
and
crueltie
ruling
ouer
vs
.
Wee
can
well
enough
obey
,
but
we
cannot
beare
Tyranny
;
we
will
serue
thee
,
that
we
may
be
freed
.
All
haile
,
O
King
,
all
haile
,
O
Father
of
our
Countrey
,
All
haile
thou
Darling
and
Minion
of
Mankind
.
For
thee
,
O
Illustrious
Honour
of
our
Age
,
for
thy
safetie
doe
we
pray
;
for
vnder
thy
Gouernment
are
wee
secure
of
our
owne
safetie
.
God
grant
vnto
thee
that
by
thy
hand
our
tottering
State
may
be
vnderpropped
and
restored
;
that
thou
mayest
be
partaker
of
that
Vow
which
Octauius
did
once
so
much
desire
,
that
thou
mayest
truly
be
styled
,
Optimi
Status
Auctor
:
The
Founder
of
a
most
happle
State
.
And
let
late
olde
Age
draw
in
the
swelling
Sailes
of
thy
glorious
Reigne
,
which
in
your
Youth
you
haue
now
hoysed
vp
to
so
fauourable
a
wind
.
And
beare
away
with
you
this
hope
,
when
by
death
you
shall
leaue
vs
:
That
the
happy
foundations
,
which
you
haue
layed
,
shall
abide
for
euer
in
their
proper
place
.
God
saue
thee
,
O
Queene
Daughter
of
that
most
Illustrious
Heros
,
whose
Prayses
cannot
bee
pent
vp
in
the
Straits
of
this
Age
,
who
hath
ioyned
profound
Learning
to
incredible
Wisdom
of
gouerning
;
who
vnder
a
happie
Starre
hath
added
England
vnto
Scotland
.
God
saue
thee
O
Wife
of
this
Prince
,
who
doth
now
couple
our
Kingdomes
to
his
owne
Countrey
with
like
glorie
,
&
I
would
to
God
it
may
be
with
equall
fortune
.
God
blesse
you
both
,
who
are
by
consent
of
God
and
man
a
most
choice
paire
.
All
haile
to
you
Sunne
and
Moone
.
How
sweet
a
sight
is
it
to
our
Citizens
to
see
what
a
Lord
,
to
our
Souldiers
to
see
what
a
Leader
they
haue
with
vniuersall
consent
elected
,
and
with
such
longing
desire
expected
?
How
pleasant
,
O
King
,
is
it
to
vs
to
heare
these
words
out
of
thy
blessed
mouth
?
That
this
Acceptance
of
the
Kingdome
proceeded
from
the
loue
of
Peace
,
and
not
of
Empire
:
that
you
are
drawne
into
these
stirres
by
our
miserie
,
and
not
carryed
by
your
owne
disposition
;
that
the
Modestie
of
your
refusing
was
ouercome
by
the
obstinacie
of
our
offering
.
That
you
haue
preferred
the
publique
Securitie
before
your
owne
priuate
ease
.
That
it
is
but
a
small
matter
to
desire
a
people
,
but
not
so
easie
to
defend
them
.
And
that
it
is
almost
better
to
let
goe
an
Empire
that
is
in
right
ones
owne
,
then
to
purchase
a
new
one
with
the
bloud
of
the
Citizens
:
But
now
,
sith
this
Scepter
can
neither
be
possest
nor
forsaken
without
perill
,
that
now
our
estate
and
condition
is
your
owne
;
and
that
therefore
you
will
now
vse
your
best
endeauour
that
wee
should
not
neede
to
desire
another
King
while
God
shall
giue
you
life
.
We
know
,
we
know
very
well
,
most
gracious
Prince
,
that
you
did
vnwillingly
enter
vpon
this
Kingdome
which
was
vnwillingly
left
.
We
also
were
compelled
;
we
came
not
of
our
own
accord
to
implore
your
fortitude
and
defence
:
who
were
not
ignorant
of
your
Clemencie
.
We
call
God
and
men
to
witnesse
that
by
compulsion
we
tooke
vp
Armes
to
defend
the
safetie
of
our
Countrey
,
and
that
Liberty
which
is
allowed
to
the
besest
Nations
;
and
lastly
our
Religion
which
is
to
be
preferred
before
all
other
Causes
,
and
whose
name
was
in
time
past
so
sacred
among
the
very
Gentiles
,
that
at
the
time
that
the
French
were
spoyling
Rome
,
Lu.
Albunius
one
of
the
common
people
,
putting
out
of
his
Cart
his
Wife
and
Children
,
tooke
vp
into
it
,
the
Vestall
Virgines
which
did
follow
vpon
their
bare
feet
the
sacred
things
which
fled
from
the
furie
of
their
Enemies
.
So
much
at
that
time
in
the
meanest
men
did
publique
Religion
excell
priuate
affections
.
To
be
assailed
in
body
and
estate
is
grieuous
:
but
in
Conscience
,
is
intollerable
.
And
such
we
see
is
the
nature
of
Liberty
,
that
no
good
man
will
lose
it
but
with
his
life
.
As
courage
and
strength
vses
to
increase
to
wilde
beasts
broke
out
of
their
Dennes
,
and
doth
become
in
a
maner
double
:
So
is
it
with
our
Nation
;
it
could
no
longer
dissemble
their
manly
courage
,
the
due
prayse
of
which
none
could
euer
depriue
vs
of
,
when
besides
the
iust
hatred
it
bore
to
cruell
counsels
and
practises
against
vs
,
it
burnt
in
desire
of
regaining
the
Libertie
of
the
Countrey
desperately
lost
and
oppressed
.
Which
it
is
alwayes
lawfull
for
them
to
repurchase
who
by
nature
were
borne
to
liue
free
,
and
had
also
their
Libertie
established
vnto
them
by
the
fundamentall
Lawes
and
Priuiledges
of
the
Kingdome
,
confirmed
vnto
them
with
the
sacred
Bond
of
Othes
,
and
ratified
by
the
Charters
and
great
Seales
of
Kings
and
Emperours
.
Wee
doe
very
well
know
that
the
prayse
of
obedience
is
enough
in
Subiects
;
that
good
Princes
are
to
be
wished
for
;
that
euill
,
(
if
they
fall
to
their
lot
)
are
to
bee
endured
.
But
these
things
doe
in
no
sort
concerne
vs
,
this
is
not
our
Case
.
We
,
wee
haue
taken
vp
▪
Armes
after
incredible
Patience
;
not
with
any
mind
of
rebelling
,
but
at
the
Exigence
of
extreme
Necessitie
:
Not
in
any
priuate
Conspiracie
of
some
few
,
but
with
the
vniuersall
and
ioynt
consent
of
the
whole
State
;
not
in
any
contempt
of
Magistracie
,
but
in
defiance
of
most
damnable
practize
against
our
Liues
,
Libertie
and
Religion
:
Neither
did
we
doe
this
against
a
lawfull
King
,
but
to
escape
the
deuillish
deceits
of
bloudie
Murtherers
,
who
doe
openly
profesle
that
no
Faith
is
to
be
kept
,
whereby
we
haue
receiued
vnvaluable
damage
:
who
gaine
time
,
and
coozen
well-meaning
people
by
Periurie
,
as
Cheaters
doe
Children
with
false
Dice
and
Cards
:
We
haue
now
at
length
learned
to
distrust
,
being
taught
by
too
many
wofull
Examples
.
Wee
know
very
well
what
horrible
Thunderbolts
are
darted
from
the
Tarpeian
Rock
at
Rome
.
And
that
Romes
Iupiter
can
by
the
way
transferre
Principalities
and
Kingdomes
from
whom
and
to
whom
he
please
,
like
the
Deuill
his
Master
:
All
this
will
I
giue
thee
if
thou
wilt
fall
downe
and
worship
me
.
And
that
he
doth
damme
soules
to
Hell
for
his
Recreation
,
and
to
make
his
Holinesse
sport
.
Who
knowes
not
how
small
protection
Hus
a
Citizen
of
this
Kingdome
found
in
the
safe
conduct
of
Caesar
?
No
lesse
Tempest
had
ouer-taken
Luther
at
Wormes
,
had
not
the
braue
Emperour
put
on
a
resolution
neuer
to
stampe
such
a
staine
vpon
his
honourable
Name
:
Had
not
Lewis
also
,
the
most
clement
Prince
of
your
Progenitors
,
withstood
the
Romish
dishonourable
determination
to
breake
faith
.
By
the
very
like
Game
and
foule
Play
should
we
haue
bin
coozened
,
and
in
the
like
Trap
did
Monarch
of
great
Britaine
:
who
haue
perswaded
themselues
and
others
,
that
Saluation
of
Soules
consists
in
Murders
of
Kings
and
wasting
of
Kingdomes
;
who
make
it
but
sport
and
play
to
murther
the
poore
,
to
condemne
the
innocent
,
to
take
away
mens
liues
,
with
Rack
,
Fire
,
and
Sword
,
and
(
because
they
will
spare
to
spill
mens
bloud
)
to
bury
men
aliue
;
and
to
iumble
all
Diuine
and
Humane
things
together
.
These
men
first
crept
into
the
Courts
,
after
into
the
Consciences
of
our
Gouernours
:
These
were
the
Directors
and
Presidents
of
all
the
Counsels
:
These
mingled
with
them
fraudes
,
dissimulations
,
perfidy
,
without
which
they
teach
that
none
can
rule
well
.
These
theeuish
Mates
and
masked
Murtherers
were
of
late
continually
whispering
into
the
eares
of
our
Magistrates
against
vs
that
common
Sentence
of
their
Sect
,
Vre
,
Seca
,
Burne
,
Cut
off
.
With
the
Lyes
and
craftie
Conueyances
of
these
fellowes
,
as
with
excellent
Arts
,
were
wee
gouerned
.
Vnto
these
also
were
adioyned
some
Seians
,
euill
and
pestilent
Counsellors
,
who
itching
with
Ambition
and
Lust
of
Eminence
,
thought
no
kind
of
perfidie
against
vs
too
much
.
And
hence
was
it
that
our
Churches
were
abused
and
shut
vp
;
Our
Priuiledges
violated
;
the
innocent
clapt
vp
in
Prison
and
many
wayes
fined
and
punished
:
All
accesse
to
our
Princes
shut
vp
against
vs
,
the
Decrees
of
Rodulph
the
Emperour
eluded
,
and
shifted
off
.
Of
men
,
that
were
contrary
minded
to
them
,
some
were
assailed
by
threatnings
;
some
corrupted
with
Dignities
and
Rewards
:
All
right
of
Nations
was
broken
:
the
Common-wealth
was
ouer-flowne
with
an
inundation
of
wickednesse
,
and
Religion
was
disturbed
with
maruailous
Treacheries
.
We
intreated
,
we
besought
,
we
wept
,
we
were
instant
in
petitioning
without
any
licence
to
depart
,
and
vpheld
our
labour
without
hope
of
ease
and
redresse
.
But
all
in
vaine
!
wee
were
any
where
safer
then
at
home
;
and
we
got
nothing
,
by
our
vaine
prayers
,
but
onely
tyring
of
our selues
with
intreating
,
and
of
them
with
hearing
.
When
then
wee
preuailed
nothing
by
this
milde
course
,
but
saw
that
heauier
burdens
were
daily
imposed
vpon
vs
,
as
on
such
who
by
custome
of
bearing
were
growne
to
beare
them
with
more
ease
;
all
the
matter
and
fuell
of
our
Patience
being
spent
,
we
did
perfunctorily
reprehend
some
of
them
.
Hence
came
the
kindling
of
those
Firebrands
of
Warre
which
the
disturbers
of
Peace
had
so
long
desired
and
sought
:
Hence
were
Ianus
his
gates
of
Warre
opened
:
Hence
was
it
that
all
things
were
defiled
with
burning
,
with
Carcasses
of
the
slaine
,
with
horrour
and
bloud
:
or
,
as
they
please
to
terme
it
,
corrected
,
I
wys
,
and
amended
.
I
tremble
to
relate
the
sauage
immanity
committed
by
them
,
such
as
Barbarisme
neuer
hard
of
,
&
which
perhaps
shall
not
find
credit
hereafter
with
Posterity
.
Neither
could
the
crying
of
Infants
,
the
sobbing
of
Children
,
the
teares
of
Matrones
,
or
the
gray
haires
of
the
old
men
,
any
whit
mooue
these
out-ragious
and
sauage
beasts
.
Virgins
were
abused
in
common
,
strong
and
weake
were
killed
together
;
the
Fields
were
wasted
;
the
Wealth
and
Strength
of
the
Kingdome
was
worne
out
;
and
what
the
Sword
had
left
,
was
consumed
with
fire
.
Hitherto
haue
wee
reckoned
vp
things
to
be
bewayled
with
sorrow
;
now
I
must
come
to
relate
things
,
that
are
to
be
blushed
at
for
shame
:
How
a
Mother
hurles
her
Children
into
the
Riuer
and
drownes
them
,
because
they
shall
not
bee
hewed
in
pieces
before
her
face
with
the
Swords
of
the
Murtherers
.
The
bodies
of
the
dead
are
pulled
out
of
their
Graues
in
the
middest
of
the
Church
:
The
dead
bodies
of
Women
lately
buried
(
let
Christians
shake
for
horror
)
were
layd
naked
vpon
the
Altars
,
tyed
by
the
hands
and
feet
,
and
set
vpright
with
proppes
to
stay
them
at
the
doores
of
the
Churches
.
And
many
other
things
,
with
as
much
abominable
out-rage
,
were
perpetrated
.
O
Age
more
ingenious
then
Mezentius
his
,
Tiberius
his
,
Neroes
,
Domitians
,
and
other
Monsters
of
Men
to
deuise
Crueltie
!
Our
liue
men
suffice
not
to
these
shames
of
Mankinde
to
act
their
abominable
barbarousnesse
vpon
;
the
dead
must
be
pulled
out
of
their
Graues
to
endure
their
villanie
.
We
thus
prouoked
with
their
vnspeakable
villanies
doe
then
first
flye
to
Warre
;
and
then
doe
wee
let
them
know
that
wee
can
fight
for
our
Countrey
;
and
that
wee
that
had
ceased
to
feare
them
,
did
beginne
to
hate
them
.
That
these
things
freed
vs
from
our
Oath
to
the
King
none
will
deny
,
but
such
as
are
altogether
ignorant
of
the
Rights
and
Priuiledges
of
this
Kingdome
.
Men
will
rather
laugh
at
our
Lenitie
;
and
all
men
fret
at
our
folly
,
who
haue
so
long
digested
such
intollerable
out-rage
.
Now
doe
we
,
not
without
heauenly
instinct
and
inspiration
,
retyre
our selues
into
the
bosome
of
thy
Clemencie
,
whose
very
*
Name
Rich
Peace
,
or
Rich
in
Peace
.
doth
now
promise
Peace
vnto
vs
.
God
be
mercifull
vnto
thee
,
most
louing
Prince
,
and
reward
this
thine
extraordinarie
gentlenes
vnto
vs
:
We
will
shew
our
thankfulnesse
vnto
thee
in
Seruice
and
Obseruance
,
if
we
can
do
no
more
.
He
that
hereafter
cals
vs
Bohemians
,
Morauians
,
Silesians
,
Lusatians
,
shall
say
much
;
but
more
if
he
call
vs
thine
;
we
are
thine
while
we
are
.
And
to
goe
away
and
dye
for
thee
whensoeuer
God
please
,
we
wlll
esteeme
it
a
happy
signe
.
They
say
that
the
Sardi
by
taking
the
iuyce
of
a
certaine
Herbe
doe
laugh
at
their
passage
out
of
life
.
For
you
,
deare
Prince
,
we
will
willingly
and
chearfully
goe
out
to
meete
Death
it selfe
if
need
require
.
We
long
to
fight
for
you
;
We
shall
want
no
courage
that
fight
vnder
so
valiant
a
Prince
,
no
will
vnder
so
vndaunted
a
Captain
,
no
good
successe
vnder
so
iust
a
King
:
We
shall
haue
the
better
in
Armes
that
haue
the
better
Cause
.
It
shal
not
be
our
wearines
but
the
death
of
our
enemies
,
that
shal
put
an
end
to
our
pursuit
.
And
our
Armes
,
that
we
tooke
vp
so
slowly
,
wee
will
lay
downe
as
leisurely
.
If
our
number
bee
lesse
,
our
courage
shall
bee
greater
:
They
are
neuer
many
which
be
slaine
with
the
Sword
.
In
the
meane
time
,
wee
haue
a
Suite
to
thee
,
O
Prage
,
which
art
the
Nurse
and
Hostesse
of
so
many
Emperours
and
Kings
,
that
thou
wilt
no
longer
detaine
this
best
Prince
from
our
Silesia
,
which
without
question
doth
euen
now
earnestly
expect
,
and
ardently
desire
to
see
his
face
.
Enter
into
our
Countrey
O
King
,
enter
;
Thou
shalt
come
most
welcome
vnto
all
,
who
commest
for
the
good
of
all
.
Enter
enuironed
with
Guards
and
Armies
;
wee
will
neuer
be
afraid
of
them
,
who
haue
learned
to
liue
vnder
so
modest
and
iust
a
King
.
Enter
without
them
,
if
you
please
:
heere
shall
you
finde
your
owne
people
your
owne
Seruants
.
Surely
,
me
thinks
,
I
see
that
most
pleasant
Countrey
wholy
rising
vp
and
comming
to
meet
thee
.
Me
thinkes
I
behold
the
great
affection
,
of
the
Princes
,
the
emulation
of
the
Nobles
,
the
Assemblies
of
Senatours
,
and
those
innumerable
multitudes
of
people
powred
out
to
behold
you
;
some
going
before
,
some
going
by
,
some
following
after
,
all
eagerly
pressing
to
enioy
your
presence
;
and
the
wals
of
the
fairest
Citie
Vratislauia
,
receiuing
with
long-wished
embracings
their
so
much
desired
Prince
,
and
the
tops
of
the
highest
Turrets
,
as
it
were
,
bending
downe
themselues
to
do
you
Honour
;
and
the
Citie
not
a
little
proud
that
it
hath
the
Honour
to
entertayne
thy
Maiesty
.
But
all
these
things
I
leaue
to
the
Learned
,
whereof
we
haue
very
great
plentie
:
And
well
knowing
and
weighing
both
your
greatnesse
,
most
mightie
King
,
and
the
weaknesse
of
mine
owne
wit
,
I
will
reuerence
thy
heauenly
Vertues
with
admiration
onely
and
silence
.
Now
let
vs
all
with
publike
voyce
humbly
beseech
the
Lord
of
all
,
which
alters
the
times
and
courses
of
times
,
which
puls
downe
and
sets
vp
Kings
,
that
Hee
would
keepe
,
preserue
and
protect
thy
Maiestie
,
&
gouerne
thy
Counsels
and
Cogitations
.
Long
and
much
may
Religion
flourish
vnder
thee
,
and
let
it
receiue
increase
and
credit
from
thy
Pietie
.
Let
bee
rooted
vp
all
stemmes
of
Superstition
and
doting
toyes
of
traditions
,
abominations
before
the
eyes
of
God
.
Let
thine
Enemies
be
confounded
,
and
come
following
those
Banners
that
they
came
out
to
meet
in
the
Field
:
Bee
more
victorious
in
Battell
then
that
braue
Zisca
,
that
rock
and
terrour
of
euill
men
.
And
excell
your selfe
in
Peace
,
and
increase
that
Kingdome
gowned
,
which
you
haue
set
at
Libertie
armed
.
But
if
thou
O
God
dost
prepare
some
heauier
crosse
for
vs
,
and
wilt
not
yet
,
by
reason
of
our
sinnes
,
put
an
end
to
our
labours
,
yet
grant
that
for
the
defence
of
thy
Name
,
for
our
Prince
,
for
our
Libertie
,
for
our
Countrey
,
we
may
either
ouercomevaliantly
,
or
dye
blessedly
,
or
both
.
Defend
his
Gouernment
that
defends
thy
Glorie
,
and
after
Hee
hath
happily
passed
through
a
long
Race
in
this
mortall
life
,
and
shall
haue
layed
aside
this
most
happie
burthen
of
the
Common-wealth
,
translate
him
from
this
mortall
Scepter
to
a
Crowne
of
life
which
shall
not
bee
taken
from
him
for
euermore
.
And
let
all
that
loue
Christs
Truth
,
say
AMEN
.
FINIS
.