A
sad
and
solemne
FVNERALL
,
of
the
right
Honorable
sir
FRANCIS
KNOWLES
knight
,
treasorer
of
the
Queenes
Maiesties
houshold
,
one
of
hir
priuie
councell
,
and
knight
of
the
most
honorable
order
of
the
Garter
.
Written
by
Thomas
Churchyard
Esquier
.
Imprinted
at
London
,
by
Ar.
Hatfield
,
for
William
Holme
.
1596.
To
the
right
honorable
my
very
good
Lord
,
the
Lord
DELAWARE
,
Thomas
Churchyard
wisheth
much
worldly
honor
and
happines
,
with
heauenly
grace
,
and
great
desired
felicitie
.
MY
good
Lord
,
I
looked
for
better
motions
to
write
off
,
but
mooued
with
worse
causes
than
either
I
thought
to
treate
on
or
see
,
followes
matter
presently
ministred
,
of
heauines
,
sorrow
,
&
mourning
fit
for
my
aged
yeers
to
thinke
on
,
but
vnapt
for
your
honorable
eares
to
heare
of
:
notwithstanding
the
strange
euents
that
time
produceth
(
and
all
ages
do
offer
)
with
the
woonderfull
workes
of
the
Lord
,
my
muse
and
pen
is
compelled
to
write
that
I
wish
not
,
and
follow
the
course
of
hard
destinies
that
often
comes
without
welcome
,
and
are
to
be
obeyed
because
they
bring
no
remedie
with
them
.
The
liues
of
good
men
are
gladsome
to
heare
of
,
but
the
death
of
euery
one
in
generall
,
is
heauy
to
behold
:
first
for
the
losse
of
friends
,
(
for
the
affection
we
beare
them
,
)
&
for
the
want
of
those
we
can
not
call
againe
(
whatsoeuer
neede
requireth
their
presence
)
nor
beare
eeuenly
the
losse
of
such
as
we
are
bounde
to
fauor
when
death
takes
them
hence
,
and
life
denies
them
any
longer
continuance
on
earth
:
my
good
Lord
your
noble
father
who
fauored
me
much
,
and
my
Lord
Chamberlaine
that
loued
me
not
a
little
,
(
whose
troth
and
woorthines
I
am
too
meane
to
write
of
)
sturs
vp
my
spirits
(
that
in
a
maner
drowpeth
to
honor
the
names
of
those
that
were
woorthies
in
our
age
,
and
shew
in
verse
that
men
of
value
and
laudation
should
be
alwaies
honored
in
the
best
sort
we
can
deuise
.
Thus
waying
the
sudden
departures
of
diuers
woorthie
men
(
in
their
calling
and
vocation
)
some
famous
and
learned
Bishops
,
some
renowmed
Captaines
and
couragious
Leaders
,
and
some
most
honorable
Personages
,
Gouernours
of
our
state
,
taken
all
away
together
in
one
yeere
.
I
not
onely
lament
soe
great
a
losse
,
but
in
the
number
rehersed
haue
founde
out
one
among
the
cheife
an
honorable
Knight
,
I
knew
for
many
parts
well
abled
in
goodnes
to
be
written
of
to
the
vttermost
of
my
inuentions
and
skill
,
thinking
my selfe
fortunate
to
set
foorth
the
vnstained
life
of
so
happie
a
Councellor
:
but
my
great
loue
to
him
,
presumsion
and
forwardnes
to
enrowle
his
name
among
a
multitude
,
makes
me
passe
the
bonds
of
ordinary
duty
,
and
freely
vtter
the
opinion
conceiued
of
his
vertues
,
which
neither
pen
can
amplely
pronounce
,
nor
writer
may
easily
set
out
:
God
grant
the
curious
wits
of
the
world
stand
as
well
pleased
with
my
pains
,
as
your
L.
I
dout
not
is
glad
to
heare
your
worthy
father
in
law
praised
,
then
I
account
my
labor
well
bestowed
,
and
so
take
leaue
,
wishing
your
Lordship
long
life
and
blessednes
,
with
double
increase
of
vertue
and
honor
.