To the memory of my most honoured friend Sir Jonas Moore, Knight, late surveyor general of His Majesties ordnance and armories. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06130 of text R23760 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T1569). 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. 8 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 B06130 7892719 Wing T1569 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[106] ESTC R23760 99889190 ocm99889190 182590 2248544853

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06130) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182590) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A4:1[106]) To the memory of my most honoured friend Sir Jonas Moore, Knight, late surveyor general of His Majesties ordnance and armories. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for R. Harford, at the Angel in Corn-hill, [London] : [1679] Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "NAture first rul'd the World by Laws unknown ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Moore, Jonas, -- Sir, 1617-1679 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Elegiac poetry, English -- 17th century. eebo To the memory of my most honoured friend Sir Jonas Moore, Knight, late surveyor general of His Majesties ordnance and armories. anon 1679 1 1236 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.09 B The rate of 8.09 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-02 Sampled and proofread 2009-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO THE MEMORY Of my most Honoured Friend Sir JONAS MOORE , Knight , Late Surveyor General of His Majesties Ordnance and Armories . NAture first rul'd the World by Laws unknown To all the World , but to her self alone ; While man knew nothing more then how t' admire , And satisfi'd with Wonder , sought no higher . Then came the Dull Philosopher , and he Long time essay'd with tedious scrutinie ; But after all , most Happy he , and Wife , That knows the hidden Cause of things , he cries . The Cause of Thunder is but Cloudy Guess , And what the dreadful Comet feeds , no less . But Demonstration rules those noble Arts That so renown'd Renowned MOORES great Parts . The Man , whose Genius mounted to the Skie , And fetch'd from thence Infallibilitie . Whose Studies still , with Victory repay'd , Scorn'd all resistance which the Mystery made . Who , with the Charms of powerful Numbers bold , Gave the Sea Laws , and Massy Earth Controul'd . For Poise and Numbers were the Solid Root On which he fix'd his Archimedean Foot . The Wandring Sea-man by his Problems Taught , Find easie now , what long their Toyles had sought : And Towns surrounded by his Skillful care , Contemn the Fury of Industrious War . He Soar'd to Heaven , and viewing every part , Search'd all the Spheres , and by a God-like Art , Number'd the Stars , and made them all obey The Powerful Workings of his Algebra . While thus his Magazines did England store , England Won Honour from her Honour'd MOORE . The Grecian Euclid , and Sicilian Glory , Who check'd the Pride of Bold Marcellus fury , Were but the Morning-Stars to her great Sun . Her Sun has Greece and Sicilie out-shone , By Rip'ning what in them was ownly Blown . Such a Disciple worthily became The Credit of his Master Oughtred's Name . He finds himself repay'd for all his Pains , While in the Scholars Fame the Master reigns . The Payment must suffice , when men shall say , 'T was Oughtred Taught surpassing MOORE the Way . Let Euclid his great Herigonius claim , Or Learned Barrow choose to Imp his Fame ; They both to greater MOORE must yield , and know The Practicks only from his Labours flow . There lies the Publick Use ; by that we find How much his Studies have oblig'd Man-kind . What though our Sun be Set , there yet return Those Beams which still enlighten from his Urn. The Lord of Day , when once he Sets 't is true , Black Night all Objects hides from Humane View . But when , like him , the Learned fall , no Nights Can e're extinguish their Immortal Lights . Their Works of Heavenly Matter , and their Praise Still Flame behind with an Eternal Blaze . 'T is true , our loss is great , but 't is in Vain Of Fate in tedious Disticks to Complain ; For Mortals must descend and fill the Grave , Though they be ne're so Skilful , ne're so Brave . Yet since the Learned to the Learned owe The tribute of Remembrance ; Let us show Respect and Honour to that Sacred Dust , Which else , would call the Learned World unjust . ●hen to the Virtues of his Mind ascend , And let him , as he was , himself Commend . Record him Just , and to his purpose True , Sententious Horace's Good man , quite through : A Friend to Friendship , without false pretence ; The Laws observer , Loyal to his Prince . Then View his Telescope on Greenwich-hill , The sweet Recluse of his Celestial Skill ; And there behold his Brave and Generous Heart , So free for the support of Noble Art . Where , like the Industrious Dane in Huena Isle , So Famous for his own Ingenious Pile ; No sooner was the Sun's back turn'd , but he Fully Survey'd all Heavens Geometrie , The Famous Archimedes much had found , To set his Orbs of Crystal going round : Him Studious Tychobrahe far out-vy'd , And left his Vaster Globe for Denmark's Pride : But greater MOORE , new Secrets to display , Practiz'd on Heaven it self , that we may say , The Heavens themselves permitted him to Dye , So to prevent his farther Scrutinie . The World , not for the World , would be without Those Rules and Methods , which he late found out ; To dive into the Secret Depths of Number ; Number , that was the Ancients worship'd wonder : Who , had they known his Algebra's , in time Would have converted all their Vows to him . The Genius of all Arts , whose Studies made A Publick Resormation for each Trade . The Horologer by his Pains Improv'd , As if his Wheels the Heavenly Body mov'd , Measures Times slight with so much Skill from Him , That we behold with Pleasure , loss of Time : We see it fly , yet gladly feed our Eyes , To see how pleasantly away it flyes . The Studious Engineer short time bestows Upon his modern Rules , and perfect grows ; As if it only were enough to look , And then to wear the Models of his Book ; While from their Platforms ranged Guns proclaim The Scholar's Skill , but more the Master's Fame ; Since his Proportion gave them strength and form , Which Peace admires , and War can never harm . But above all ; his Prince full soon observ'd His learned Parts , and as his Parts deserv'd , Plac'd him within his Proper Spherick Height , And gave him Honour too , to shine more Bright . His Charge was great , and his Discharge as great ; Whom ne're Complaint pursu'd , nor Check of State : Nor could the open Month of false Report Do his untainted Reputation hurt ; For this our Mighty Neptune chose so fair , And gave his little Tritons to his care . Those Striplings , which his Royal Bounty Breeds , To reap the Harvest of their future Deeds : And for whose sake great MOORE did late Compile Those Happy Treasures of our Sea-girt Isle . Where the known Earth in Lovely Maps Survey'd , And wider Ocean in Sea Cards Display'd . The Generous Youth with Noble Thoughts inflame , T' excel Columbus and Magellan's Fame . These things Consider'd by a Gen'rous Prince , The Mighty Monarch , touch'd with a deep Sence Of his great Loss , yet Studious of repair , The Fathers Trust gives back unto his Heir : For since my MOORE is gone , I 'le raise , said He , My self , a Living Monument to Him of Thee . Thus Dy'd the Mirror of our Age , and thus Doubly on Earth he lives again with us ; Engaging Doubly all that here Survive , By Living Works , and by a Son alive .

Printed for R. Harford , at the Angel in Corn-hill .