An epitaph vpon the death of the worshipfull Maister Benedict Spinola merchaunt of Genoa, and free denizon of England, who dyed on Tuesday the. 12. of Iulie. 1580. R. B., fl. 1580. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B11289 of text S114088 in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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. 4 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 B11289 STC 1057 ESTC S114088 99849316 99849316 177976 2248551208

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B11289) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 177976) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1338:06) An epitaph vpon the death of the worshipfull Maister Benedict Spinola merchaunt of Genoa, and free denizon of England, who dyed on Tuesday the. 12. of Iulie. 1580. R. B., fl. 1580. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. By Thomas East, Printed at London : [1580] Signed: R.B. Publication date from STC. In verse. Illustrated woodcut panel at foot. Some print faded. Reproduction of the original in the Society of Antiquaries. eng Spinola, Benedict, d. 1580. eebo An epitaph vpon the death of the worshipfull Maister Benedict Spinola : merchaunt of Genoa, and free denizon of England, who dyed on Tuesday the. 12. n/a 1580 1 634 12 0 0 0 0 0 189.27 F The rate of 189.27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2013-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2014-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-02 Sampled and proofread 2014-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
An Epitaph vpon the death of the worshipfull Maister Benedict Spinola Merchaunt of Genoa , and frée Denizon of England , who dyed on Tuesday the .12 . of Iulie . 1580. AMongst the States of Italie that stand and striue for fame , There is a Citie passing braue that Genoa hath to name . Inhabited with noble race , Whereas amongst the rest , There is a House of Spinol●● , as noble as the best . Of Auncients come from forreine parts , as fate did giue them leaue , And by their armes it doth appeare , they come from th' house of Cleaue . From out which stocke a budde of birth , inferiour not to any , Sprang in this Countries soile of ours , a comfort great to many . In that most gratious Princes raigne Sixt Edward was he sworne A Denizen : and euer since hath faith and duetie borne . Vnto the Princes of this Realme still prest to doe them good , And with them euer since his oath , in grace and fauour stood . At readie hand , at all assaies , when Queene or Councell would Commaund him ought . He nought refusde to doe what thing he could . What passeth aboue my reach to know I leaue : he liued héere A noble Merchaunt euery way , no straunger was his péere . His friendly minde to all men like , his word and déede was one , And to the honest minded men , his pursse was shut from none . Amongst the poore imparted he the talent God him lent , On poore , and setting poore on worke , the greatest part he spent . With money , meate , and Physicke too , the sicke he comforts oft , The men decaide that secret wept , againe he set aloft . The prisoners oft he visited with money meate to buy , And many did he set at large that did for little lye . What was his liberall almes abroad I néede not for to show it , Nor what his bountie euery way , the poore and rich doe know it . His name inferd a godly life , for Benedict he hight , Oh Spinola thy blessed workes are blessed in Gods sight . And as his life was liked of , vnblamde of foe or frend , So God did shew his mercies great to him in latter end . Good memorie to latter gaspe , and knowledge of the Lord , A minde to praier wholly bent , as one that life abhorde . With handes erected vp aloft , and eyes vnto the Skies , In contrite wise , when speach was gone , in godly sort he lies . Loe héere his birth : from whence , whose life it is that I doe write , Whome out ( alas ) vntimely death hath smitten with despite . Waile may the sicke , wéepe maye the poore , and heauie many a hart , That from so sure a friend as he their chaunce is to depart . Clay hath his right , death hath his due , deserts remaine to Fame , God hath his soule : the world his pelfe , and brute , his lasting name . God graunt thy good example may raise vp 〈…〉 y ha●ts , To help the 〈◊〉 as thou hast don● in gra●●ous 〈◊〉 a●d smarts . God is with th●● , ●od be with vs , God send● vs there to dwell With Christ and thee in Heauen aboue , my Spinola thus farewell . R. ● .

Printed at London by Thomas East .

woodcut of a shroud-wrapped body in a graveyard