From thence her grace came to Temple barre, which was dressed finely with the two ymages of Gotmagot the Albione, and Corineus the Briton, two gyantes bigge in stature furnished accordingly, which held in their handes euen aboue ye gate, a table, wherin was writen in laten verses, theffect of al the pageantes which the citie before had erected, which verses wer these. Ecce sub aspectu iam contemplaberis vno    O princeps populi sola columna tui. Quicquid in immensa passim perspexeris vrbe    Q&ualige cepere omnes vnus hic arcus habet. Primus te solio regni donauit auiti,    Hæres quippe tui vera parentis eras. Suppressis vitiis, domina virtute, Secundus    Firmauit sedem regia virgo tuam. Tertius ex omni posuit te parte beatam    Si, qua cæpisti pergere velle, velis. Quarto quid verum, respublica lapsa quid esset    Quæ florens staret te docuere tui. Quinto magna loco monuit te Debora, missam    Cælitus in regni gaudia longa tui. Perge ergo regina, tuæ spes vnica gentis,    Hæc postrema vrbis suscipe vota tuæ. Viue diu, regnaque diu, virtutibus orna    Rem patriam, et populi spem tucare tui. Sic o sic petitur cælum Sic itur in astra    Hoc virtutis opus, cætera mortis erunt. Which verses wer also writtne in Englishe meter in a lesse table as herafter foloweth. Behold here in one view, thou mayst see all that plaine O princesse to this thy people the onely staye: What echewhere thou hast seen in this wide town, again This one arche whatsoeuer the rest conteynd, doth say. The first arche as true heyre vnto thy father dere, Did set thee in the throne where thy graund father satte, The second dyd confyrme thy seate as princesse here, Uertues now bearyng swaye, and vices bet down flatte. The third, if that thou wouldest goe on as thou began, Declared thee to be blessed on euery side, The fourth did open Trueth, and also taught thee whan The common weale stoode well, & when it did thence slide. The fifth as Debora declared thee to be sent From heauen, a long comfort to vs thy subiectes all, Therfore goe on O Queene, on whom our hope is bent, And take with thee this wishe of thy towne as finall, Liue long, and as long raigne, adourning thy countrie, With vertues, and maintain thy peoples hope of thee, For thus, thus heauen is won, thus must ye pearce ye skye, This is by vertue wrought, all other must nedes dye. -- Transcribed by Jennie Butler, 2000 |
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