Ta tōn Mousōn eisodia: = The Muses welcome to the high and mightie prince Iames by the grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c. At His Majesties happie returne to his olde and natiue kingdome of Scotland, after 14 yeeres absence, in anno 1617. Digested according to the order of his Majesties progresse, by I.A.

YOUR ROYALL MAJESTIE in whose Sacred person the KING of KINGS hath miraculouslie vnited so many glorius Kingdoms, vnder whose Scepter the whyte and reid croc es are so proportionablie interlaced, the Lyon and Leopard draw vp one aequall yok, and the most honourable ordors of the Thistle and Garter march togidder, is most heartelie welcome to this your M. ever loyall Towne: whose Magistrats and People now beholding your long desired face doe imitat the Lizard. For no diamonts or carbuncles by lustre can so allure the eyes, as doeth the brightnes of your countenance our eyes and hearts. Hence it is that the mynds of your good Subjects are filled with such incomprehensible joy. And conside∣ring the innumerable comforts which this your M. auncient and vnconquered SCOTLAND (Vnica vicinis toties pulsata procellis, Externi immunis Domini) hath received vnder your happie gover∣nament both in Kirk and Politie, what merveile is it to see the flamme of their loue kyth in their faces and tongues, two infal∣lible witnesses of their hearts? To recken all it were impossible, to speake of none it wer vngratfull: if I speake but of one, which is Peace, they who with bleeding hearts and weeping eyes did daylie raist of the bitter fruictes of discord, inward and outward broyles, shall acknowledge even that onelie Peace to bee all they could haue wished, and more then euer they could haue hoped for. For what is to be wished that wee doe not enjoy with it? Omnia pace vigent. Now Iustice hath vnsheathed her sword; now basse assentation hath no place, and sycophants ar put to silence; now is not sucked out the marrow of the people by odious and vnjust monopolies; now is not the husband-man his face worne with the grindstone of extortion: but sitting vnder his owne Apletrie hee in Peace eateth the fruictes of his labours; Relligion hath her place; Law is in vigour; Naboth bruketh his owne vin yard; and Achitophell his just reward; Simonie preferreth not Balaam; nor doeth corrupting gold set vp a Iudge in Israel: but euerie place is provyded with some one fitting and suttable for the same.

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Salomon, by whose providence, vnder GOD, these good things ar procured vnto vs? and at the fountaine of whose wisedome so many Kingdomes and States get daylie refreshment? Who wold essey to speake worthelie of your worthie, rare, royall, and hero∣icall vertues should haue Eloquence for his tongue; and let any speak what hee can, what can hee speake but that which everie man doeth know? for there is no corner of the Earth which hath not heard of your M. that yee are not onlie a mirour, but a master of Kings; not onely a patterne to their lyfe; but also a patrone of their cause. Doeth not your royall practise and penning prove all these? and knoweth hee any thing to whome your 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and your learned writings against the supporters of the Antichri∣stian Hierarchie is not knowne. O (SIR) your M. oweth much vnto your King, that King of Kings, by whome so much vpon you is bestowed. That wee see the face of him, whome GOD hath anoynted so aboue his fellowes, is the ground of all these joyes which wee enjoy this day. In the fulnesse of which joyes this one thing breeds vs angwish, that this your M. ever loyall Towne (whose people ever were, are, and shall bee resolved to sacrifice their lyues in their Princes service, and of which GOD made choise, that it shuld be the place where your M. most royal Ancester the ••valiant BRUCE, killed the Cumming, extirped the Baliol blood, and reestablished the royall race of our natiue Prin ces) now should bee the last period of your Maiesties progresse within this your most auncient Kingdome. Wold GOD it could bee circular, as that of oure vther Sunne; that all your M. sub∣jects might enjoy the comfort of your presence be vicissitude. ••ut let GODS will, and your M. weel be the measure of our desires.

And since wee perceiue the force of our Load stone failling, so that it hath no more power of retention; seeing your M. will southward, wee would wish your course more Me••idionall, even trans-Alpine, that, that Romish Idol, the whore of Babel might resent of her too too presumptuous sitting in the Kirk of GOD in GODS owne chaire, aboue the Crownes of Kings. Let her feel the furie of your sword, let her know the sharpnes of your Pik, as weel as of your Pen, in that expedition shall not bee last Ma∣vortia pectora Scoti. For may wee not now by GODS assistance, in like courage and magnanimitie levell with the ground their walles there, as wee did heere of old these monstru•• us heapes of Stones and rampires reared be their Emperour Severus and Ha∣drian.

Especiallie now having the concurrence of that bellicose and resolute Natione which GOD hath made to come vnder your Standard with vs, how can wee but haue hope to cause all them who will fight against GOD for Babylon, like as many heards of Animals scattered on mount Aventine, and Appennine make jacks of old dyks? But remitting this and all other your Majesties deseignes to GODS gratious dispensation, and your worthie disposition: Wee close vp our speach, praying Almightie GOD, that you and your H. royal progenie may sit vpon the Thrones of your Dominions with incresse of all heavenlie and earthlie blessings, so long the as Sunne and Moone shall haue place in the firmament of the heaven.

Amen.