The history of Great Britanie from the first peopling of this island to this present raigne of or [sic] happy and peacefull monarke K: Iames, by Will: Slatyer.

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Title: The history of Great Britanie from the first peopling of this island to this present raigne of or [sic] happy and peacefull monarke K: Iames, by Will: Slatyer.
Author: Slatyer, William, 1587-1647.
Publication: London :: Printed by W: Stansby, for Rich: Meighen, and are to be sold at his shop at St. Clements Church,; [1621]
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- History -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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Samothidarum Regna.
DIuinam norat Sophiam Rex primus in oris
Britannis Samothes! Qui non moritura reliquit,
Regna Mago! Populis{que} suis Magus ille dedisse
Arteis & Sophiam, quas à patre caeperat ante;
Fertur! vt ornârit studijs non saecula docta:
Assyricis arteis, adeò vt magiam{que} professis,
Astrologis Persis, dubium est, dederit ne sacratas.
Defuncto{que} Mago, populis patriae{que} dicatus,
Succedit Sarron! & non sine honore gerebat,
Imperium; instituit primus Gymnasia; lumen,
Adrectum virtutis opus! ter nobile sydus;
Quod Parnassiacos colleis, Phoebaea{que} Templa,
Visere, Castalios{que} det••ore bibisse liquores:
Haec, ó Samothides, non rerum oblite tuarum,
Vt gentem Sophiae studijs, & moribus ornes.
Sarronides Druis, Arctoos, vbi Sarron ad astra
Conscendit, populos rexit! Dicuntur ab illo,
Quorum prima foret publicis pro rebus agendis,
Atque vigil semper communis cura negotî:
Hij cultus docucre Dei immortalis; & ipsum
Norunt, pectore dum probitas innata maneret,
Nedum ficta iuuet Fanis idola tueri;
Siue senis Samij temerassent dogmate sectas:
Praeriptunt liteis populo, praesaga futuri
Mens erat; & viscum Druides clamare solebant.
Graecano•• ita manu Druidum, illustrata{que} Athenis,
Pallados A••••aeis, Timagenis arte; choraeis
Litter••: Qui ritu Druides periêre profano
Gallia quos olim, quos fouit & Anglica tellus.

Notes

Samothidis: Samothae sc. Ne∣potibus ac posteris.

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Magia, & Magi.

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Academiarum prima institu∣tio.

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Druidarum origo, secta, Autoritas, & literatura,

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Doc••nt••s Metem••suchosim.

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Apud Gallos, Graecos.

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