Orations of divers sorts accommodated to divers places written by the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

A Generals Funeral Oration.

Beloved Friends,

THis Noble Person that lies here Dead, was once our General; a Valiant man he was, a Skilfull Souldier, a Wise Commander, and a Generous Giver; he Loved his Souldiers more than Spoil, and Fame more than Life, he was full of Clemency and Mercy, he would give his Enemies their Lives Freely, when he had Over∣come them Valiantly, and he was so Carefull of his Own Souldiers Lives, as he would never Adventure or put them to the Hazard, but when he saw great Probability of Victory; Yet this Gallant man, this Excellent Souldier, whom his Enemies could never Overcome, Death hath Taken Prisoner, with whom he shall have but a dark Lodging, and cold Entertainment. Thus Death is the most Absolute Conquerour that is, for no Creature is able to Resist or defend them∣selves from Death, whose Uncontroling Power makes him Dreadfull, even to the most Valiant men, not that they fear Death's Dart, but Death's Oblivion; for Valiant men love Life, and fear Death more than Cowards, or else they would not Venture their Bodies so often, were it not out of Love to Life, and Fear of Death; Yet is it not that Life, which Cowards are so Fond of, nor that Death which they are so A∣fraid of, but 'tis the Life of their Fame, and

Death of their Name, that Honourable and Va∣liant men so much Love and Fear, insomuch, that to gain the One, and to shun the Other, they will Sacrifize their Bodily Life, and Imbrace their Bodily Death, with more Delight and Pleasure, than the Beautiful'st Woman that ever Nature made; and they are to be Commended for it; for it is Life, that the Gods themselves take delight in; for the Gods are pleased to Live in the Minds of their Creatures, and are Angry if their Creatures Think or Speak not Of them, as well as to Them: So all Worthy men Desire and Indeavour to Live in the Minds of their own Kind, and to be Praised, at least Spo∣ken of; for they Desire and Indeavour to Live both in the Thoughts and Words of men, in all Ages, and in all Nations, and by all Men, if it were possible; it being as Natural for Worthy men to desire to be Remembred, as for all men to desire to Live, and as Natural for men to de∣sire to Live, as to Love themselves. But some say, it doth a man no Good to be Remembred when he is Dead: It may be answered, that then it doth a man no Good, to be Remembred whilst he Lives, for Remembrance Lives in the Absent, and Absence is a kind of Death, but he is as Evil a Natured man, that cares not to be Remembered by his Friends, as those that never Remember their Friends; also he is Unnatural to his Kind, and it may be said, that such men are Ungratefull Monsters, or Monstrous Unna∣tural: But this Noble Person was Remembred and

and Spoken often of by his Absent Friends, and did Remember, and Spoke often of his Friends in their Absence, whilst he was Living, and his Worthy and Valiant Actions will be Remem∣bred and Spoken of now he is Dead, in which Remembrance and VVords he may Live so long as the VVorld lasts, as being the only Re∣ward, this World can give to Worth and Merit, as Piety, Moral Vertue, Valour and Genero∣sity, Wit and Learning; for there is no other Reward in this World, but Remembrance and Praise, which Remembrance and Praise all Good men will give him as his due. Thus will the Tongues and Minds of Living men Build him a Monument of Fame, wherein all his Worthy Acts will be kept in Remembrance, though his Body be Dead, and Buried in Earth, in which let us put it with devout Ceremony.