Encomiasticke elogies. Written by Augustine Taylor.

ENCOM. 2. Consecrated to the wor∣thiest of men, IAMES by the Grace of God, King of Great Brit∣taine, France, and Ireland, &c. Truest Defendor of the Truest Faith.

COmmemorable most, by such that can With true faire course, know how to lift a man Aboue the men: Who can so, may relate; Thy vertues further do precede thy State

In glory; then thy state is seene excell Degree of low'st compare: And aptly well Excited to expresse a share in which A poore m'acquire acceptance as a rich: So, th'action brings. To thee I ioy to sing: My Iudge is Europes, (Poets) chiefest King. EN BRITANNIA. Behold a stranger sight, nor strange because Expected, and desir'd; 'tis action drawes The admiration on's: When for a flight To see, we stor'd our Turrets: then not might Preiudicate the forme: 'Gaine; tops be storing; (You saw the iourneing) but to note the soaring Of a most Princely Bird: When from the North Of Albion, did Princely enter forth An Eagle, and along by's Lordly side, Accompanied, the fairest, worthiest Bride As could her Sexe preferre; And next to them Came the next worthiest, of that royall Stem. This Princely Worthies Leader, onward came Imperiously: Whose Style and happy Name, Fame's Trumpets notic'd. Glad (for that he is,) Conceiue him comne: Not heare from Tuesis His progresse needs conscrib'de. For how ere so My Horology could, it may not show To them Testators: that they better know. To Thames, there holds his course; Th'Eagles on wing, Not highly spher'd since comne: He was the King Of all his kind, and richest in renowne, Before the time gaue to him Englands Crowne; 'Twas Englands custome that her crown'd still King'd Th'vnking'd, before receiuer; he hath bring'd Another Crowne to hers. A fruitfull Queene. Made's happy with an Aciry to keep greene, Our (when change) dying court; so erst, sed non The time shewes grants, a blessed vnion

To command forraigne good; by him is ioyn'd Our ioyes to Guard. Nor stamp nor impresse coin'd By powerfull'st foe, can iniure's, &c. Wee serue the best example; peace hath done Britaine more grace, then euer sword. And wonne, And weares more: and th'old freedome. Such a Bird Our Eagle's knowne, the low'st voice is heard That humbly craues admittance; and respected: He soares not so past call, as sees neglected Oppression. Neither low but that his height, Sees vertue truely honour'd, with her weight In all that's to aduance her. Keepes a hould, Nor high, nor low: but as an Eagle should Obserue, to be obseru'd. This matchlesse obiect Approues himselfe true King, and loyall Subiect. Subiect to vertues, to all ills, oppressor. All Rights maintainer, and all wrongs redressor. He's best. Thinke him (then I speake) better, &c. More knowes this, then knowes thee: It can be found That is not heare, but for't so true a ground As truth. And being so, this little frame Comes singularly but to attend thy name, For large ones, liue thy vertues. To thy most sacred Maiesty, comes thus Conioyned loue and duty: not solus Appeare can either: from a new rise Muse, Of yeares scarce twenties-teller: Not in vse With the times straine so earely. For this first, Great Maiesty daigne grace. What if the worst, Because then borne? Yet after shall my swan Proue; Britaines Soueraigne is aboue a man. Immortall, more then humane. Time shall sing, Of but one King; 'boue Iames, Great Britaines King. In altissimo Coelo.

Your Maiesties humble, and true-faithfull Subiect. Augustine Taylor.