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Hee was a Comely Personage, a little aboue Iust Stature, well and straight limmed, but slender. His Countenance was Reuerend, and a little like a Churchman: And as it was not strange or darke, so neyther was it Winning or Pleasing, but as the Face of one well disposed. But it was to the Disaduantage of the Painter; for it was best when hee spake.

His Worth may beare a Tale or two, that may put upon him somewha. that may seeme Diuine. When the Ladie MARGARET his Mother had diuers great Sutors for Marriage, she dreamed one Night, That one in the likenesse of a Bishop in Pontificall habit did tender her EDMVND Earle of Richmond (the Kings Father) for her Husband. Neither had she euer any Child but the King, though she had three Husbands. One day when King HENRY the Sixth (whose Innocencie gaue him Holines) was washing his hands at a great Feast, and cast his Eye vpon King HENRY, then a young Youth, he said; This is the Lad, that shall possesse quietly that, that we now striue for. But that that was truely Diuine in him, was that he had the Fortune of a True Christian, as well as of a Great King, in liuing Exercised, and dying Repentant. So as hee had an happie Warrefare in both Conflicts, both of Sinne, and the Crosse.

Hee was borne at Pembrooke Castle, and lyeth buried at Westminster, in one of the Statelyest and Daintiest Monuments of Europe, both for the Chappell, and for the Sepulcher. So that he dwelleth more richly Dead, in the Monument of his Tombe, then hee did Aliue in Richmond, or any of his Palaces. I could wish he did the like, in this Monument of his Fame.

The Historie of the Raigne of King

HENRY the Seventh.

ROBERT SOUTHWELL, S.J.

1562 ?-1595.

[Robert Southwell was born at Horsham St Faith's, a suppressed Benedictine House in the County of Norfolk. As an infant, he was stolen by a gipsy. He studied theology at Paris and Douay; in 1578 he entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained Priest in 1584; two years later he came to England, and he was executed in 1595.]

THE GIFTS OF YOUTH.

To the worshipful his very good father Mr. R. S. his dutiful son R. S. wisheth all happiness.

IN children of former ages it hath been thought so behoveful a point of duty to their parents, in presence by serviceable offices, in absence by other effectual significations, to yield proof of their thankful minds, that neither any child could omit it without touch of ungratefulness, nor the parents forbear it without nice displeasure. But now we are fallen into sore calamity of times, and the violence of heresy hath crossed this course both of virtue and nature, that these ingrafted laws, never infringed by the most savage and brute creatures, cannot of God's people without peril be observed. I am not of so unnatural a kind, of so wild an education, or so unchristian a spririt, as not to remember the root out of which I branched, or to forget my secondary maker and author of my being. It is not the carelessness of a cold affection, nor the want of a due and reverent respect that has made me such a stranger to my native home, and so backward in defraying the debt of a thankful mind, but only the iniquity of these days, that maketh my presence perilous, and the discharge of my duties an occasion of danger. I was loth to enforce an unwilling courtesy upon any, or, by seeming officious, to become offensive; deeming it better to let time digest the fear that my return into the realm had bred in my kindred, than abruptly intrude myself, and to purchase their dangers, whose good will I so highly esteem. I never doubted but that the belief, which to all my friends by descent and pedigree is, in a manner, hereditary, framed in them a

right persuasion of my present calling, not suffering them to measure their censures of me by the ugly terms and odious epithets wherewith heresy hath sought to discredit my functions, but rather by the reverence of so worthy a sacrament, and the sacred usages of all former ages. Yet, because I might easily perceive by apparent conjectures, that many were more willing to hear of me than from me, and readier to praise than to use my endeavours, I have hitherto bridled my desire to see them by the care and jealousy of their safety; and banishing myself from the scene of my cradle in my own country, I have lived like a foreigner, finding among strangers that which, in my nearest blood, I presumed not to seek. But now, considering that delay may have qualified fear, and knowing my person only to import danger to others, and my persuasion to none but myself, I thought it high time to utter my sincere and dutiful mind, and to open a vent to my zealous affection, which I have so long smothered and suppressed in silence. For not only the original law of nature written in all children's hearts, and derived from the breast of their mother, is a continual solicitude urging me in your behalf, but the sovereign decree enacted by the Father of heaven, ratified by his Son, and daily repeated by the instinct of the Holy Ghost, bindeth every child in the due of Christianity to tender the state and welfare of his parents, and is a motive that alloweth no excuse, but of necessity presseth to performance of duty. Nature by grace is not abolished, nor destroyed, but perfected; neither are the impressions razed or annulled, but suited to the ends of grace and nature. And if its affections be so forcible, that even in hell, where rancour and despite, and all feelings of goodness are overwhelmed by malice, they moved the rich glutton, by experience of his own misery, to have compassion of his kindred, how much more in the Church of God, where grace quickeneth, charity inflameth, and nature's good inclinations are abetted by supernatural gifts, ought the like piety to prevail. And, who but those more merciless than damned creatures, would see their dearest friends plunged in the like perils, and not be wounded by deep remorse at their lamentable and imminent hazard? If in beholding a mortal enemy wrought and tortured with deadly pains, the strongest heart softeneth with some sorrows; if the most frozen and fierce mind cannot but thaw and melt with pity even when it knows such person to suffer his deserved torments; how much less can the heart of a child consider those that bred him into this world, to be in the fall to far more bitter extremities, and not

bleed with grief at their uncomfortable case. Surely, for mine own part, though I challenge not the prerogative of the best disposition, yet am I not of so harsh and churlish a humour, but that it is a continual corrective and cross unto me, that, whereas my endeavours have reclaimed many from the brink of perdition, I have been less able to employ them, where they were most due; and was barred from affording to my dearest friends that which hath been eagerly sought and beneficially obtained by mere strangers. Who hath more interest in the grape than he who planted the vine? who more right to the crop than he who sowed the corn? or where can the child owe so great service as to him to whom he is indebted for his very life and being? With young Tobias I have travelled far, and brought home a freight of spiritual substance to enrich you, and medicinable receipts against your ghostly maladies. I have, with Esau, after long toil in pursuing a long and painful chace, returned with the full prey, you were wont to love; desiring thereby to insure your blessing. I have in this general famine of all true and Christian food, with Joseph, prepared abundance of the bread of angels for the repast of your soul. And now my desire is that my drugs may cure you, my prey delight you, and my provision feed you, by whom I have been cured, enlightened, and fed myself; that your courtesies may, in part, be countervailed, and my duty, in some sort performed. Despise not, good Sire, the youth of your son, neither deem your God measureth his endowments by number of years. Hoary senses are often couched under youthful locks, and some are riper in the spring, than others in the autumn of their age. God chose not Esau himself, nor his eldest son, but young David to conquer Goliath and to rule his people; not the most aged person, but Daniel, the most innocent youth, delivered Susannah from the iniquity of the judges. Christ, at twelve years of age, was found in the temple questioning with the greatest doctors. A true Elias can conceive, that a litttle cloud may cast a large and abundant shower; and the scripture teacheth us, that God unveileth to little ones that which He concealeth from the wisest sages. His truth is not abashed by the minority of the speaker: for out of the mouths of infants and sucklings He can perfect His praises. Timothy was young,and yet a principal pastor: St. John, a youth, and yet an apostle; yea, and the angels appearing in youthful semblance, gave us a proof that many glorious gifts may be shrouded under tender shapes.

Works.

ROBERT BURTON.

1576-1640.

REMEDIES AGAINST DISCONTENT.

MANY grievances there are, which happen to mortals in this life, from friends, wives, children, servants, masters, companions, neighbours, our own defaults, ignorance, errours, intemperance, indiscretion, infirmities, &c. a many good remedies to mitigate and oppose them, many divine precepts to counterpoise our hearts, special antidotes both in scriptures and humane authors, which who so will observe, shall purchase much ease and quietness unto himself, I will point at a few. Those prophetical, apostolical admitions are well known to all; what Solomon, Siracides, our Saviour Christ himself hath said tending to this purpose, as Fear God: obey the prince: be sober and watch: pray continually be angry, but sin not: remember thy last: fashion not yourselves to this world, &c. apply your selves to the times: strive not with a mighty man: recompence good for evil: let nothing. be done through contention or vain-glory, but with meekness of mind, every man esteeming of others better then himself: love one another; or that epitome of the law and the prophets, which our Saviour inculcates, love God above all, thy neighbour as thyself; and, whatsoever you would that men should do unto you you, so do unto them, which Alexander Severus writ in letters of gold, and used as a motto, and Heirom commends to Celantia as an excellent way, amongst so many inticements and worldly provocations, to rectify her life. Out of humane authors take these few cautions-Know thy self. Be contented with thy lot. Trust not wealth, beauty, nor parasites: they will bring thee to destruction. Have peace with all men, war with Be not idle. Look before you leap. Beware of Had I wist." Honour thy parents: speak well of friends. perate in foure things, lingua, loculis, oculis, poculis.

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