were double of white Taffata. And in her Fore-fayle, a Shippe Compaffe; regarding the North Starre; with this Sentence, Quafcunque per undas; which is to fay, through whatfoever Seas, or Waves, the King's Majestie intendeth his Courfe, and Project of any arifing Action, Neptune as God of the Sea, fhall be favourable to his Proceedings. On the maine Sail, was painted the Armories of Scotland and Denmark, with this Device, competent in the Perfon of the Prince of Scotland. En que divifa beatos efficiunt, collecta tenes. That is to fay, behold (O Prince) what doth make thefe Kingdomes feverally bleffed, jointly (O`Prince of Hope) thou holdes, and hath altogether. Her Tops were all armed with Taffatees of his Majeftie's Colours, Gold, and Jewels and all her Flagges and Streamers futable to the fame. Her Marriners were in Number fix, apparelled all in chaungeable Spanish Taffatees, and her Pilote in Cloth of Gold, he alone ftood at the Helm, who only moved and governed the whole Frame, both the Ship and her Burden, very artificially. The Mufitions within the fame, were 14, all apparelled in Taffatees of his Majeftie's Colours, befides Arion with his Harpe. Being thus prepared, at the Sounde of Trumpets, fhe approached, and at the next Sounde of Triton's wilke Trumpet, together with the Master's Whistle, the made Sail till fhe came to the Table, discharging the Ordinance in her Sterne by the Way: But because this Devife carried fome morall Meaning with it, it fhall not be impertinent to this Purpofe, to discover what is meant and propyned thereby. The King's Majeftie having undertaken in fuch a defperate Time, to fail to Norway, and like a new Jafon, to bring his Queene, our gracious Lady, to this Kingdome, being detained, and stopped, by the Confpiracies of Witches, and fuch devilish Dragons, thought it very meet, to follow forth this his own Invention, that as Neptunus (fpeaking poetically, and by fuch Fictions, as the like Interludes, and Actions are accustomed to be decored withall) joyned the King to the Queene. So after this Conjunction, he brought their Majefties as happily hither: and now at this her bleffed Delivery, did bring fuch Things as the Sea affoords, to decore this feftival Time with all: which immediatly were delivered to the Sewers, forth of the Galleries of this Ship, out of Christaline Glaffe, very curiously painted with Gold and Azure, all Sorts of Fishes: as Herrings, Whitings, Flooks, Oyfters, Buckies, Lampets, Partans, Labstars, Crabs, Spout fish, Clammes: with other infinite Things made of Sugar, and moft lively reprefented in their owne Shape. And whilft the Ship was unloading, Arion fitting upon the galey Nofe, which refembled the Forme of a Dolphine Fish, played upon his Harpe; then began her Mufick in greene holyne Hautboys in fine Parts. After that followed Viols with Voices in plaine Counterpoint, to the Nature of thefe Hexameter Verfes. Undique conveniant, quot Reges nomine Chrifti Viribus . : ९ Viribus hos, O Rex, opibufque anteiveris omnes After which enfued a ftill Noise of Recoders and Flutes: and for the fourth, a generall Confort of the best Instruments. So this Enterlude, drawing neare to an End, in the very last Courses, was discovered this Sentence likewife; Submiffus adorat Oceanus, inferring, that the Ocean Sea, by offering the Shapes of her Treasure humbly adored and honoured the Sitters. And when in this Time, all the Banket was done, after Thanks being given, there was fung with most delicate dulce Voices, and fweet Harmonie in 7 Partes, the 128. Pfalm, with 14 Voices. And that being done, at the Sound of Triton's wilke Trumpet, and the Pilotte's Whistle, she wayed Anchor, made Sail, and with Noife of Hautboys and Trumpets, retyred, and then discharged the rest of her Ordinance, to the great Admiration of the Beholders. After all which Paftime and Sport, with merry and joyfull Repaft, the King and Queene's Majefties, after their Offices of Honour and Respect, Place being prepared for the Revels, and the Perfons appointed for the fame, discharging themselves fufficiently. Their Majefties and Ambaffadors went to another Hall, moft richly and magnificently hung with rich Tapestrie, where for the Collation, a moft rare, fumptuous, and Prince-like Defart was prepared, which being ended, after taking Leave and Good-nights, they departed about three of the Clock in the Morning, to their Night's Reft. The Dayes enfuing, fo long as Leisure might ferve, was bestowed by the Ambaffadours in banketting of Noblemen and Gentlemen of their Acquaintance, and the King in the mean Time was folicite and carefull of honourable and magnifike Rewards, to be beftowed on either of them, which was also princely performed, to their great Contentments. And as they were come to Edinburgh, they were all banketted at fometime, feverally, and at other Times together, by divers Noblemen of Scotland with great Honour: Laft of all, one Ambaffadour banketted another, for Commemoration of that joyfull Meeting and good Succeffe. Then the King and Queene's Majefties came to Edinburgh, where they were invited by the Ambaffadours of Denmarke, unto a Banket within their L11 VOL. I. Ship, Ship, which lay at Anchor in the River of Forth: She was fo great, that fhe could not enter the Harbour. The Banket was very fumptuous, and the Ambaffadours fo joyous of their finall Dispatch, behaved themselves to their Majefties on a kindly Manner, according to the ordinary Cuftome of their Countrey, by propining of Drink unto them in the Name of their Princes, which was lovingly accepted and requited In Commemoration whereof, the whole Artillery of that great Veffel were fhot in great Number. The three great Ships of the Eftates, lying in the fame Road neare by, made Correfpondance and Refonance to the Number of fix fcore great Shot; and thus concluded their Bein ale. Then the Castle of Edinburgh, for Performance of the King's Honour, as they perceived the Ships to lofe, and to hoife up Sail: The Captain of the Castle faluted every Ship, as they fhewed themselves in Readineffe by Order, with a Number of great Cannon Shot. And fo I conclude. The Life and Death of our late moft Incomparable and Heroique Prince HENRY, Prince of WALES. A Prince (for Valour and Vertue) fit to be imitated in fucceeding Times. 1641. Written by Sir CHARLES CORNWALLIS, Knight, Treasurer of his Highneffe's Houfhold. In a LETTER to a FRIEND. To the High and Mighty Prince CHARLES, Prince of WALES, &c. SIR, F Inding this Manufcript, amongst others, I could not paffe by it, as I did the reft: The Subject thereof being fo rare a Prince, as it may feeme worthy your Highneffe's Perufall: In reading Him, you may read Your felfe; His Titles of Honour were the fame with Yours: Your Titles of Vertues the fame with His: He was, as You are, the Mirrour of the Age; which, that You may fill continue, fhall ever be the Prayer of Your Highneffe's most humble Servant, N. B. SIR, Y OUR impofed Tafke, when with the Eyes of my Mind I confider. ed, I found fuch a Multitude of Letts and Rubs herein, that it seemed unto me a Thing impoffible to dare to looke after, much more to adventure to write any thing touching the Life and Death of our late most noble, and ever renowned Prince, whofe high foaring Thoughts, because the World was not able to containe, the Heaven of Heavens vouchfafed to entertaine; for both his farre every where renowned Fame thorowout this Ifle, and the whole World being too great, that who fhould adventure to fay any more, fhould but in vaine adde Water to the Sea: As alfo the Numbers of others neerer unto him, of moft affured Knowledge, and better Judgement, all which knew him a great deale better than I, being able to give the World and you more full and abfolute Satisfaction; together with the Multitude and divers Sorts of religious, wife, grave, judicious, learned, critticke, and curious Cenfurers; all who, if it fhould happen but once to peepe into the World, for the welbeloved Subject therof, would gredily entertane and welcome the fame, with their divers Humours, and piercing Judgements. Thefe, and many more, with the Confcience of my Unworthiness, and Infufficiencie to performe fo high a Tafk, (which rather would become some Homer, Virgil, Demofthenes, Cicero, or rather fome one in whom all their Excellencies are combined, to performe aright) like Mountaines appeared at first in my Way; yet because (as one faith) In magnis voluiffe fat eft, rather than it fhould not be done at all, and with the Loffe, the Remembrance alfo perifh, how and in what Manner we loft fo brave a Prince. Sometime the Expectation of the World, and that it might for ever be knowne unto it, and you both, how exceeding great this last Duty is, which I owe to the Dead, as also how abfolutely you may command him, whom your Love long fince hath strictly bound to be perpetually yours, in Place of a better, I have adventured upon these enfuing Conditions, to launch out my fraile Barke, into that great Ocean of Sorrow, even from the Cradle to the Grave, whence ftorme-beaten as you fee, I have with much adoe, recovered my desired Haven. First, that whatfoever Diftafte you finde therein of any thing, you would not impute it to any Prefumption of mine, but rather to my Frailty and Ignorance, which (rather than to offend you) I have herein bewrayed: Next, that whatsoever is here written of his late Highneffe, not content herewith, you would only use the fame as a Ladder to mount up your Thoughts to a far more excellent Meditation of his Vertues: Further also, that you would not be too bufie upon this Report to cenfure any of your Phifitians, or any other; all whom, I proteft, I have endeavoured to please, without Partiality, fo farre, as in my Judgement, the Truth would fuffer me, rather imputing the Blame unto my Relation, than any of their Actions. As alfo, that with your accustomed Patience, you would delay to cenfure me for this Letter, untill with mature Judgement you have throughly perufed the fame, confidering how much more eafie it is to cenfure others, than to doe well our felves. Again, that fince the Way by which I muft paffe, is through a LII 2 long, long, darke, filent, folitary, untrodden Path, leading even to the Chambers of Death, fraught altogether with Sorrow, ending in Teares, wherein I cannot chufe (but by the Exceffe thereof) many Times fall, ftumble, and miffe of my Way, you would with your gentle Excufes reach out your Hand of Love to helpe me up againe, rather expecting what is entended, than done. Laftly, that you, with my other difcreet Reader, who hereafter fhall fee the fame, would onely ufe it as a Hunter's Baite, to ftay your Stomachs a little, until fome others of better Knowledge, and founder Judgement, doe feed you with a better Dinner. KN NOW then that the King's Majeftie and the Queene lying at the Castle of Striveling, (a Place famous for Antiquitie, faire for Building, pleafant for Scituation) on Tuesday the 19. of February 1594, about Three a Clocke in the Morning, his Highneffe was born, to the great Joy of all the whole Ifle, and all forraigne true hearted Princes and People, his Majeftie's Wellwillers, and Confederates, but chiefly the Phoenix of her Age, great matchleffe ELIZABETH, to fhew the exceeding Love to his Majeftie, did not onely fend the Right Honourable the Earle of Suffex, with rich Presents to the Chriftning, but alfo by him, and for Her, did give unto his Highneffe the Name of HENRY, moft renowned and victorious; after which, by speciall Appointment from his Majeftie, he was refigned to the Cuftody and Keeping of the Earle of Marre, affifted alfo by the continuall and vigilant Care of the venerable and noble Matron his Mother, unto whom the chief Charge of his Highneffe's Perfon by his Majeftie was given: She alfo, for many Yeares before, being his owne great happy Nurfe, with whom he no leffe profpered in all Things, than his Royall Father before him did in the felfe fame Place and Keeping. Thus continued the Strength of his Father, and the Glory of his Mother a great while in the Hands of Women, giving in this his tender Age, by his wonderfull Courage, infallible Tokens of a Noble and Heroick Spirit, no Mufick being fo pleasant in his Eares, as the Sounding of the Trumpet, the Beating of the Drumme, the Roaring of the Cannon, no Sight fo acceptable, as that of Pieces, Piftols, or any fort of Armour; all which evidently fhew, that (if he had lived) Mars himfelfe would not one Day have dared to looke him in the Face. Thus he remained untill the 5. or 6. Yeares of his Age; at which Time his Majeftie thought it expedient he fhould no longer want a Tutor. Whereupon Mafter Newton (afterwards his Secretary) was by his Majesty thought fitteft for the faid Place, who prefently with all Care poffible did begin to teach his Highneffe the Grounds of Learning, with the Introductions leading to the fame. A little after, the Women being put from about his Highneffe, divers of good Sort were appointed to attend upon his Perfon; amongst whom, as chiefe, was the Right Honourable the Earle of Marre, together with Sir David Murray, Knight, firft and onely Gentleman of his Highneffe's Bedchamber, to lye therein, (continuing fo alwaies untill his Death) affifted alfo by fundry Lords, Barons, Knights and Gentlemen: At which Time, in the |