A briefe description of the triumphant show made by the Right Honourable Aulgernon Percie, Earle of Northumberland, At his Installation and Initiation into the Princely Fraternitie of the Garter, upon the 13. of May, 1635.
To the tune of Quell the pride, &c.
YOu noble Buds of
Britaine,
that spring from Honors Tree,
Who loue to heare of high designes,
attend a while to me,
And Ile (in briefe) discouer what
Fame bids me take in hand,
to blaze
the praise
Of great
Northumberland.
The Order of the Garter,
ere since third
Edwards Raign'd,
Vnto the Realme of England hath
a matchlesse Honour gaind:
The World hath no Societie
like to this Princely band,
to raise
the praise
Of great
Northumberland.
The honour of his Pedegree
doth claime a high regard,
And many of his Ancestors,
for Fame thought nothing hard,
And he through noble qualities,
which are exactly scand,
doth raise
the praise
Of Great
Northumberland.
Against the day appointed,
his Lordship did prevare,
To publish his Magnificence,
no charges he did spare,
The like within mans memorie,
was neuer tune in hand,
to raise
the praise
Of great
Northumberland.
Vpon that day it séemed,
all
Britany did striue,
And did their best to honour him,
with all they could coutriue,
For all our high Nobility
ioyn'd in a mutuall hand,
to blaze,
they praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
The Common eyes were dazeled,
With wonder to behold,
The lustre of apparell rich,
all Siluer Pearle and Gold
Which on braue Coursers mounted,
did glister through the Strand.
to blaze
tho praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
But are that I procéeded,
this progresse to report
I should haue mentioned the feast,
made at
Salisbury Court,
Almost siue hundred dishes,
did on a table stand,
to raise
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
The second part to the same tune.
THe mightyest Prince or Monarch,
that in the world doth raigne,
At such a sumptuous banquet might,
haue din'd without disdayne.
Where Sacke like Conduit water
was free euen at command.
to blaze
the praise
Of great
Northumberland.
The famous
Fleet-street Conduit,
renown'd so long agoe.
Did not neglect to expresse what loue,
shee to my Lord did owe
For like an ould proud woman
shee painted fayre both stand.
to blaze,
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
A number of braue Gallants,
some Knights and some Esquires,
Attended at this triumph great,
clad in compleat attyres.
The Siluer halfe moone gloriousse,
vpon their sléeues did stand,
to blaze
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
All these on stately, Horses,
that til indur'd the bit,
Weare mounted in magniffique sort,
as to the time was fit,
Their feathers white and red dit show,
like to a martiall band,
to blaze
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
The noble Earles and Vizco
[...]tz,
and Barons rode in state,
This great and high solemnity,
all did Congratulats,
To honour braue Earle
Pearcy,
each put a helping hand,
to blaze
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
King
Charles our Royall soueraigne
and his renowned
Mary,
With (
Britaines hope) their progeny.
all louingly did tarry.
At noble Vizcount
Wimbletons,
[...]ith fairest part 'oth
Strand,
to blaze,
&c.
To famous
Winsor-Castle,
with all his gallant traine,
Earle
Pearcy went that afternoone,
his honour to obtaine.
And there he was installed,
One of Saint
Georges band,
to blaze,
&c.
Long may he liue in honour,
in plenty and in peace,
For him and all his noble friends,
to pray Ile neuer cease,
This ditty (which I now will end)
was onely fane in hand.
to blaze
the praise,
Of great
Northumberland.
FINIS.
M. P.
Printed at London for Francis Coules and are to be sould at his shop in the Old-Bayley.