A poem on the coronation of James the II, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, &c., who was crowned at Westminster-Abey the 23th of April, 1685 Ker, Patrick, fl. 1691. 1685 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A47137 Wing K15A ESTC R17971 12728496 ocm 12728496 66399

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 eng James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701 -- Coronation -- Poetry. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A POEM ON THE CORONATION OF JAMES the II. King OF Great-Britain, France and Ireland, &c. Who was Crowned at Wiſtminſter-Abey the 23 th of April, 1685. Julium Sidus micat inter omnes, velut inter ignes Luna Minores Horat. A Thron's Promotions Pyramid, and Kings Are God's Vicegerants, and the Healthful Springs Whence Judgment both and Equity do flow, To cauſe the Flowers of Peace and Plenty Grow, Which bear, and yield the Fruits of ſweet Content, The Root and Noſegey of a Government. For as the Sun darts forth his Beams and Light, To clear the World from Darkneſs of the Night; A Gracious King makes Anarchy to Flye, By Juſtice joyn'd with Soveraignity. 'Tis Providence (that's nominated Fate) Guides and Governs all things in Church and State. Promotion and a Kingdoms Royal Crown Comes not by Chance; 'tis God al ••• •• rows down The Proud; Exalting thoſe (who for D ••• nce) Take his decree and ſure Omnipotence. Now ſince the Triumph of this joyful Day Hath turn'd the Wheels of an Hyperbole; And Expectation hath conceiv'd in Vain A Gemini; and Labour without Pain Hath brought forth One, who is (without Conteſt) Of Royal Blood, and Soveraign Kings the Beſt: Great JAMES, who with his Conqueſt of Renown, And Sacred Head, hath honour'd Englands Crown; Let all his Subjects ſound and eccho forth A Loyal Simphonia to his Worth. The firſt rate Soveraign that was ſadly toſt, From Wind to Wave, and was given o'r for Loſt, 'Twixt Scilla and Charibis, now hath paſt The Shore of Shipwracks, and Arriv'd at laſt At that ſafe Harbour, where (tho Billows Rore) No Tempeſt can prevail againſt him More. Call and conveen the Hyſtories of Time, With all the Poems have been Wrote in Rhyme, And all the Hyrogliphicks that have been 'Twixt Triſmegiſtas and late Guiccardeen: Then let the great Chronologers point forth A Prince that was more Eminent in Worth; For Gratitude (the Glory of a King, The Life of Loyalty, and only thing That Binds a Subject firmly to perſiſt In Truth, to live and Die a Loyalliſt) Is his Predominant; he caſts an Eye On thoſe who did prove True, when Anarchy Eclips'd the Royal Race; and doth repay Their Deeds and Service, till this very Day. And furthermore, (as 'tis by all Confeſt) Our preſent MARY is of Queens the Beſt; Tho Malice Judge and Envy's Jury Sit Upon her Size, no Blemiſh ſhee'll admit; Her ſpotleſs Reputation doth Defie The rigid Critick of Hypocrecy. Caſt all the vertues to one Total worth, Her Sume of partes will point the Product forth. But why ſhould I preſume thus to rehearſe A Them that's far beyond the reach of Verſe; Her innate Candor ſendeth forth a Light, Can ſhow her Splendour, in the darkeſt Night. Her Fame's enough her perſon to extole, And ſend her praiſes to the Artick-Pole. And tho blind Mortals now ſhould not her prize, Yet after ages will her canonize. Hence then State-grumbling Criticks get ye gon, With all your prancks of Combination. In Iſrael the Sciſmaticks and Sects The very Prince of Peace himſelf did vex; So Trimmers now, and Counterfeits throw dirt At Church and State; and make Religion Squirt. Yet thou Great JAMES Vicegerant unto God, Whos Providence hath brought Thee ſafe, dry-ſhod, Through that Red-Sea which threatned to fall down Upon thine Highneſs, and o'rwhelm thy Crown, Minde his great power; and keep before thine eye His Glory; that thy Name may never dye; But have (when thou art laid in Earths vaſt Womb) The Good and Great Engraven on thy Tombe. All fleſh is graſs; turn back, and look behind The vail of by paſt ages; and thou'lt fiind Time's gliſtering Gloryes are but ſhadowes vain; And Man once Dead returneth not again: Crowns are but Cobwebs, and the Life of Man Compaired to Long Eternity's a Span. P. K.

LONDON, Printed by George Croom, at the Sign of the Blue Ball in Thames-ſtreet, over againſt Baynard's-Caſtle. 1685.