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Deſcenſus Aſtrææ.
THE DEVICE
of a Pageant, borne before M.
William Web, Lord Maior of the Citie
of London on the day he tooke
his oath, beeing the 29. of
October. 1591.
Wherevnto is annexed A Speech deliuered by one clad like
a Sea Nymph, who preſented a Pineſſe on the water braue
ly rigd and mand, to the Lord Maior, at the time
he tooke Barge to go to Weſtminſter.
of a Pageant, borne before M.
William Web, Lord Maior of the Citie
of London on the day he tooke
his oath, beeing the 29. of
October. 1591.
Wherevnto is annexed A Speech deliuered by one clad like
a Sea Nymph, who preſented a Pineſſe on the water braue
ly rigd and mand, to the Lord Maior, at the time
he tooke Barge to go to Weſtminſter.
Printed for William Wright.
The Preſenters Speech.
SEE louely Lords, and you my Lord behold
How Time hath turnd his reſtles wheele about
And made the ſiluer moone: & heauens bright (eie
Gallop the Zodiacke and end the yere
Whoſe reuolution now begets a new
The daies that haue created and confirmd
A worthie Gouernor for Londons good,
To vnderbeare vnder his Soueraignes ſwaie
Vnpartiall Iuſtice beame, and weau’d a Web
For your content, and her command in all,
You Citizens of this Metapolis
Whoſe honor and whoſe oath to gratulate
Lordings behold what Emblem I preſent.
Great Ioue defender of this antient towne,
Deſcended of the Troian Brutus line:
Ofſpring of that couragious conquering king.
Whoſe pure renown, hath pierced the worlds large
In golden ſcrolls, rowling about the heauens (eares,
Celeſtiall ſacred Nymph, that tendes her flocke
With watchfull eyes, and keep this fount in peace:
Garded with Graces, and with gratious traines,
Vertues diuine, and giftes incomparable.
Nor lets blind ſuperſtitious ignorance,
Corrupt ſo pure a ſpring: O happie times
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That
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That do beget ſuch calme and quiet daies,
Where ſheep & ſhepheard breath in ſuch content.
Honor attendes hir throne, in hir bright eies
Poſſeſſe hir hart, ſweete mercy ſwaies hir ſword.
Her champion armed with reſolution,
Sits at her feete to chaſtiſe Malecontentes,
Produce hir yeares to make them numberleſſe
While Fortune for hir ſeruice and hir ſake,
WiThis text has been supplied. Reason: Type not (sufficiently) inked. Evidence: The
text has been supplied based on evidence internal to this text (context, etc.). (SM)th golden hands doth ſtrengthen and enrich
The Web that they for faire Aſtræa weaue.
Long may ſhe liue, long may ſhe gouerne vs
In peace triumphant, fortunate in warres
Sweet Cynthias darling, beauteous Cyprias peere
As deere to England and true Engliſh heartes,
As Pompey to the Citizens of Rome:
As mercifull as Cæſar in his might.
As mightie as the Macedonian king,
Or Troian Hector, terror to the This text is the corrected text. The original is Gree esGreekes.
Goddeſſe liue long, whoſe honors we aduance,
Strengthen thy neighbours, propagate thine owne:
Guide well thy helme, lay thine annointed hand
To build the temple of triumphant Trueth,
That while thy ſubiects draw their peace fromfrō thee,
Thy friends with ayd of armes may ſuccor’d be.
Aſtræa with hir ſheephook on the top of the pageant.
Feed on my flocke among the gladſome greene
Where heauenly Nectar flowes aboue the banckes.
Such
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Such paſtures are not common to be ſeene,
Pay to immortall Ioue immortall thankes:
For what is good fro heauens hie throne doth fall.
And heauens great Architect be praiſed for all.
Superſtition. A Friar ſitting by the
fountaine.
Stirre Prieſt, and with thy beades poyſon this (ſpring,
I tell thee all is banefull that I bring.
Ignorance. A Prieſt.
It is vaine hir eye keepes me in awe,
Whoſe heart is purely fixed on the law:
The holy law, and bootleſſe we contend,
While this chaſt nimph, this fountain doth defend.
Whilom when Saturnes golden raigne did
ceaſe,
and yron age had kindled cruel warres:
Enuie in wrath, perturbing common peace,
engendring cancred hate and bloudy iarres:
Lo then Olympus king, the thundring Ioue,
raught hence this gracious nymph Aſtræa faire,
Now once againe he ſends hir from aboue,
deſcended through the ſweete tranſparent aire:
And heere ſhe ſits in beautie freſh and ſheene,
Shadowing the perſon of a peereleſſe Queene.
A peereleſſe Queene, a Royall princely dame,
Enrold in regiſter of eternall fame.
The Graces through their balme about hir ſacred (head,
Whoſe gouernment hir realms true happines hath (bred.
That happineſſe continue in her land,
Great Iſraels God, ſpiing of all heauenly peace:
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And
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And let thine angels in her reskew ſtand,
With hir liues wane done Englands ioyes decreaſe
O let hir princely daies neuer haue fine,
Whoſe vertues are immortall and deuine.
Hope.
Such vertues as her throne do beautiſie,
And make hir honors mount and skale the skie.
Where hope of hir eternall bliſſe doth reſt,
Conceaued in hir ſweete & ſacred breſt.
With radiant beames, reflecting on the earth,
Euen from the ſnowie browes of Albion,
Beyond the vtmoſt verge of Chriſtendome,
As bright as is the burning lampe of heauen,
Shineth my miſtreſſe honor, in whoſe fame
The heathen carrols ſing and all admire,
From Icy Tanais to the ſeuenfold Nyle,
Her glorie that commands this Weſterne Ile.
In whoſe defense my colours I aduance,
And girt me with my ſword, and ſhake my lance:
Theſe Brittiſh Lions rampant in this field,
That neuer learned in battails rage to yeeld:
Breath terror to the proud aſpiring foe,
Ranging the world commanding where they go.
Therefore in vaine this miſproud Malecontent,
Threatens hir ſtate whoſe harms the heavensheauēs preventpreuēt
Sit ſafe ſweet Nymph among thy harmleſſe ſheep,
Thy ſacred perſon angels haue in keep.
1. Male
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What meaneth this, I ſtriue and cannot ſtrike,
She is preſerued by myracle belike:
If ſo then, wherefore threaten we in vaine,
That Queene, whoſe cauſe the gracious heauens (maintain.
No maruell then although we faint and quaile,
For mightie is the truth and will preuaile.
In the hinder part of the Pageant did ſit
a Child, repreſen
ting Nature, holding in her hand a diſtaffe, & ſpin-
ning a Web, which paſſed through the hand of Fortune
and was wheeled vp by Time, who ſpake as followeth
ting Nature, holding in her hand a diſtaffe, & ſpin-
ning a Web, which paſſed through the hand of Fortune
and was wheeled vp by Time, who ſpake as followeth
Time.
Thus while my wheele with euer turning gyres,
At heauens hie heaſt ſerues earthly mens deſires,
I wind the Web that kinde ſo well beginnes:
A ſpeech on the water deliuered in the
morning at my
Lord Maiors going to Weſtminſter.
Lord Maiors going to Weſtminſter.
Liſt gentle Lords, and bubling ſtreame be ſtill
and whiſtling windes your angrie murmur ceaſe
Let Thetis Nymph vnfold the goddeſſe heſt:
Behold imbarckt thus brauely as you ſee,
Laden with treaſure and with precioThis text is the corrected text. The original is nus ore
From where in Tellus veynes the parching ſunne,
Doth gold and glittering munerals create,
Are come theſe ſtrangers louingly inflamde
To gratulate to you my louely Lord.
This gladſome day wherein your honors ſpring.
And by the barre that thwarts this ſiluer ſtreame,
Euen to the beauteous verge of Troynouant
That
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That deckes this Thameſis on eyther ſide,
Thus farre theſe friendes haue pierced, & all by me,
Salute your honour and your companie.
Thrice worthy Prætor of this auntient towne.
The morter of theſe walles tempered in peace,
Yet holdes the building ſure, as are the ſprigges
Wouen from the ſpreading roote in knottie boxe.
Labour fayre Lord as other Maiors of yore
To beautifie this citie with deſertes.
So wiſh theſe friendly ſtrangers, man by man
Paſſe with aduiſement to receiue thy oth:
Keepe it inuiolate for thy foueraignes hope,
Vertues pure mirror, Londons great miſtreſſe,
Vnſheath the ſword committed to thy ſwaie,
With mercifull regard of euery cauſe.
So go in peace happie by ſea and land,
Guided by grace, and heauens immortall hand.
FINIS.
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Building a Gazetteer for Early Modern London, 1550-1650.
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The Burse and the Merchant’s Purse: Coin, Credit, and the Nation in Heywood’s 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody.
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Lying-in Like a Countess: The Lisle Letters, the Cecil Family, and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside.
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Public Glory, Private Gilt: The Goldsmiths’ Company and the Spectacle of Punishment.
Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society. Ed. Anne Goldgar and Robert Frost. Leiden: Brill, 2004. 191–217. Print. -
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Smock Secrets: Birth and Women’s Mysteries on the Early Modern Stage.
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Using Early Modern Maps in Literary Studies: Views and Caveats from London.
GeoHumanities: Art, History, Text at the Edge of Place. Ed. Michael Dear, James Ketchum, Sarah Luria, and Doug Richardson. London: Routledge, 2011. Print. -
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Versioning John Stow’s A Survey of London, or, What’s New in 1618 and 1633?.
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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Stow, John. A SVRVAY OF LONDON. Contayning the Originall, Antiquity, Increase, Moderne estate, and description of that Citie, written in the yeare 1598. by Iohn Stow Citizen of London. Also an Apologie (or defence) against the opinion of some men, concerning that Citie, the greatnesse thereof. With an Appendix, containing in Latine, Libellum de situ & nobilitate Londini: written by William Fitzstephen, in the raigne of Henry the second. Ed. Janelle Jenstad and the MoEML Team. MoEML. Transcribed. Web.
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Martin D. Holmes
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Programmer at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC). Martin ported the MOL project from its original PHP incarnation to a pure eXist database implementation in the fall of 2011. Since then, he has been lead programmer on the project and has also been responsible for maintaining the project schemas. He was a co-applicant on MoEML’s 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant.Roles played in the project
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Aglaia
One of the three Graces in Greek mythology. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Aglaia is mentioned in the following documents:
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Brutus of Troy
Brutus King of Great Britain
King of Britain and founder of London. Husband of Innogen. Father of Albanact, Camber, and Locrine. Son of Aeneas. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.Brutus of Troy is mentioned in the following documents:
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth This numeral is a Roman numeral. The Arabic equivalent is 1I Queen of England Queen of Ireland Gloriana Good Queen Bess
(b. 7 September 1533, d. 24 March 1603)Queen of England and Ireland 1558-1603.Elizabeth I is mentioned in the following documents:
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Euphrosyne
One of the three Graces and goddess of joy, mirth, and happiness in Greek mythology. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Euphrosyne is mentioned in the following documents:
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Thalia
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of comedy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Thalia is mentioned in the following documents:
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Justice
Personification of lawfulness and fairness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Justice is mentioned in the following documents:
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Ignorance
Personification of ignorance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Ignorance is mentioned in the following documents:
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Fortune
Personification of fortune. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and Survey of London.Fortune is mentioned in the following documents:
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Honour
Personification of honour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Honour is mentioned in the following documents:
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George Peele is mentioned in the following documents:
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Time
Personification of time. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and Survey of London.Time is mentioned in the following documents:
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Astraea is mentioned in the following documents:
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Champion
Character representing the Queen’s Champion. Appears in mayoral shows.Champion is mentioned in the following documents:
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Charity
Personification of charity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and Survey of London.Charity is mentioned in the following documents:
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Faith
Personification of faith. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Faith is mentioned in the following documents:
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Hope
Personification of hope. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Hope is mentioned in the following documents:
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Jupiter is mentioned in the following documents:
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Majesty
Personification of majesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Majesty is mentioned in the following documents:
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First Malcontent
First personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.First Malcontent is mentioned in the following documents:
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Sea Nymph
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character in mayoral shows.Sea Nymph is mentioned in the following documents:
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Superstition
Personification of superstition. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Superstition is mentioned in the following documents:
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Sir William Webbe is mentioned in the following documents:
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Kind
Personification of kindness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Kind is mentioned in the following documents:
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Mercy
Personification of mercy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Mercy is mentioned in the following documents:
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Nature
Personification of nature. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Nature is mentioned in the following documents:
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Second Malcontent
Second personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Second Malcontent is mentioned in the following documents:
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Steadfastness
Personification of steadfastness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.Steadfastness is mentioned in the following documents:
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