ELECTRA

The long Fist. Avi. paraph. Pars ait Idae def e ̄ tem incen Diamond Troiae, to numero sa suae luge ̄ tem funerae gentis, E lectram to tris moestum dare nubi bus orbem. Beside the reference to antiqui ty, this speech might be understood by Allego rye of the Town here, that had been so ruined with sick ness, &c. Laments, I spent for ruined Troy, Are dried; and now mine eyes run tears of Joy. No more shall men suppose Electra dead, Though from the consort of her sisters fled Unto the Hygi us. Said postquam ̄ Troia f it captam, & Progenies cius quae à Dardano fuit eversa, dolore permotam ab his see remo visse, & in circ oh qui A cticus dicitur constitisse, &c. Arctic circle, here to grace, And guild this day with her Electra signifies Serenity it self, and is compounded of in non-Latin alphabet which is the Sun, and in non-Latin alphabet that signifies see rene. She is mentioned to be Anim sphaerae solis, by Proclus. Come. in Hesiod. serenest Face And see, my She is also feigned to be the Mother of the R inbovv. Nascitur enim I is ex aquam et sereni tate, è refraction radiorum ̄ scilicet: Arist. in Meteorol. daughter Iris hasts to throw Her Rose at wings, in compass of a bow, About our state, as Val. Flac. Argonaut. 1. makes the Rainbow indic m serenitatis. Emicuit res rata di S, coelum que resolvit. Arcus, & in sum mos redier unt nubila montes. sign of my approach Attracting to her seat from A name of the Sun. Stat. The. lib. 1. torquentem corn a Mithra . And Martian. Capel. lib. 3. de nup. Mere. & Phil. To Serapim Nilus, Memphis vener tur Osirin; Dissona sancram Mithran, &c. Mithras coach, A thousand different, and particular hues, Which she throughout her body does diffuse. The Sun, as loath to partly from this half sphere, Stands still; and Phoebe labors to appear In all as bright (if not as rich) as he: And, for a note of more serenity, My six Alcyone,. Celaeno, Taygete, Asterope, Merope, Maia. which are also said to be the souls of the other spheres, as Electra of the S nne. Proclus. ibi. in come. All tione Vene ris. Celaeno Saturni. Taygete Lunae. A sterop. Jovis. Merope Martis. Maia Mere curii. fair Sisters hither shift their lights; To do this hour the utmost of her Rites. Where least the captious, or profane might doubt, How these clear heavenly bodies come about All to be seen at once; yet neithers light Eclipsed, or shadowed by the others sighed: Let Ignorance know, great King, this Day is thine, And does admit no Night; but all do shine As well nocturnal, as diurnal fierce, To add unto the flame of our desires. Which are (now thou hast closed up Alluding back to that of our To ̄ ple. IANUS gates, And given so general peace to all estates) That no offensive missed, or cloudy stain May mix with splendour of thy golden reign; But, as the ast freed thy London. Chamber, from the noise Of War and Tumult; thou wilt pour those joys Upon His Cit ty of West minster, in whose name, and at whose charge, to gether with the Duchy of Lancaster this Arch was erected. this Place, which claims to be Since here, they not only sat being Crowned, but also first received their Crowns. the Seat Of all thy Kingly raze: the Cabinet To all thy Counsels; and the judging Chair To this thy special Kingdom. Whose so fair And wholesome Laws, in every Court, shall strive By Aequity, and their first Innocence to thrive; The base and guilty bribes of guiltier men Shall be thrown back, and Justice look, as when She loved the earth, and feared not to be sold For that, Hor. Car. lib. 4. Ode. 9. Ducentis and see cun ta pecuniae. which works all things to it, Gold. The Dam of other evils, Avarice Shall here lock down her Jaws, and that rude vice Of ignorant, and pitied Greatness, Pride, Decline with shame; Ambition now shall hide Her face in dust, as dedicate to sleep, That in great Portals wont her watch to keep. All ills shall fly the light: Thy Court be free No less from Envy, then from Flattery; All Tumult, Faction, and harsh Discord cease, That might perturb the music of thy Peace: The querulous Nature shall no longer find Room for his Thoughts: One pure concent of mind Shall flow in every breast, and not the Air, Sun, Moon, or Stars shine more serenely fair. This from that loud, blessed Oracle, I sing Who here, and first pronounced, thee Britons King Long mayest thou live, and see me thus appear, As ominous For our more au thoritie to induce her thus, See Fist. Auien. paraph. in Arat. spea king of Electra, Nonnumquam Oceani tamen istam surgere ab undis, In convexa poli, said seed career sororum; Atque os discretum procul edere, detestatam Germanos que , choros sobolis lachrym re ruin S, Diffusam que comas c rni, crinisque soluti Monstrari effigy, &c. a Comet, from my Sphere, Unto thy reign; as that All Comets were not fatal, some were fortunately ominous, as this to which we allude; and wherefore we have Pliny's testimony. Nat. Histo. lib. 2. cap. 25. Comets in uno totius orbis loco colitur in templo Romae, admodum faustus Divo Augusto judi catus ab ipso: qui incipiente eo, apparuit ludis quos faciebat Veneri Genetrici, non multo ost obitum patris Caesaris, in Collegio ab eo instituto. Nam que his verbis id gaudi um prodidit. Iisipsis ludorum meorum diebus, sydus crinitum per septem die in region Coeli, quae sub septentrionibus est, conspectum. Id oriebatur circam unde cimam horam di I, clarumque & omnibus terris conspicuum fuit. Eo sydere signi ficari vulgus credidit, Caesaris animam inter Deorum immortalium numina recep tam: quo nomine id insigne simulacro capitis eius, quod mox in foro consecraui mus adiectum est. Haec Ill in publicum, interiore gaudio sibi illum natum, see que in continued nasci inter pretatus est. Et si verum fatemur, salutare id terris fuit. did auspicate So lasting glory to Augustus state.