%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> AN / EPITHALAMIUM / UPON THE / MARRIAGE / OF / Capt. William Bedloe. / Ille ego qui quondam gracili modulatus Avena, / Arma virumque Cano. ------ / I, he, who Sung of Humble Oates before, / Now sing a Captain and a Man of WAR. Duke, Richard University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/06/2011 31401

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R228922 Goddess of Rhime, that didst inspire / The Captain with Poetick fire, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 835 AN / EPITHALAMIUM / UPON THE / MARRIAGE / OF / Capt. William Bedloe. / Ille ego qui quondam gracili modulatus Avena, / Arma virumque Cano. ------ / I, he, who Sung of Humble Oates before, / Now sing a Captain and a Man of WAR. AN EPITHALAMIUM UPON THE MARRIAGE OF Capt. William Bedloe. Ille ego qui quondam gracili modulatus Avena, Arma virumque Cano. ------ I, he, who Sung of Humble Oates before, Now sing a Captain and a Man of WAR. AN EPITHALAMIUM UPON THE MARRIAGE OF Capt. William Bedloe. Ille ego qui quondam gracili modulatus Avena, Arma virumque Cano. ------ I, he, who Sung of Humble Oates before, Now sing a Captain and a Man of WAR. Duke, Richard ?-?

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GOddess of Rhime, that didst inspire The Captain with Poetick fire, Adding fresh Lawrells to that brow Where those of Victory did grow, And statelyer ornaments may flourish now. If thou art well recoverd since The Excommunicated Prince: For that Important Tragedy, Would have killd any Muse but Thee; [Hi] her with speed, oh! hither move, [Pul]l buskins off, and since to love [Th]e ground is holy that you tread in, Dance bare-foot at the Captains Wedding. See where he comes, and by his side [H]is Charming fair Angelick Bride: [S]uch, or less lovely was the Dame [S]o much Renownd, Fulvia by name, With whom of old Tully did joyn, [T]hen when his Art did undermine, The Horrid Popish Plot of Cateline.
Oh fairest Nymph of all great Brittain (Though thee my Eyes I never set on) Blush not on thy great Lord to smile, The second Saviour of our Isle; What nobler Captain could have led, Thee to thy longd-for marriage bed: For know that thy all-daring Will is As stout a Hero as Achilles; And as great things for thee has done, As Palmerin or th Knight of th Sun, And is himself a whole Romance alone. Let conscious Flanders speak, and be, The Witness of his Chivalry. Yet thats not all, his very word Has slain as many as his sword: Though common Bulleys with their Oaths Hurt little till they come to blows, Yet all his Mouth-Granadoes kill And save the pains of drawing steel. This
This Hero thy resistless charms Have won to fly into thy arms, For think not any mean design Or the inglorious itch of coyne, Could ever have his breast contrould, Or make him be a slave to Gold; His Loves as freely given to Thee As to the King his Loyalty. Then oh receive thy mighty prize With open arms and wishing eyes, Kisse that dear face where may be seen His worth and parts that sculk within, That face that justly stild may be As true a Discoverer as He. Think not he ever false will prove, His well known truth secures his love; Do you awhile divert his cares From his important grand affairs: Let him have respite now a while From kindling the mad rabbles zeal. Zeal that is hot as fire, yet dark and blind Shews plainly where its birth-place we may finde, In hell, where tho dire flames for ever glow Yet tis the place of utter darkness too.
But to his bed be sure be true As he to all the World and you, He all your plots will else betray That your She-Machiavills can lay. He all designs you know has found, Tho hatchd in Hell, or under ground; Did oft to us such secrets shew As scarce the Plotters themselves knew, Yet if by chance you hap to sin And love while Honours napping shoud creep in Yet be discreet and do not boast Oth' treason by the common post. So shalt thou still make him love on All virtues in Discretion. So thou with him shalt shine, and be As great a Patriot as He; And when, (as now in Christmass all For a new pack of Cards do call,) Another Popish Pack comes out To please the Cits, and charm the rout; Thou mighty Queen shalt whole [Suit] Command, A Crown upon thy Head, and Sceptre [in] thy Hand.
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