A web-based edition of early seventeenth-century political poetry from manuscript sources. It brings into the public domain over 350 poems, many of which have never before been published.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

P. The Buckingham Assassination (1628)

Pi. Mocking Buckingham

Pi1. lett Charles & george doe what they can (html),   (pdf)

Pi2. Sith number with thy name doth thus agree (html),   (pdf)

Pi3. Thy numerous name great George, expresseth thee (html),   (pdf)

Pi4. Anagram of George Villiers (html),   (pdf)

Pi5. A yere of wonder to the world was 88 (html),   (pdf)

Pi6. The Shepheards struck, The sheepe are fledd (html),   (pdf)

Pi7. Thus Buck-in-game, Felt-one did soone abate (html),   (pdf)

Pi8. England was sick, a plewresey possest her (html),   (pdf)

Pi9. Lord, what are wee, that thou shouldst thus respect (html),   (pdf)

Pi10. Beehold this Obsequie: but without teares (html),   (pdf)

Pi11. This little Grave embraces (html),   (pdf)

Pi12. The pale horse of the Revelation (html),   (pdf)

Pi13. Here lies Leachery, Treachery, Pride (html),   (pdf)

Pi14. Here lyes great George the Glory of our state (html),   (pdf)

Pi15. Great Buckingham’s buried under a stone (html),   (pdf)

Pi16. Pride lies heere, Revenge and Lust (html),   (pdf)

Pi17. Fortunes darling, Kings Content (html),   (pdf)

Pi18. Heere lies a gratious graceles Peere (html),   (pdf)

Pi19. Had our great duke bene Joseph then might we (html),   (pdf)

Pi20. Great potent Duke, whom fortune rais’d soe high (html),   (pdf)

Pi21. And art thou dead! who whilome thought’st thy state (html),   (pdf)

Pi22. Pale death, with Iron hand, hath struck a blowe (html),   (pdf)

Pi23. Great Gorge, and art thou gonne (html),   (pdf)

Pi24. Thou that on topp of Fortunes wheeles did mount (html),   (pdf)

Pi25. What once was said by valiant Tomyris (html),   (pdf)

Pi26. If good mens graces in heaven with them abide (html),   (pdf)

Pi27. Great Duke, which art commaunder of the Seas (html),   (pdf)

Pi28. At Portsmouth Duke I will no longer staye (html),   (pdf)

Pi29. Make haste I pray, launch out your shipps with speed (html),   (pdf)

Pi30. No sooner had the worlds most happy knife (html),   (pdf)

Pi31. Great Duke, Although I litle am acquainted (html),   (pdf)

Pi32. Away, away, great George, o come not here (html),   (pdf)

Pi33. My honour, favour, life, & all (html),   (pdf)

Pi34. I that my countrey did betray (html),   (pdf)

Pi35. Mother / My humble dutie done, I crave (html),   (pdf)

Pi36. The Argument is cold and sencelesse clay (html),   (pdf)

Pi37. Ye gastly Spiritts that haunt the gloomy night (html),   (pdf)


Pii. Celebrating Felton

Pii1. Anagram on John Felton (html),   (pdf)

Pii2. Anagram on John Felton (html),   (pdf)

Pii3. Felton, awake, & cheare thyselfe from sorrow (html),   (pdf)

Pii4. The heavens approve brave Feltons resolution (html),   (pdf)

Pii5. Some say the Duke was gratious, vertuous, good (html),   (pdf)

Pii6. The Duke is dead, and wee are ridd of strife (html),   (pdf)

Pii7. Why: is our Age turn’d coward, that no Penn (html),   (pdf)

Pii8. Immortall Man of glorie, whose brave hand (html),   (pdf)

Pii9. I mmortal man of glory, whose stout hand (html),   (pdf)

Pii10. Enjoy thy Bondage; make thy Prison know (html),   (pdf)

Pii11. Sir, I your servant, (who have sett you free (html),   (pdf)

Pii12. You auntient Lawes of Right; Can you, for shame (html),   (pdf)

Pii13. Feare not brave Felton sith it is thy fate (html),   (pdf)

Pii14. Sorrow and Joy at once possesse my brest (html),   (pdf)

Pii15. Heere uninterr’d suspends (though not to save (html),   (pdf)

Pii16. Here uninterd suspends, (doubtles to save (html),   (pdf)

Pii17. Wants hee a grave whom heavens doe cover? was hee (html),   (pdf)

Pii18. Is Felton dead? It’s that hee did desire (html),   (pdf)

Pii19. Here Lyes the bonnes off him that did (html),   (pdf)

Pii20. Awake, sad Brittaine, and advance at last (html),   (pdf)


Piii. Ambivalent Voices and Defenders of Buckingham

Piii1. M alignant characters that did portend (html),   (pdf)

Piii2. Heere lyes the best and worst of Fate (html),   (pdf)

Piii3. Dearling off Kings, Patrone off armes (html),   (pdf)

Piii4. You braveing spiritts (not brave) inflamd from hell (html),   (pdf)

Piii5. I did not flatter thee Alive, and nowe (html),   (pdf)

Piii6. Yee snarling Satyrs, cease your horrid yells (html),   (pdf)

Piii7. Heere lyes thy Urne, O what a little blowe (html),   (pdf)

Piii8. Sooner I may some fixed statue be (html),   (pdf)

Piii9. Yet weere Bidentalls sacred, and the place (html),   (pdf)

Piii10. Reader stand still and read loe heere I am (html),   (pdf)

Piii11. Our countrie Merry England (once so styl’d) (html),   (pdf)

Piii12. Honor, worth, greatnes, and what part so ere (html),   (pdf)

Piii13. What! shall I say now George is dead (html),   (pdf)

Piii14. Who ever lov’d man vertuous (html),   (pdf)

Piii15. When Poets use to write men use to say (html),   (pdf)

Piii16. Might Teares Revive thee I could wish to be (html),   (pdf)

Piii17. Death come thy selfe and let thy Image sleepe (html),   (pdf)

Piii18. Hee that can reade a sigh, or spell a teare (html),   (pdf)

Piii19. Nourishd with sighs and frights, and form’d with fears (html),   (pdf)

Piii20. When in the brazen leaves of fame (html),   (pdf)

Piii21. Reader when these dumbe stones have told (html),   (pdf)

Piii22. Noe Poets triviall rage that must aspire (html),   (pdf)