Verses made by King
James
in reponse to his entertainment at Burley-on-the-hill. Transcribed by
James Craigie from Bodleian MS. Rawlinson
Poet. 26, fol. 4.
[p. 177]
Verses made by the Kinge, when
hee was entertaynd at Burly in
Rutland
-shire, by my L. Marquesse
of
Buckingham
.
August: 1621
The heauens that wept perpetually before,
Since wee came hither show theyr
smilinge cleere.
This goodly house it smiles, and all this store
Of huge
prouision smiles vpon vs heere.
The Buckes & Stagges in
fatt they seeme to smile:
God send a smilinge boy within a while.
Votum
A Vow or Wish for the felicity
& fertility of the owners of
this house.
If euer in the Aprill of my dayes
I satt vpon Parnassus forked hill:
And there inflam'd with sacred fury
still
By pen proclaim'd our great Apollo's
praise:
Grant glistringe Phoebus with thy golden rayes
My earnest wish which I
present thee heere:
Beholdinge of this blessed couple deere,
Whose vertues
pure no pen can duly blaze.
Thow by whose heat the trees in fruit abound
Blesse them with fruit delicious sweet & fayre,
That may succeed them in theyr vertues rare.
Thow Joue, that art
the onely God indeed,
My prayer heare: sweet Jesu interceed.
Bibliography
H&S, 10.613
James VI and I (1955-58), 2.177