Literature of the Stuart Successions : An Anthology

Cover 1 Literature of the Stuart successions 2 Contents 6 List of figures 10 Acknowledgements and conventions 11 List of abbreviations 12 General introduction 14 Introduction 40 I.1 A Proclamation Declaring the Undoubted Right of our Sovereign Lord King James, to the Crown of the Realms of England, France and Ireland (1603) 45 I.2 Richard Niccols, ‘A True Subject’s Sorrow, for the Loss of his Late Sovereign’ (1603) 48 Introduction 88 II.3 John Donne, from The First Sermon Preached to King Charles (1625) 97 II.4 From A True Discourse of All the Royal Passages, Triumphs and Ceremonies, Observed at the Contract and Marriage of the High and Mighty Charles, King of Great Britain, and the Most Excellentest of Ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Bourbon ( 103 II.5 George Eglisham, from The Forerunner of Revenge. Upon the Duke of Buckingham, for the Poisoning of the Most Potent King James of Happy Memory King of Great Britain, and the Lord Marquis of Hamilton, and Others of the Nobility (1626) 106 II.6 William Drummond of Hawthornden, from The Entertainment of the High and Mighty Monarch Charles (1633) 111 Introduction 116 III.1 [Marchamont Nedham], from Mercurius Politicus, 184 (December 1653) 120 III.2 ‘The Character of a Protector’ (c. 1654) 124 III.3 Andrew Marvell, The First Anniversary of the Government under his Highness the Lord Protector (1655) 126 III.4 From The Public Intelligencer, 152 (November 1658) 141 III.5 John Dryden, Heroic Stanzas, Consecrated to the Glorious Memory of his Most Serene and Renowned Highness Oliver Late Lord Protector of this Commonwealth, &c. Written after the Celebration of his Funeral (1659) 145 III.6 The World in a Maze, or, Oliver’s Ghost (1659) 154 Introduction 160 IV.1 The Declaration of Breda (1660) 164 IV.2 John Milton, from The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth (1660) 167 IV.3 Samuel Pepys, from his diary (25 May 1660) 173 IV.4 Martin Parker, The King Enjoys his Own Again. To be Joyfully Sung, with its Own Proper Tune (c. 1660) 176 IV.5 John Dryden, Astraea Redux. A Poem on the Happy Restoration and Return of his Sacred Majesty Charles the Second (1660) 180 IV.6 Rachel Jevon, Exultationis Carmen: To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty upon his Most Desired Return (1660) 192 IV.7 John Crouch, The Muses’ Joy for the Happy Arrival and Recovery of that Weeping Vine Henrietta-Maria, the Most Illustrious Queen-Mother, and her Royal Branches (1660) 199 IV.8 Edmund Waller, A Poem on St James’s Park as Lately Improved by His Majesty (1661) 206 Introduction 212 V.1 John Dryden, Threnodia Augustalis: A Funeral-Pindaric Poem Sacred to the Happy Memory of King Charles II (1685) 217 V.2 James II, An Account of What His Majesty Said at his First Coming to Council (1685) 237 V.3 Elinor James, The Humble Petition of Elinor James (1685) 239 V.4 W[illiam] P[enn] (?), Tears Wiped Off, or The Second Essay of the Quakers by Way of Poetry: Occasioned by the Coronation of James and Mary (1685) 242 V.6 England’s Royal Renown, in the Coronation of our Gracious Sovereign King James the 2nd. and his Royal Consort Queen Mary, who were Both Crowned at Westminster, the Twenty-Third of April, 1685. To the Tune of, The Cannons Roar (1685) 253 V.7 Aphra Behn, A Poem Humbly Dedicated to the Great Pattern of Piety and Virtue Catherine Queen Dowager. On the Death of her Dear Lord and Husband King Charles II (1685) 256 Introduction 262 VI.1 John Evelyn, from his diary (8 November 1688) 267 VI.2 Gilbert Burnet, from A Sermon Preached in the Chapel of St James’s, before his Highness the Prince of Orange, the 23d of December, 1688 (1689) 269 VI.3 Aphra Behn, A Pindaric Poem to the Reverend Doctor Burnet, on the Honour he did me of Enquiring after me and my Muse (1689) 272 VI.4 Thomas Shadwell, The Address of John Dryden, Laureate to his Highness the Prince of Orange (1689) 277 VI.5 Elkanah Settle, ‘Britain’s Address to the Prince of Orange’ (1689) 284 VI.7 The Protestant’s Ave Mary, on the Arrival of her Most Gracious Majesty, Mary, Queen of England (1689) 293 VI.8 A Letter from a Gentleman in the Country to his Correspondent in the City, Concerning the Coronation Medal, Distributed April 11. 1689 (1689) 298 Introduction 304 VII.1 Queen Anne, from ‘The Queen’s Speech in Parliament’ (1702) 308 VII.2 England’s Triumph, in the Joyful Coronation of a Protestant Queen: Or, an Acrostic upon Anne, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland (1702) 310 VII.3 The English Muse: Or, a Congratulatory Poem (1702) 312 VII.4 From Albina, or The Coronation (1702) 324 VII.5 John Tutchin, from The Observator (22 April 1702) 330 VII.6 Bevil Higgons (?), ‘The Mourners’ (1703) 333 VII.7 William Walsh, To the Queen on her Coronation Day (1706) 335 Publisher:Manchester University Press,Published:2017,ISBN:9781526104649,Language:English,OCLC:1127422848 Literature of the Stuart Successionsis an anthology of primary material relating to the Stuart successions. The six Stuart successions (1603, 1625, 1660, 1685, 1688-9, 1702) punctuate this turbulent period of British history. In addition, there were two accessions to the role of Lord Protector (those of Oliver and Richard Cromwell). Each succession generated an outpouring of publications in a wide range of forms and genres, including speeches, diary-entries, news reports, letters and sermons. Above all, successions were marked in poems, by some of the greatest writers of the age. By gathering together some of the very best Stuart succession writing, Literature of the Stuart Successions offers fresh perspectives upon the history and culture of the period. It includes fifty texts (or extracts), selected to demonstrate the breadth and significance of succession writing, as well as introductory and explanatory material. Cover -- Literature of the Stuart successions -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements and conventions -- List of abbreviations -- General introduction -- Part I: 1603 -- Introduction -- I. 1 A Proclamation Declaring the Undoubted Right of our Sovereign Lord King James, to the Crown of the Realms of England, France and Ireland (1603) -- I.2 Richard Niccols, 'A True Subject's Sorrow, for the Loss of his Late Sovereign' (1603) -- I.3 Michael Drayton, To the Majesty of King James (1603) -- I.4 Sir John Davies, 'The King's Welcome' and 'To the Queen at the Same Time' (1603) -- I.5 A New Song to the Great Comfort and Rejoicing of All True English Hearts, at our Most Gracious King James his Proclamation, upon the 24 of March Last Past in the City of London (1603) -- I.6 Thomas Dekker, from The Whole Magnificent Entertainment: Given to King James, Queen Anne his Wife, and Henry Frederick th -- I.7 Ben Jonson, 'A Panegyre on the Happy Entrance of James our Sovereign to his First High Session of Parliament' (1604) -- I.8 King James, from The Kings Majesty's Speech, as it was Delivered by him in the Upper House of the Parliament (1604) -- Part II: 1625 -- Introduction -- II.1 John Rous, from his diary (27 March 1625) -- II.2 James Shirley, 'Upon the Death of King James' (1646) -- II.3 John Donne, from The First Sermon Preached to King Charles (1625) -- II.4 From A True Discourse of All the Royal Passages, Triumphs and Ceremonies, Observed at the Contract and Marriage of the High and Mighty Charles, King of Great Britain, and the Most Excellentest of Ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Bourbon (1625) -- II.5 George Eglisham, from The Forerunner of Revenge. Upon the Duke of Buckingham, for the Poisoning of the Most Potent King James of Happy Memory King of Great Britain, and the Lord Marquis of Hamilton, and Others of the Nobility (1626) Literature of the Stuart Successionsis an anthology of primary material relating to the Stuart successions. The six Stuart successions (1603, 1625, 1660, 1685, 1688-9, 1702) punctuate this turbulent period of British history. In addition, there were two accessions to the role of Lord Protector (those of Oliver and Richard Cromwell). Each succession generated an outpouring of publications in a wide range of forms and genres, including speeches, diary-entries, news reports, letters and sermons. Above all, successions were marked in poems, by some of the greatest writers of the age. By gathering together some of the very best Stuart succession writing, Literature of the Stuart Successions offers fresh perspectives upon the history and culture of the period. It includes fifty texts (or extracts), selected to demonstrate the breadth and significance of succession writing, as well as introductory and explanatory material. -- . This is an anthology of primary material relating to the Stuart successions. The six Stuart successions (1603, 1625, 1660, 1685, 1688-9, 1702) punctuate this turbulent period of British history. In addition, there were two accessions to the role of Lord Protector (those of Oliver and Richard Cromwell). Each succession generated an outpouring of publications in a wide range of forms and genres, including speeches, diary-entries, news reports, letters and sermons. Above all, successions were marked in poems, by some of the greatest writers of the age. By gathering together some of the very best Stuart succession writing, this work offers fresh perspectives upon the history and culture of the period. It includes 50 texts (or extracts), selected to demonstrate the breadth and significance of succession writing, as well as introductory and explanatory material