WRIGHT - An account of his excellence - 1688 copia

8-7 mask , and Tapeftr y hangings , heightne d with Gold. 4 Towards the end of it, was erecte d A Theatre , on which flood the Rhetoric k Matter , who complemente d his Excellenc e in a Latine Heroick Poem of 57 1 Verfes, the Sum and Ar - gumen t of which, was this. He took his rife, from the year , or two, befor e His Majefties acceflion to the Crown, And thu s fabled j That the Genius of England, having (by reafon of the lat e villanou s Plot ) found every thing, i n diforde r at home , had tra- vell'd all the Province s of Europe, arid finding them fuccefsfu l in their Affairs, bega n to con - t fult, whethe r Fortune (whereb y yet, he mean t no other , tha n tha t Divine Providence , which is always awak e for the good of .Mankind ) had not forfakenhisCountrey , and being hal f doubtfu l in it, refolv' d to go in quef t of her : To which purpofe, having advice , tha t fhe had betake n her felf, to the Imperia l Eagle, he follow' d her from