"_Our lifetime here becomes shorter; it perishes like a flower; we must betake ourselves hence into that other world._ _Little time will pass till they carry us from our house; like a little leaf we fall from the tree._ _But you, O Bohemian land, be careful of your fate, for all the words of Christ will be fulfilled;_ _Many wonders happen; the people murder one another; foul pestilences arise everywhere._ _Frequently very noble lords leave us; the able and leading men disappear._ _Thus this noble who lies on the bier, let him be an example to us; for we must remember_ _That there is a prophecy that when this family is extinct there will be no peace in the Bohemian kingdom;_ _Indeed, that after the departure of this most glorious rose, things will go from bad to worse._[69] _Let no one be surprised that I dare to write thus, for this disorderly world cannot exist long._ _We also must all die, must go to the distant land, taste death._ _Nothing remains but to prepare for it; however much a man may cry he must pay his penalty._ _Let us then do penance, lead a virtuous life, if we wish to be with God._ _Death and misery cannot harm us, for it (_i.e. _death) brings us from death to (eternal) life._ _O Jesu Christ! Thou who art our highest Lord, when we die deign to be with us;_ _Receive our spirit in Thy most holy hand. Deliver us from Satan; do not let us go to torment;_ _Rather deign to allow us to behold Thee with our eyes, and to meet Lord Peter again in heaven._" I have already alluded to Lomnický's political rhymes, which deserve some notice, though their poetic merit is slight. Lomnický's rhythms have at least the merit that they lose little by translation. When Frederick of the Palatinate arrived in Bohemia in 1619, Lomnický, with his usual facility, immediately began singing the praise of the new sovereign. His verses for a time obtained great popularity at Prague, and--what was probably of greater importance to the needy poet--he received a considerable remuneration from the treasury of the king. Some of these verses have been preserved in the vast historical work of Skála ze Zhoře.[70] On the arrival of Frederick, Lomnický welcomed him with these words: "O King Frederick--We entreat thee with all our might--Drive the enemies from our land--Do not let them rob us any more.--May God give you His blessing--And grant you a happy reign--And also a glorious victory--Over those who are our enemies--Then may we have true freedom.--Receive in the two kinds--The body and the blood of our Lord Jesus.--Do thou effect this O King Frederick!--Confound the rebellious ones (_i.e._ the Austrian party)--Then ever more and more--Shall we praise you according to God--Celebrate your dignity."