The third, if that thou wouldst goe on as thou began, Declared thee to be blessed on every syde; The fourth did open Trueth and also taught thee whan The Commonweale stoode well, and when it did thence slide. The fifth as Debora, declared thee to be sent, From Heaven, a long comfort to us thy subjectes all: Therefore goe on, O Quene, on whom our hope is bent, And take with thee this wishe of thy town as finall: Live long, and as long raygne, adourning thy countrie With Vertues, and mayntayne thy people’s hope of thee: For thus, thus Heaven is won: thus must you pearce the sky. This is by Vertue wrought, all other must nedes dye.’ [Illustration: ROYAL PROCESSION TO ST. PAUL’S From a picture painted in 1616, in the possession of the Society of Antiquaries. E. Gardner’s Collection.] [Illustration: _W. A. Mansell & Co._ QUEEN ELIZABETH GOING IN PROCESSION FROM SOMERSET HOUSE TO ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, TO RETURN THANKS FOR THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA, NOVEMBER 24, 1588 From an engraving in British Museum.] On the South side was appoynted by the Citie a noyse of singing children: and one childe richely attyred as a poet, which gave the Quenes Majestie her farewell, in the name of the hole Citie, by these wordes:— ‘As at thyne entraunce first, O Prince of high renown, Thou wast presented with tonges and heartes for thy fayre; So now, sith thou must nedes depart out of this towne, This citie sendeth thee firme hope and earnest prayer. For all men hope in thee, that all vertues shall reygne, For all men hope that thou none errour wilt support, For all men hope that thou wilt trueth restore agayne, And mend that is amisse, to all good mennes comfort. And for this hope they pray thou mayst continue long Our Quene amongst us here, all vyce for to supplant: And for this hope they pray, that God may make thee strong As by His grace puissant so in his trueth constant. Farewell, O worthy Quene, and as our hope is sure That into Errour’s place thou wilt now Truth restore: So trust we that thou wilt our Soveraigne Quene endure, And loving Lady stand, from henceforth evermore.’