Threnodia, or A mournfull remembrance, of the much to be lamented death of the worthy & pious Capt. Anthony Collamore, who together with five persons more were cast-away in a sloop going from Scituate harbour toward Boston, on the 16. day of December 1693.

THRENODIA, Or a Mournfull Remembrance, of the much to be Lamented Death of the Worthy & Pious Capt. ANTHONY COLLAMORE.

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THE Great Jehovah is the Lord and King, Both in the Heav'ns & on the Earth & Sea; What things Pleas Him in each to pass doth bring Nor can He in His Will resisted be. He in His 〈◊〉 retaines the Boist'rous Winds, And Raging Waters in a Garment binds. 'Tis but to Loose His Little Finger then, And the most Furious blasts do Issue thence; Enough to Terrify the stoutest Men, Nor can they find against it a Defence. 'Tis But to Slack the binding of the Seas, And they will soon accomplish what He pleas. December last upon the Sixteenth day, Within the Harbour lay at Scituate; Some 〈…〉 Which for Fair Wind and Weather there 〈…〉〈…〉 the Rest was Captain Collamore, 〈…〉 disaster, we must now Deplore: 〈…〉 Expanded led the way, Out of the Harbour; and did fairly glide Thus one by one stood out into the Bay, Wich Wind at East North East and Flowing Tide. The Captain in the Rere did Hoise up Saile, 〈…〉 after with a steddy Gale. He did his best with speed to quit the Shore, And seemed in his way to Prosper well; He Lufft up to the Wind and North ward bore, For near an Hour as Spectators tell: That so he might be gaining of the Wind, And to his Port the fairer Passage find. But Dangers great did quickly him Surprise, The Clouds did gather and obscure the Sun; Winds Whittled 〈…〉 came thick 〈…〉 did rise; And He 〈…〉 which way 〈◊〉 As did appear to some that were before, Who quickly after, saw, 〈…〉 no more. With him Five Persons more 〈◊〉 were, Two Men, one Woman, and two 〈◊〉 beside: None did 〈…〉 alive on Shore appear; But were all Drowned in the Ocean wide, No more but two are yet to this day found, Which doth the Hearts of their Relations 〈◊〉 Whether some hidden Rock with fatal stroke, At once gave Final 〈◊〉 unto their Course; By which their 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 , were Broke Not able to with 〈…〉 Thus some conceive who saw and view'd the 〈◊〉 Which quickly to the Shore was hurled back. Or whether 〈◊〉 over deep with Wood, The Swelling Waves did 〈◊〉 her by degrees; If then their Frozen Pump would do no good, They soon became a Prey unto the 〈◊〉 : Which Violently 〈◊〉 them did go, 〈◊〉 bore them down, into the deeps below What happ'ned to them we can only guess, Because none of them did Survive to tell; Nor can we think what Anguish did Possess, Their SOULS when this Disaster them befell, We humbly must Adore GOD'S Providence, Who in the 〈◊〉 His Judgments doth dispense. One Ephraim Turner 〈◊〉 the Fatal place, Was cast upon the 〈…〉 next day found; Most sorely batter'd on 〈…〉 and Face, Who decently was 〈…〉 ground, Relations of 〈…〉 the Shore, For thirteen dayes but they 〈…〉 no more. 〈◊〉 on the Fourteenth day one did espie, A Corps he judg'd was Captain Collamore; 〈…〉 not know 〈◊〉 a Certainty, By any thing, but 〈◊〉 the Cloaths he wore. His Forms and Visage, 〈◊〉 was lost, Having by Waves on 〈◊〉 been so long toss'd. His Friends, his Neighbours, 〈…〉 all, Prepare his 〈…〉 His Souldiers also at the 〈…〉 Appear with Drooping hearts and Dripping eyes. With many Tears they laid him in the dust, To wait the Resurrection of the Just. And now although Relations of the Rest, Know their own Sorrows and Distress of mind; While for the quieting their troubled Brest, They in the Creature no relief can find. Our Duty binds us all to Sympathize, With such as Mourn in their Adversities. But Publick Persons are a Publick loss, Because more usefull, and more Eminent; They in their places were the greater cross, And the more sad Occasion to Lament. The Death of Collamore we must bewaile, Our Glory's going when the Faithfull faile. What Offices he bore of any kind, He did adorn with Carriage full of Grace; His Modest, Humble, Condescending mind, Could freely yield to any in their Place, To all Degrees above him and below, His rightly Order'd Courtesy did flow. Unto this Province and the Government, He was a Faithfull and a Constant Friend; In all the troubles which they under went, And what he had, was willing to Expend For the Promotion of the Publick good, At any time in what he understood. In Scituate let each Inhabitant, Greatly lament this worthy Person's fall; Both Rich and Poor his Courtesy will want, Who still was ready to oblige them all. It was to many by Experience known, His valu'd others good before his own. He was the Captain of the 〈…〉 Love was his Banner, Love was his 〈…〉 Their Chearfull Service was return'd 〈…〉 His Acceptation was their 〈…〉〈◊〉 that Great Company 〈…〉 Where Mustered two hundred 〈…〉 In Judgment sound, in Life Upright 〈…〉 A Zealous Member of the Church was he; His Studies and Endeavours were 〈…〉 That so CHRIST'S Kingdom 〈…〉 A 〈◊〉 also Faithfull to 〈…〉 To do that onely which 〈…〉 Just. The North Society in Scituate, Hath lost a Leading Man and Loving Friend; Who ready was 〈…〉 On every good 〈…〉 His Care and 〈◊〉 plainly 〈…〉 To settle and maintain GOD'S 〈…〉 A Faithfull 〈◊〉〈…〉 He also Tender was 〈…〉 True Peace they 〈…〉 Enjoying what they had 〈…〉 GOD'S Blessing on their care and Industry Did yield them 〈…〉 Prosperity. A Father carefull of 〈…〉 Whose Love to Souls and 〈…〉 He spared not the best that he could do, In Warning them to mind their latter end. He did his just Commands meekly Dispense, And they did humbly 〈…〉 He was a Master full of Gentleness, Whose care it was things honest to Provide; Obliging thus his Servants Faithfullness, As he did In their 〈…〉 So that to Serve him we may well Conclude Was rather Freedom than Servitude. But GOD hath by his Sov'raign Providence, Of such an Usefull Man this place bereft A deep Affecting and Afflicting sense, Is well becoming each one that is 〈◊〉 We all in his 〈◊〉 loss 〈◊〉 Which sure GOD onely can 〈…〉 Since therefore All things come 〈…〉 This Comfort in our 〈◊〉 does 〈…〉 Though Duty binds 〈…〉 Yet in our Loss, He hath 〈…〉 For Dying in the LORD, 〈…〉 And of such Upright 〈…〉 To Old and Young this 〈…〉 Doth Testify with loudest 〈…〉 God tryes by others DEATH us to Provoke, While it is Day to work with dilligence. Let then both High and Low the Rich and Poor, Lament the DEATH of Captain Collamore. 〈…〉 Deodat Lawson.