To His Kinsman, Sir Thos. Soame

Seeing thee, Soame, I see a goodly man,

And in that good a great patrician.

Next to which two, among the city powers

And thrones, thyself one of those senators;

Not wearing purple only for the show,

As many conscripts of the city do,

But for true service, worthy of that gown,

The golden chain, too, and the civic crown.