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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03115	Popish pietie, or The first part of the historie of that horrible and barbarous conspiracie, commonly called the powder-treason nefariously plotted against Iames King of great Britaine, Prince Henrie, and the whole state of that realme assembled in Parliament; and happily disc[ou]ered, disappointed, and frustrated by the powerfull and sole arme of the Almightie, the fifth of Nouember, anno 1605. Written first in Latin verse by F. H. [...] in physicke: and translated into [En]glish by A.P.; Pietas pontificia. English	Herring, Francis, d. 1628.; A. P., fl. 1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 13246; ESTC S119034	15,892	51

their leud intent The maine foundation of that sacred place Which they so leudly labour'd to deface 47 ●ercie meane while a celler doth espie More fitting for their vse because indeed Right ouer it that ancient house did lie With hope of spoile whereof themselues they feed This for his mony he did hire or buy And therein laid what should their purpose speed But made a shew that he the same did hire To lay in beere and wood and coales for fire 48 These things thus happening to their minds so fit They make no doubt but all will well succeed The close of all to False they do commit For hee 's the man that vndertakes the deed Mans name's too good for he deserues not it But Diuell should I call this hellish weed Night-walking goblin master of his skill Falshood and fearfull mischiefe working still 49 Gun-powder store this fellow closely brought Into their hired celler and the same In powder barrels fully stuft and fraught Some here some there he placed as it came This did not serue his turne but still he sought Which way he might some new-found mischiefe frame Two barrels more he brought full fraught likewise With cables ropes and such like merchandise 50 These things he puts right vnderneath the throne Whereas the King himselfe in state should sit Next many barres of iron he layes thereon And piles of wo●d againe layes ouer it Of diuellish meanes be slips not any one That might their diuellish cursed purpose fit But all things ●●e with like deuice and skill He did contriue to worke their wicked will 51 These things in their disorderd order done This fellow thus possest with harmfull heart Nouembers fift when Parliament begun With longing lookes for readie for his part To act such mischiefe as ne'er saw the Sun The thought whereof would make a good man start Old Romes bad member wicked Catiline And Iewish Haman may to these resigne 52 They neuer thought on such a villanie Nay tosse and turne the monuments of old All bookes that write of any crueltie Yea looke to Barbarie yet I le be bold Thus much to say and to assure it thee That all these histories will not vnfold So great so horrible so vile a fact Nor such as odious hatefull cruell act 53 The King Queene Prince and royall progenie The gallant Lords and Nobles of estate The buds and branches of Nobilitie Graue Fathers of the Law that sit in seate Of iustice and the reuerend Clergie The flower of English gentrie and that great And famous Senate-house yea all the land Had perisht all with turning of a hand 54 From Percies house one cruell piercing blow Should spoile them all euen as the silly Hare Securely sitting in her forme so low One with his club doth kill her vnaware The name and nation of the Brittons so This cruell Dragon sodainly prepares Quite to suppresse and English Christians all To swallow vp at once both great and small 55 Such huge wide swallowes throates insatiate Haue these Italian monsters and admit They had at once both vs and all our State Brought to confusion as they purposd it Who should haue told the storie or relate That dayes destruction who could once befit Amid those ruffling ruffians to bewray The cities ruines and the Realmes decay 56 Had I an hundreth tongues they all would faile And to my tongues an hundreth wits withall All would not serue to tell the dolefull tale Of all the sorrowes that on vs should fall By this their enterprise that worke would quaile Homer himselfe the Prince of Poets all If now he lift'd his worke he much would feare To take in hand as ouer-hard to beare 57 For now me thinkes I once againe behold That famous Troy in flaming fier burne And there where earst were pleasures manifold All to tumultuous noise and horror turne And gallant London gay and rich in gold Me thinkes I see all sad and set to mourne London the Empires seate and Europes mart Of furious flames me thinkes doth feele the smart 58 Me thinkes the wals are broke and battred sore The streets with armed angry souldiers fild Dead corps disperst abroad all rent and tore Streames running full of bloud vntimely spild Streets Churches houses neuer like before Such fierce laments nor can nor will be stild No place me thinkes is free but all resound Sighes sobs and teares for losses lately found 59 Poore wofull mothers by their houses gay Wonder me thinks embracing in their armes Their tender babes with woe and well a day Wailing their owne and all the cities harmes Giuing their babes sweet kisses but by th' way Salt teares among as thicke as Bees in swarmes The houses they in gentle sympathie Suite womens moanes with mournfull melodie 60 Me thinkes the fire consumes and burnes vp all The ancient seates of iudgement where of old Graue reuerend Iudges sate Westminster hall The tombes where former kings lie clad in mold Those tombes me thinkes by fire to ruine fall And stately monuments bedeckt with gold Which in that famous Church and Chappell be And many yeares haue stood vntoucht and free 61 Nay more the funerall and buriall day Of countrey citie London now the seate Of English Kings that Brittish Scepter sway So politicke their plot their gall so great They meant not one behind aliue should stay To celebrate the same or mourne thereat The King the States and court of Parliament Once being gone thus was their mischiefe bent 62 Their purpose was the fault themselues had done To turne the same vpon their enemie And with the Puritanes to haue begun To make them authors of the villanie And to proclaime that they were those had spun The wicked we●● or that vile treacherie And so to banish kill and roote them out By fire and sword through all the Realme about 63 These be the diuels arts and cunning sleight No mans deuice but forg'd in fire of hell An odious fact that dare not bide the light To hide and couer with a fact more fell To trouble and traduce the harmlesse wight And him by what he may to ouerquell Whole kingdomes to subuert and glut his throate With guiltlesse bloud by him vntimely sought 64 Either blacke Plutoes darke affrighting cell Is voide of ghosts or this is Satans deed Plotted by man though sprung and nurst in hell In humane forme and shape of Adams seed But great Iehoua who on 's throne doth dwell Hath care of his and from their foes hath freed His watchfull eye each corner doth vnfold His neuer winking lampe the seas behold 65 The blindest corner cannot him bereaue Of piercing sight who doth the waues make still To whom a guilefull heart thoughts to deceiue Are knowne and eke disclosed by his will To him are rebels hatefull that do weaue We be to destroy poore infants free from ill But God approues of all things iust and right And seeing our King now in a dangerous plight 66 Our State in danger