Times Anotomie Containing The poore mans plaint Brittons trouble and her triumph The Popes pride Romes treasons and her destruction Affirming That Gog and Magog both shall perish the Church of Christ shall flourish Iudeas race shall be restored and the manner how this mightie worke shall be accomplished Made by Robert Pricket a Souldier and dedicated to all the Lords of his Maiesties most honourable priuie Councell Multis pateo non multiloquis Imprinted at London by George Eld and are to be sold by Iohn Hodgets 1606. To the Right Honourable the Lords and others of his Maiesties most Honourable priuie Councell Robert Pricket wisheth all increase of Honour in this world and in the world to come life euerlasting MY honoured Lords it is a true saying that Conscientia est mille testes which sentence makes me confident because I know the vprightnes of my heart to God and faithfull and obedient loyalty vnto my King and loue to you the honourable Peeres and Princes of the State together with my honest zeale vnto my countries benefit is in the presence of heauens Maiestie testified by a thousand witnesses and therefore in the iustice of my hopes resolue I haue aduentured vnto your honours to dedicate this little booke and in the clearenes of my consciencs I cannot but expect a kind acceptance at your Lordships hands The last vntimely fruit which by a publicke print I rashly published gaue iust occasion to procure your dislike and my amisse there in was greater then at first I could conceiue for it is an euill not to be borne with when the greatest much more when so meane a subiect as my selfe shall dare to call in qrestion things formerly determined by the iustice of the Law iudgment of the honoured Peeres and prudent wisedome of a kingdomes most honourable Councellers and too high doth their presumption clime especially in a cause of so great consequence whose words would seeme as if they did desire so to extenuate an offence as that in respect of the offendor opinion should bee taught eyther to taxe the Lawe with crueltie or the State with inhumanity he therefore whose actions shall but beare a shew as if they were directed vnto some such purpose iustly deserueth to be punnished And yet may it please your Honours I must needes confesse my punnishment was compounded of an absolute Lenitie without in the least sort beeing mixt with any apparance of Seueritie 〈◊〉 as I am in this respect bound vnto you all my Lords so principally my thanks must humbly runne vnto the Right Honorable the Earle of Salisbury by whose loue and bountie my cause was fauourably censured my liberty procured and my wants relieued Concerning the worthinesse of whose euer honourable disposition I would largely speake but that I know true honoured vertue whose euer constant wisdome and approued Iudgement laboureth to performe each vertuous and well commended office so as it cannot but by a certaine kinde of supreame excellence worthily deserue worlds praise yet will it not indure to heare it selfe praised As iust cause there is so now I doe reioyce to see that Mars and Mercurie are in Coniunction ioyned the powerfull Venus Lady of that house and mightie Iupiter with kinde Apect Predominate Maiestie Honour Wisdome loue and wisdomes gouernment haue wrought a happie worke vnto them all be still continued and increast the glory of each best esteemed happinesse And that Emperiall greatest vnion maker whose prudent iudgement laboureth in peace for to vnite great Brittons Monarchie in him and in his Royall line shall most Princely and potent Monarches be establishâ—â—â—â—â—d by 〈◊〉 Empires and Kingdomes shall bee vnto their Christ vniteâ—â—â—â—â— Conquest and Triumph shall for euer waite vpon the Regall Scepter of their awfull gouernment Oh let the loue of all good Subiects vnto them remaine as constant as they are constantly of heauen beloued In this little worke which I haue called Times Anotomie the first part wherof was finisht by me almost two years since I doe with a religious anger chidâ—â—â—â—â— the violont and presumptious rage of vnrul'd abuses because I greeue to see the grosse impieties which our time commits breeâ—â—â—â—â—ely therefore I haue Anotomis'd those euills which do assâ—â—â—â—â—ct the world And in the prosses of my bookes discorse my reprehentions may paraduenture be accounted round and sharpe But Coâ—â—â—â—â—siue vseth not to be applied vnto the slesh that is sound and where it hath no power to toâ—â—â—â—â—ch it procures no smarâ—â—â—â—â— and therefore cannot be offensiue vnto you my Lords whose iudgement wisdome vertue and Iustice alwaies bouâ—â—â—â—â—ded â—â—â—â—â—n the most honorable life of vâ—â—â—â—â—stained vprightnesse labâ—â—â—â—â—reth by all meanes pâ—â—â—â—â—ssible to purge our land from those iniquities against which my poore and vnrespâ—â—â—â—â—cted words complaine But when they shall from your perfection passe vnto the generall much disordâ—â—â—â—â—red multitude where imperfection swelles with misdemeaners surâ—â—â—â—â—eting if theâ—â—â—â—â— it be there chance to light vppon an ill compounded outside closed vp vlser whose vnseene hollownesse in it selfe containes 〈◊〉 payson of some grosse corruptions Coare there let them sinke and worke and purge and by the rootes pluck vp that which puts doâ—â—â—â—â—ne the race of man from heauens eternal most glorious and vncompared felicity Some litâ—â—â—â—â—le part of my most piâ—â—â—â—â—h-lesse worke is drawne from obseruationâ—â—â—â—â— Philosophicall the rightly termed Agar seruant to Saray aâ—â—â—â—â—d hand-made to diuinity for signes of times and seasons 〈◊〉 the starres created and sonne and moone were made times gouernors all which do by a speciall influence vnto time presage times future accedents and doe prescribe right well opproued and most worthily commended documents so far forth as the al pourful Maiâ—â—â—â—â—sty of the Creator be not tyed to the 〈◊〉 included in the Creature and what in this case I hauâ—â—â—â—â— breifly specified I hope my pen hath vsed such moderation aâ—â—â—â—â— that no word in this vnworthy worke shal be offensiue to your honored wisdomes Against the Sea and seate of Blasphemy I do in this my writing most desire with greatest force to beare â—â—â—â—â—y selfe because from Rome that cursed Babilon proceeds each â—â—â—â—â—ellborne dangerous mischiefe by which our King and State is 〈◊〉 alwayes hath beene menaced I haue therefore directly pointed aâ—â—â—â—â— the approued neerenesse of proud Romes destruction farther shewing that both Gog and Magog shall be 〈◊〉 extinct and vtterly caste out by the wrathfull furie of a mercilesse confusion and haue briefly giuen an Index vnto the manner how this mightie worke shall be accomplished grounding the truth of my discription vpon obseruations grounded on holy Writ that most Sacred and Diuine authoritie And though that in a plaine and moderne verse I haue describde the waightie Accedents of Time yet if your Honors will vouchsafe to read I hope you shall finde me much to differ from an idle Poetâ—â—â—â—â— vsuall course for without hauing respect to a vaine varietie of words or painted circumstance I haue onely applyed my indeuours vnto the effectuall life
then thou shalt contempned bee From good desert 〈◊〉 reward is stealing Trust wan ing truth doth vse perfidious dealing Like 〈◊〉 fish let poore men swimme or flie They haue no meanes to shunne their misery A poore man whilst his greefe woes passion weepeth Dispaiâ—â—â—â—â—e the dore of his affliction keepeth A minde whose thoughts no force noâ—â—â—â—â— danger feares Is forc't to weepe his wife and childrens teares Vaine sighes vaine teares when want proclaimes 〈◊〉 woe The poore man knowes not vnto whom to goe Poore man poore wife poore children all reiected Apes Parrets Dogges and Monkeys more respected The poore mans words plainely and truely tels He cannot finde the place where Mercy dwels And yet he seekes and hath a long time sought His labouâ—â—â—â—â— hath his woes inlargement wrought For whilst he waites on time best time obseruing Himselfe and his by want of food are steruing Those hands cannot their Countries weale preserue Which in their Countâ—â—â—â—â—y must indure to sterue Hard world when loue to doâ—â—â—â—â— a thing most iust Shall cause the poore that wrong indure they must Iustice loue 〈◊〉 and faith all these are raced When things well done must be with force disgraced When Law commands an action to be done Why should that act into vilde scandall runne If so the law and makers thereof must In cause of euill be iustly blamed first To King and State a Souldiers honest loue Hath causde his heart sad woes extreames to proue A Souâ—â—â—â—â—diers hâ—â—â—â—â—nd halfe staru'd and wanting might Shall for them both want force and power to fight No peace on earth though seeming most secure Can well resolue how long it shall indure When warres staâ—â—â—â—â—u'd force threatens a kingdoms land Bâ—â—â—â—â—st safetie then liues in the Souldiers hand In peace me thinkes those men should not be steâ—â—â—â—â—ued By whom the strength of peace is best preserued Iâ—â—â—â—â— to respect time present barbarous be The time to come should wisdomes eyes foresee All those great nations which themselues dispeâ—â—â—â—â—se Vpon the bosome of worlds vniuerse For rash attempts are not so much condemned As is that I le in which our selues are hemined Pâ—â—â—â—â—oud witte that is with selfe conceitment swolne Makes fast the dore when first the steed is stolne An after-wit is counted Englands guise A forehand lookes iudiciall wisdomes eyes For gaine men will their liues and country sell A generall spoile makes some to prosper well Our Corne that goes vnto corruptions friend May feed a strength against our selues to bend We not respect although both heauen and earâ—â—â—â—â—h Doe in their course foretell a threatned dearth As Dragons we our selues desire to bite Our hands our selues doe most vnkindly smite Warres weapons we vnto those countries send Whose vse at last will most our selues offend We haue no feare our land no danger knowes Vntill it feeles the force of dangers blowes Britaine hath foes who in their thoughts doe striue How best they may our countries harme contriue But this I thinke our â—â—â—â—â—ame shall thus be spred We may be beat but neuer conquered I would to God our land may so prouide As we at first might kill presumptions pride Peace smiles on vs but view heauens motion well Combustious times doth Sunne and Moone foretell This yeares Eclipse a fatall period maketh And God thereby all earths foundation shaketn The Planets in their â—â—â—â—â—spects differ farre From former time by course irregular The Crab and Goate whose Circles doe deuide The sweating Summer from frostie Winters tide Keepe still the times of auncient nomination But want the force of wonted operation Ver Eastus Autumnâ—â—â—â—â— Hymen all growne strange Seeme as they would their seasons each exchange Celestiall fyers that round this world impale And should from hence corruptions dregs exhale Leaues them beneath that noysome pestilence On earth might fetch materiall cause from thence When from the graue corruptions slime doth soake Mantling the earth in clouds of stiucking smoake Deuouring creatures in that fogge shall breed Earths brest shall then her children scarcely feed Corruption grosse thick fatte sad slimie slowe Shall by the Sunne to a combustion growe Those dreggs congeald by steps to hugenesse creepes By Ayery Orbes a wandring motion keepes Turning about from place to place their sent Spreading themselues on earths vast continent Taking the shapes from whence they first did grow In Ayerie formes like men and beasts they show When so they doe themselues with wonder spreed It tels they still expect on Death to feed Amidst some plaine so are those Meaâ—â—â—â—â—ures spred As were an armie there imbattelled And when they thus on heapes together cluster They fummon men vnto a generall muster But humaine eyes amazde cannot dispence With reasons force of Natures influence Inuolued heapes growne once vnmeasured great They striue to rise against the Clowdes to beat Exhaled once in rotten showers doe fall Infectious drops such as men Mill-dewes call And then at last in Midle Region fed They are with force from thence exturbated And hauing climbde the vpper Regions hem To blazing fierie Commets tourned then For so our God by mightie wonder makes Prodigious fiers threatning Kingdomes states Then shall the vilde ones of this world dispaire When they behold such flames amidst the ayre A while beneath those exhalations stayes Which shortly will foretell some dangerous dayes But not to build on humaine foolery I thus much ground on scriptures Prophecie EVen in the dayes when the seauenth Angell should Begin to blow his Trumpet then God would His Ministrie accomplished should be As to his Prophets before reueald had he The Angeli hath long time his Trumpet blowne Which to the world worlds latter end hath showne Before which time the worlds Deceiuers must By wraths fierce hand be all in sunder burst And first falles he with stroake of Yron rod Who in Gods Church doth sit as he were God With suttell craft when he suspects his fall By secret force himselfe defend he shall When as gainst him a long feard power doth grow Such as before the world could neuer showe Then desperate mad his anger and his feare Against that power a secret wrath shall beare To hell his hope doth for assistance flie And then corrupt earths Princes secretly An hoast of tigers shal them selues combine With sauage hogges to spoyle the 〈◊〉 vine And thinke from grapes to draw a bleding flood When in one night shal raine a shower of blood A winter greâ—â—â—â—â—ne their somers hope doth make They thinke their force shal cause â—â—â—â—â—oues Iland shake That downe they might heauens goulden Pallace take A strenth shall rise from hells infernall lake The Leopard the Wolfe the Fox all these Shall vnawares vppon the Lyon sease The Lyon rows d his foes shall soone be torne With him shall ioyne the princely Vnicorne And push the best with his all clensing horne And make him wish he neuer had bin borne Hells dogs shal thinke oaâ—â—â—â—â—e mountayne tops to clime But breake their necks before their wisht for
require All these Consum'd by flame of rutheles fire No age makes record of so foule a sinne Since god did first to frame this world begyn Doomes day to England now bin threatned hath Ore which heauens God hath shakâ—â—â—â—â—e his hand of wrath Oh may our deedes his mercy so Commend As still his grace may Britons I le defend But now behold the fruites of Romish faith And know for truth what Popish doctrine saith Of binding and of loosing Popes haue got A strength which knittes of euery euill the knot And makes damnation seeme saluation sure If so thereby Rome may her gaine procure What most she craues is euery course to take How best she may her selfe worlds Monarch make The Pope that saith himselfe worlds God to be Speakes truth for so 's the deuill as well as he But Pope from Peter doth deriue his race And saith to him belongs the keyes of grace And he Christs vicar of all Gods church the head Must be supreame all Kings his frowne must dread With any oath he can at large dispence And at his pleasure pardon each offence Aboue Gods word he doth himselfe auow And his construction must the world allow True Christians they onely his doctrine likes And all the rest are damned Heretikes Gainst this the Lyon of the Tribe of Iuda cries And tels the Pope that like a diuell he lyes But still the Pope will keepe heauens golden gate And doth from thence Kings excomunicate No King on earth must haue his name inrold Vnlesse that first on him his Crowne he hold And al the world that on his sea not dwels Are Ethnicks Pagans faithlesse Insidels Those that not grow vpon his stock intire Are branches wilde fit for destructions fire Such hath he power to any death to put And from lifes tree those saplesse twigs to cut Without the Church as Iewes and Turkes they be That will not yeeld to his supremacie And Popish Romaines they are taught to know It lawfull is to worke their ouerthrow That will not yeeld obedience to the Pope In whose behalfe is giuen so large a scope That Traytors doe for heauenly merite hope Though thence the deuill doth pluck them in a Rope If for Romes sake they kill their lawfull King Bald iades for them shall trotting trentalls sing And they because so vilde a deedâ—â—â—â—â— they did For Saints at Rome shall be canonized The Pope such power vnto himselfe doth take As he a diuell a Saint can quickly make Heere briefely see the power of Rome set downe Aboue the world himselfe himselfe doth crowne Aboue Gods word and sacred Lawes diuine The monsters proud ambitious steps doe clime And from his seate of blasphemie hath flowne The fire that should haue King and Realmes vp blowne Villaines that would the world in sunder riue Say for Religions sake they did contriue That damned plot oh hellish insolence When deuils will make Religion euils desence The actors in a worke more then Tyrannicall They did themselues their countries purgers call In all they did meerely their countries loue Did them vnto the vildest actions moue They would not leaue her but like Champions stand Till they from bondage had freed their natiue land They but resolu'd to be most mercilesse To free the Catholicks from their long distresse From desperate times disease euils strength to loose They were inforc'd a desperate salue to choose The worst of euill was bâ—â—â—â—â—st in their esteeme From worse then euill their countrie to redeeme The Pope might them for faithfull Christians take When what they did was for religions sake Their plot found out the very place to sack Where all the lawes were made that wrought their wrack And this conceit in them a hope prefers They should be thought Gods iustice ministers These Realmes with Rome in vnion to vnite Was all the cause for which their hopes did fight For Romes auaile and for the Church her good King Kingdomes they would haue drownd in bloud For these good deedes whatsoeuer did befall Saints at the least the Pope would make them all Now see their worke and cause for which thâ—â—â—â—â—y wrought And iudge how well Rome hath her children â—â—â—â—â—aught Their euill to doe they were so confident As to performe't they tooke the Sacrament Christs Royall body substanciall flesh and bloud They say they eate and dranke and thereby stood Bound to performe the euill which they intended Oh then how farre should be their faith commended Here doth my Muse want words my thoughts to speake And doth into a strange admirement breake Oh God how durst these meâ—â—â—â—â— Sathanicall Imbru'de in bloud with hearts Tyrannicall Made blacke with treason gainst Gods annointed King Themselues before heauens Iesus Christ to bring And though from bread they can him not 〈◊〉 Yet in the signe he 's representatiue And bread not chang'd yet holy scripture saith By it we feed on Iesus Chrisâ—â—â—â—â— by faith Not to dispute but say as they accoumpt Into what height doe their presumption mount When as a wretch before his God shall stand And thinke he holdes his Maker in his hand And yet with soule all stain'd as black as hell Euen at that instant doth in damnation dwell And records God and in him all the Trinitie To be the witnesse of his hell-borne villanie And sweares by them with desperate hand to act The vildenesse of the very vildest fact And thus resolu'd his Sauiour vp he eates So arm'd in proofe a King and State he threates Oh fearefull thing the seale of mans saluation Seales vp to them assured condemnation Yet they so blinde in faithlesse hopes doe trust And thinke thereby their vildest actions iust Heere see the strong delusion that should mocke The race cast from the number of Christs flocke Heere see the cup of worlds abhominations And know the whore that breaths forth execrations Against heauens throne the Lambe and all his Saints And yet she so her damned vildenesse paints As that she seemes of holinesse the seate But God for her hath laid vp iudgments great She and her pack that had our fall compounded Shall be ere long by Gods fierce wrath confounded And they that did for vs one flame desire God hath for them prepar'd an endlesse fire NOw would my Muse desire to expresse In vildest euill false traytors readinesse Catesbie so soone as he did Winter mooue Consent straight ioynd the worst of euill to proue There needed no perswasion to be vsde Hels motion was at first not once refusde What course so ere hell could to him propound His liues aduenture he thereon would ground So all the rest with selfe-same swismesse ranne To worke an euill the like nere wrought by man Their labour then their care and diligence Their watchfull heed their bountie and expence Their desperate and resolued confidence Till death to fight gainst heauen in hels defence Approues what power the deuill doth beare in those That serue his will and to his Aulâ—â—â—â—â—ers goes In England now
of Christiandome since when neither by lawes humane nor yet diuine but rather by deuilish plottes most treacheries and inhumane pollicies the Pope and court of Cardinalls haue 〈◊〉 maintain'd the most 〈◊〉 tyrannicall vsurpant bloudy and aspiring pride of Romes blasphemous gouerment which shortly will breake forth into 〈◊〉 publicke rage and then confusions shame with condignâ—â—â—â—â— punishment armde in wraths furie will vnto the fearfull downefull of her vtmost ruinâ—â—â—â—â— â—â—â—â—â—wiftly follow her when she and all her followers shall mourne because the lawes of hell they followed About the approbation of Romes most monstrous greatnesse I cannot with my Pen make answer vnto the sophisme of their wrangling Sophister Romes great 〈◊〉 les and like him a Christian famoâ—â—â—â—â—s Bellermine but if on Romes behalfe in a Souldiers place a Champion would skip forth and play the Challenger him I thanke God I durst be bold to answer and on his head and heart for to 〈◊〉 that Rome maintaines an Antichristian regencie that the Pope is this worlds deceiuing Antichrist and the selfe same whore that in the Reuelation of S. Iohn is specified and in this trueths defence if called by a lawfull meanes the resolued readinesse of my liues resolution shall with most comfortable ioy both liue and die Mors Christi causa vita perennis erit Not to wrong the Romaine charitie but to giue the diuell his due if on the Popes behalfe I stood with no lesse confidence then I against him doe vndoubtedly I thinke that then I should not need for to deplore nor yet complaine the wants of me and mine nor to indure an vnrespected misery but God forbid that any hope of gaine should make me ioyne with them that are the soes to Christ nor doe I now inforce my maner of writing by reason of the times aduantage for by a booke intituled A Souldiers Resolution dedicated to the King and vnto his Royall selfe deliuered I made bould to tell his Maiestie euen at his first comming into England what fruites his Highnesse should expect to reape from Romaine Catholicks and now my words are by their actions verified As touching Papists generally I those to heauen commit that vnto heauen belong and for the treasons to our King kingdomes done by Romes adherence Popish packe Catholicall be all they accused that may iustly be condemned and for those that haue beene actors in this last and greatest treason let iustice vnto their destruction follow them and least good subiects should still too much affect those that will remaine infected with the Romane Leprosie I but request the well affected sort indifferently to iudge What may not they doe vnto whom all thinges may be made lawfull to be done and what credit is there to be giuen to them vnto whom is granted so learge a libertie and what vse they haue alwaies made thereof the world may witnesse and our experience haue oft beene in a dangerous hassar'd to be most dearely bought those then that by substantiall proofe cannot otherwise bee accounted then corrupted and infected members alwaies corrupting infecting and most dangerously working in our publick weale why may not euery good subiect iustly desire to be discharged of them for vnlesse the materiall cause whence euill proceeds be clearely takeÌ„ hence the effects of euill can neuer cease and when some times an euils presumption be not so at first laide hold vpon as that thereby the passage of each suspected course may with an inuiolable strength be stayed A little sufferance in such cause may most vnhappily too soone produce the damned vildenesse of some vil le action done whereby a iust lamenting shall haue too iust a cause to runne before a iust reuenging but the consideration hereof I referre vnto the Maiestie honour and wisdome of that place where at this time there should not now haue beene eyther place wisdome honour or Maiestie if Romes designes could with a hell-borne blacke destructions hand haue rac'd them out To conclude seeth the sinnes of the People doe 〈◊〉 bring the wratâ—â—â—â—â— of GOD vpon that land in which they dwel it behoueth all of vs with feare and trembling vâ—â—â—â—â—to our God â—â—â—â—â—ue with faiths repentance in the 〈◊〉 of Iesus Christ to pray heauens maiesty that as in mercy he hath preserued vs from that vninersall blowe which wold in blood haue drowned our monarchy that so in thâ—â—â—â—â— loue fauour of his stil continued grace he would vouchsafe farre from vs to remoue those other iudgments which if we stil procure his wrath do stand prepared for our punishment and to this peticion of more waight 〈◊〉 then is considered let euery honest reader say amen Thus wishing that my labours may vnto the best procure contentment I leaue the râ—â—â—â—â—st euen as they will to 〈◊〉 contented and do onely vowe my selfe a friend to thosâ—â—â—â—â— that vnto God my King and Country are approued friends to such the abondant zeale of a poore mans loue slowes foorth to you the well affected himselfe he humbly giues That will in life and death be only yours Robert 〈◊〉 TIMES ANOTOMIE EVen in the time when ioy and sorrow met When present woe did present ioy beget When eyes and hearts did make an equall choise To weepe to mourne to triumph and reioyce When heauen tooke hence and yet vnto vs sent Most cause of griefe and cause of most content Then in that strange worst best and happiest time A Souldier sung Loues song in vnsmooth'd â—â—â—â—â—ime Yet by his words it might be plainely seene He prais'd the vertues of a maiden Queene Whose Maiestie in glory now excelling Leaues glories fame on earth to keepe her dwelling A poore mans loue her grace would well requiâ—â—â—â—â—e But now poore men in vaine Loues songs indite The Muse by whom her vertues most are prais'd Shall least thereby from woe to weale be rais'd When matchlesse worth is wrapt in leaues of lead The liuing they forget the worthiest dead No vertue can it selfe continuance giue It is the pen that makes all vertues liue And pennes I know will mount her praise so high That in this world her fame shall neuer die My lines alas from worth do differ farre I do confesse they most vnworthy are And yet my loue aswell desir'd to sing The praises of the worlds admiâ—â—â—â—â—'d King A Souldiers wish I am sure wisht all things well His wish his want did in strange sort compell Yet he resolu'd A Resolution fram'd For which gainst him Gods foes haue chiefly aim'd A traytrous speech which might not be conceald Hee 's hated most by whom it was reueald Hate Scorne Despight wrong done to honest 〈◊〉 Then out of rule are such disordered fractions Though men not gaine when well to do they 〈◊〉 It 's hard when men for doing well shall loose But poore to be if thence proceeds the cause Haâ—â—â—â—â—d world when poore must feed proud 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hence doth proceed sad woes aboundant sorrow Not knowing whence it might contentment borrow
To the poore mans King a poore mans plainâ—â—â—â—â— shall 〈◊〉 And thus complaine vnto his Maiesty The poore mans breast in seas of sorrow â—â—â—â—â—ost For shipwracke lookes hopes ankeâ—â—â—â—â—s all are lost Oh where is mercie doth the poore man aske On earth to finde it were a wondrous taske The word alone is easie to be found But as a word it hath no more then sound Contempt and scorne extortion Enuies rage They florish bâ—â—â—â—â—st in this remorceles age The poore may say feeling oppressions wrong That fewe or none will sing King Dauids song This rotten world doth painted garments weare Leaues without sâ—â—â—â—â—uit prosessions name doth beare Blest charity diuine religioâ—â—â—â—â—s grace Now stearu'd to death hath but a pictures place Celestiall Loue the goulden chaine of piety Is turn'd to lust and cloth'd in sinnes variety Friendships best shew deceipt and fraud doth 〈◊〉 Dissembling friends are wrapt in flatteries smoake Plaine dealyng men that honest plainnesse vse Them to vphold doth euery hand refuse Clam Clawâ—â—â—â—â—ack he with Peter Piâ—â—â—â—â—k 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To reape reward euen from the worthiest hands Faire words feedes fooles best wise men are miâ—â—â—â—â—led Euen by that baire wherewith most fooles are fed Wel wil they speake whose thoughts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 euil In words a Sainct in 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Who doth desire worlds wise 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 Must learne by art with cunning to 〈◊〉 He that is not beyond all compasse holloâ—â—â—â—â— His wit is grosse and his inuention shallow Good policie hath lost commended vse Bad politicks boast in that words abuse A faithles wit is wisdome which excelles They are best wise that most are 〈◊〉 Wisedome it selfe it selfe doth much disgrace When as it striues a shadow to imbrace As if that men should here for euer liue So they themselues vnto the world do giue Poore men that in this world do want worlds wealth Are sure to want loue friends meat drinke clothes health This proueth liues each for himselfe cries all Great 〈◊〉 thereby from heauen to hell do fall The poore man thus this world his tourâ—â—â—â—â—e doth serue Steale and be hang'd or mourning sigh and starue Wet eyes sad hearts poore men opprest and greeued May liue or die vnpittied vnreleeued Great wealth that 〈◊〉 euill gotten riches fast Will not his bread vpon the water cast Sadly poore men may mourne their wretched thrall Whilst rich men add more bitternesse to gal Proudly rich pompe with proudnesse pride adorneth Proud wealth the poore maÌ„s poorenes proudly scorneth Poore poorely sits his pouerty deploring Wealth as his God sits heapes of durt adoring What old Churles gets by extortious vsury Young fooles do spend in pride and luxury Vaine Vainest Vainnesse Vanity doth nourish In silke and golde vaine ones doe vainely flourish Experience tels Prides painted prodigalitie Hath cut the throat of wonted hospitality The poore mans want no painted Pecock feeles Poore soules must not come neâ—â—â—â—â—e Prides waggon wheelâ—â—â—â—â— Silkes must be worne what price so ere they cost Three suites perhaps ere once the booke be crost Proud female felâ—â—â—â—â—s are like the Ostridge plum'd And Souldiers now by chamber warres consum'd Such in their caps must gallant feathers weare Who in their hearts do such like lightnesse beare Nature no Art beautifies the blood As faire as sweete both artificiall good Muske Ciuit and Imbrothery high priz'd vaine Hath charity with Prides corruption slaine Pride hath so much a decent forme forsooke As now proud heads through gridiâ—â—â—â—â—on ribs must looke So much is lou'd the tricks of French attire As many are more Frencht then they desire Pripe puppet-like in Female folly flings with a good gownes charge in one vaine paire of wings worlds pompe worlds wrack worlds woe worlds misery Pride not content to goe gets wings to flie Court Prides deuise our gentry imitates The Cittie follows each each ruinates The yoemans name proud minds will not allow All Gentles Knights Ladies or Beggers now Pride beares that wealth vpon presumptions back That makes the poore so much releife to lack Italian tricks haue rays'd the auncient rent In idle Pompe must be most bounty spent Gay Cloathes Rich Plate fine Houses Iewells Rings To publique weale pale deaths consumption brings Pride to defend base proud ambitions for t A Cotage makes to seeme a princely Court Now to maintaine the pompe of thâ—â—â—â—â—iftles sending Each subtill braine must be in Law contending A hurtfull swarme of hungry trencher-flies To fat themselues can wrangling trickes deuise With foggy sweat the Lazie lubbers toyle Desir's to feede vpon his countries spoile Oh were they Tith'd and all the Nieâ—â—â—â—â—ths cast by Each tenth would serue to labour honestly Their wits can make such wondrous heapes their owne As molehills are to mighty mountaines growne Wealthes current in a three-fold streame doth runne Two flouds are past the third not yet begunne The Clergie first the Lawâ—â—â—â—â—er next getts much The end of time will make the Souldier rich Goods by deceipt cunning fraud and wrong Togither scrapt will not continue long The mother Church lockt vp a goulden store To feede it selfe and to relieue the poore That bountie which did vnto all sorts giue Fatts but a fewe the most must poorely liue Wealth which it selfe did to good vse dispose Now serues to paint an idle veluet hose The stock growne poore which should maintaine good preachers Makes Coblers now to seeme sufficient teachers All sorts can prate and talke of things diuine In fewe or none a righteous life doth shine Braue plumed gallants made gay with silken suites On Gods pure word amongst their cups disputes A tauerne dice wine sugar and a wench Much loue to them doth good deuotion quench The Papaâ—â—â—â—â— sea doth thinke good workes doe merite The Protestant his â—â—â—â—â—aith must heauen inherite For to euill vse one doth good workes deuise The other doth good workes to vse despise Time past did to the world this truth reueale A blinde deuotion hindered faithfull zeale Time present doth this truth for certaine show Least good we doe when most we seeme to know The Heathen men did so themselues incline That Stoycks seem'd then we farre more diuine Amongst them was the law of mine and thine With better faith though in a faithlesse time They seru'd their Gods with a religious care And did their lawes obey with trembling feaâ—â—â—â—â—e The God of Gods to vs in truth declar'd We liue as though nor heauen nor hell we fear'd Ierusalem men seeme as if they sought But going wrong they are to Babell brought Some fooles doe thinke to finde the way by chance And thither runne as in a Morâ—â—â—â—â—ice daunce Some at a play haue wisely more discern'd Then euer they at any Sermon learn'd Who from the Stage would fetch heauens admonitions Let Woodcocks be vnto those fooles Phisitions By-wayes to seeke and tread in pathes vneuen Such trauailers nere finde the way to heauen No shadow can substanciall hope beguild If on Gods word faith doth arightly build In building new men vse such