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
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
curious cost As that the most haue best foundation lost Some thinke such power in them remaineth still As Gods commandements breake and keepe they will But if there did such strength in vs remaine God then should vse saluations meanes in vaine What Adam lost all humane race did lose And what he kept that for our part we chose Will to do good that force in Adam died Since when that grace was to his seed denied So in our selues sinne euery action staines That to do good in vs no power remaines From Heauen where God doth in his glory dwell By Adams fall he and his children fell And when to rise no meanes at all they knew The promisd seede did Death and hell subdue We are restorâ—â—â—â—â—d by our Redeemers hand Not of our selues but by his grace we stand Then let the soules of righteous men expresse That in their Christ doth liue their righteousnesse I sigh to heare some vilde ones vildly say That vnto life or death foredoomd are they A soule dâ—â—â—â—â—ownde vp in hellish desperation Saith he beleeues in Gods predestination Or heauen or hell or well or euill to do He hath or doth what hee 's ordaind vnto Taught by the deuil falsely affirme he can Without Gods will ther 's nothing done by man Our knowledge hath brought forth infectioâ—â—â—â—â—s fruite When hell borne â—â—â—â—â—mpes dares thus like deuils 〈◊〉 Eares stopt and hearts with burning Irons sear'd As â—â—â—â—â—uell are for Gods fierce wrath prepar'd Who thinkes of sinne that God the author is Shall be exempt from Gods eternall blisse The strength of Gods vncomprehended state Is that whereby we are predestinaâ—â—â—â—â—e Yet doth he suffer what he doth not will Wherein his Power is vndeuided still The euill we doe he willes not to be done For in our selues that cause is first begun God by his Grace doth so mans soule attend As that we know what t is for to offend If euill we doe and shall his grâ—â—â—â—â—ce reiect The fault is ours for done by our neglect Heauens iustice then most iustly doth dispence Presumptuous sinne is a most damn'd offence Doe well and then in Christ thy deeds are knowne Doe â—â—â—â—â—uill and sinne is in thy selfe thine owne Be not deceiu'd good workes thy faith must proue For God in Christ doth all good actions loue Christ dyed for me so each beleeuer saith As Infidels are men of fruitlesse faith Profession fiâ—â—â—â—â— it doth too much dissemble Not vsing that which most Christ doth resemble Where are the hands which should poore creatures cherish Christ saues not those that lets his members perish Do good to them that of faiths houshold be No the world delights their greatest wants to see On earth alas to whom should poore men flie In vaine their words tels forth their misery Honor which should the poore mans cause defend Helpes not that hope which doth thereon depend Compassion so in all estates is vanisht As by decree it were from all sorts banisht Religions name is but dessemblers mockery And seeming saincts are maskt in hells hipocrisie Oh in this age such is the worlds condition As this word poore doth spoile the poore petition Poore man poore hope poore to thy plaint not put Poore gainst it selfe it selfe al dores doeth shut The poore mans heart with griefe to death is stung In vayne he speaks that wants a goulden tongue Silent be he whose come his cause declareth A feeling sence which vnderstanding heareth An honest name diuine religion two Is bought and sould all this can money do Who to good fame by gou den steps can mount Him doth this world for worthiest man accompt Let vertue in a poore man cleerely shine A guilded gull is counted more diuine A sattin suite be dawb'd with siluer lace Beyond desart doth vildest clouâ—â—â—â—â—ship grace Immodest talke and shameles ribaldry With monstrous oathes is court like blasphemy In mony now there is such wondrous might As that a clowne will striue to be a knight Bright Honers wreath vaine idle fooles will craue it That want wherewith to keepe it when they haue it No doubt but now a gallant veluet company Three times a weeke may banquit with Duck Humâ—â—â—â—â—ery In blood our gallants once cald to vse worâ—â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 With running they will sweâ—â—â—â—â—t most fearfully They le do no lesse vnto the fild once led Then Romes braue youthes for their great Pompay did Proud 〈◊〉 lookes in scorne of all disgraces Will turne their backes to saue their amorous faces A face starke nought in feare of present harmes Muffels it self with crosse wreth'd recreant armes wheÌ„ once Sir mony Knight heares the fier'd mouth'd guns He startes and shakes and sweares and hence he runnes Disgrace not deares to touch the worthy merite Of any valiant well resolued spirit What i st the worst may not for money buy Honour much Loue and seeming honesty Rich let him be and who caâ—â—â—â—â— hurt him then Knaues wrapt in wealth are counted honest men Honest if poore he this reward must haue Hang him baâ—â—â—â—â—e roage proud begger impious knaue No place nor oâ—â—â—â—â—fice can the poore man buy Wealth neere so vilde can mount it selfe on high Such is the â—â—â—â—â—orce of this corrupted time Downe trampled poore helpes wealth aloft to clime Wealth doth so much from natures lawe digresse As that it feedes vpon the poore mans flesh Seauen leaâ—â—â—â—â—e beasts had of seauen fat oxen power But now seauen â—â—â—â—â—at do seauenty leane deuoure Rich men do make poore tradâ—â—â—â—â—s-men faint and sweat Who in their wants their cloathes and tooles must eate The science which made Englands weale to florish And of the poore did many thousands nonâ—â—â—â—â—ish Must now inrich a forreine strangers store And leaue vs heapes of vnreleeued poore From England if raw cloathes might not be sent It would redresse poore pâ—â—â—â—â—oples languishment And pay farre more in taske and subsidy Then now is rais'd to Brittons Maiesty In common wealth a man may thousands see That common wealths-men doe disdaine to bee Selfe scraping gaine the children are of sloath In publique weale they are like mothes in cloath Monopoliâ—â—â—â—â—ans are they whose policy Commits a vilde yet vncheckt felony Let poore men thus of this or that complaine Rich men will hould the course whereby they gaine Who findeth fault with things that are amisse If he be poore he must affliction kisâ—â—â—â—â—e The poore man saith that Iustice wants a hand It beates the bad not helpes the good to stand That Soueraigne Mistres should the euill reiect But not refuse her children to protect Oppression swims amidst exâ—â—â—â—â—ortions streames And doeth not know what restitution means Rich men do wrong no it 's right though it be wrong At lest he makes it so whose 〈◊〉 is strong A poore man struck his cry hates â—â—â—â—â—age doth threaten For crying then he must againe be beaten Poore men accusâ—â—â—â—â—d though no offence be proued Hate is thâ—â—â—â—â—ir meede they are of none beloued Do euill and then Iustice will seaze on thee Do well and
hath chaung'd Since from my former worke my muse estraung'd Her grieued thoughts my owne estate to viewe Still being fed with wormewood gall and rue And now though wrapt in foldes of mournefull care I am rowsde vp some part with them to beare Which doe reioyce as theirs so is my ioy That God is pleasd hells actions to destroye And now my muse in more then wonder wrapt Will speake of what since first shee writ hath hapt Two nights before the night of Englands wrack Such greifes themselues vpon my breast did pack That from woes Cowch I rose alone to walke And with myselfe of my sad faâ—â—â—â—â—e to talke For when daies light vpon my face should shine I knew those wants would â—â—â—â—â—ip both me and mine No sooner vp and forth my chamber stept But straight my thoughts into amasement lept For round about I saw so cleere a light As that I thought it rather daie then night And well I knew that Luna then did please To shew her selfe to the Antipedes And when aloft I did suruey the skie There was no starres that any man could spie To search the cause resolu'd of my intent I walkt abroade to view the Element A tossing winde whorl'd round the earth below as from earths wombe some tombling noyse did growe Said I such noyse as this is said of some For to foretell an Earth-quake nere to come And looking vp a generall seeing flame With burning streames bemantled all heauens frame That from one part did not arise lights beames But heauen was Cloath'd with vniuersall streames Amids the Ayre I might sometimes espie The flashing flames vnto a roundnes flye And then dispierce themselues immediatly The world ore spreeding with a burning Cannopie When thus I saw sent from the fiery spheate Such burning streames and flashing flames so cleere Said I this truth doth on these signes depend Doubtles the world is neere vnto her end And then I thought that such despisde as I With ioy should haue an end of miserie Thus hauing view'd till eyes all dazled were My reeling steps my dussie braines did beare To sorrows cell the Caue of former Care Vnto my selfe I did my woes declare From Sol to Mars with vsuall attribute Foure times Aurora in her Crimson sure Had bid god morrow to her friendes beneath Whilest all this time my griefe woes sighs did breath And then my minde griefes danger to eschue For solace went Gorguntus walles to viewe Abroad my steps had me no sooner brought But straight my eares had such a rumour caught As made me start and in a maze to wonder How hell deuisde to rend the world in sounder A treason no A deuill borne fiery rage A worke nere thought of in precedent age A Sauage wrath whose like nere staynd a storie Should haue destroyd the heauen of Britons glory It s true in warre that souldiers not refuse Against their foes the like deuise to vse But in a kingdome by subiects to their King The world till now nere heard so vilde a thing The name of England with datelesse infamie Had stood ingrauen to worldes posteritie Breeder of Deuills so sit for villany As at one blow could sack a monarchie The whore whose lawes allowes such deedes of horror Let heauen and earth and all the world abhorre her The Proiect of these trayterous homycites A booke at large to euery mind recites And though I would I dare not speake no more Of Treason plotts then hath beene spoke before But now I see the night that I admyred Foretold the flame that should the world haue fiered And yet the generall of heauens fiety warte Included more then on particular Oh if that God for Englands sinne had pleasd That horred act on king and state had seazd Great Britons breast had now beene drownd in blood Rac'd sackt and spoyl'd bereft of euery good Theft murther Rape and euery act of hell Had built their house on Englands face to dwell The spoile of man of humane race the shame Would haue rac'd out all humane vertues name Vilde dissolutes prophane and insolent Like Tirants would haue wrong'd the innocent A Goathian Armye amongst ourselues maintain'd Would theÌ„ with blood our townes streets haue stain'd Our lawes of God our lawes of man should then haue bene of force to gouerne faithles men The rich mans wealth should not his owne haue bâ—â—â—â—â—ene But made a spoile vnto the hands of sinne Faire London then her glorious pompe and state The vildest hands would vildely ruinate Young maides and wiues of feature excellent Had beene abusde by brutish rauishment Beautie most rare if it continued chaste Had then vnto luxurious armes beene cast The courtly nimphes faire wise and trimly gay That could not but with silkes and veluets play Whos 's maskt vp cheâ—â—â—â—â—kes from winde sunne are fled All fresh to keepe their artificiall red There beauties sheild white breasts scarce paper proofe Must then haue tumbled with some ruder stuffe With correspondeÌ„ce rude armes besmeer'd with greace Should haue imbrac'd a painted sluttishnesse And they perhaps resolu'd in miserie Would smiâ—â—â—â—â—e at that their least calamitie But mindes refin'd of purest substance fram'd Such as on earth may be heauens Angels nam'd Whose beauties no adulterate deeds haue staind But spotlesse they haue truly chaste remainde That Angell number with hels rage ore spred That Heauens impression vildely rauished Oh what a terror should their hearts haue felt When vilde ones would with them haue vildely delt Euill to suppresse when Iustice sturd had beene Then bloud and murther had mainteind hels sinne The strength which makes the magistrate most strong And giues him warrant to suppresse each wrong The name which doth vnto the lawes giue force Had hence bene snatcht if hell had held his course In vayne should then the officers haue said In the Kings name wee charge le ts be obeyd In the Queenes name then if iustice out should crye Hells howndes had said she with the king should die Prince Henryes name if iustice should haue tried Sweete Prince he should with King Queene haue died If to the Duke of Torke our hopes had fled Doubtles hells hands would him haue murthered Should iustice then vnto the Princesse flie She had beene seidze by traytors tyranny The honor'd Councell might help the iust to saue For King Queene Prince them was made one graue Then to the Lords and Bishops of the land They with the rest had dyed by treasons hand Should in the Iudges then our hope haue ioyed They with the rest had beene at once destroyed From knights and burgesses if safeties hope distilld They with the rest a sulpher flame had kilde With bibles then should faithfull preachers presse And breath forth iudgments gainst sinnes wickednes And saie Behold heauens indignation feare This booke of God doth Gods fierce wrath declare The rage which should from Romishe flames haue fum'd Would quickly haue them and their books consum'd Oh then of whom should iustice help
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