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A79810 The cities warning-peece, in the malignants description and conversion: or, The round-head turn'd poet. Where a feast of prose and verse invites curiosity to be nibling. 1643 (1643) Wing C4336; Thomason E246_28; ESTC R19050 4,788 8

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somewhat further off yet since they are not altogether impertinent and that I perceive such toyes are effectual to revive your malancholy and drooping spirits you shall have them The Spanish Fleete in the Downs BRave Dons or DonZelles welcome now we finde That ye are far beyond our merits kinde Else had ye not thus spent five moneths and more At Sea in hope to hugg us on the Shore At last and finde an entertainment meete For the Commanders of so brave a Fleete You know our hearts we yours no odds appeares Since there doth onely run a paire of sheares Twixt our Religions Rome and Spain and we Put all together make but one of three And shall you feare us or shall we feare you Tush Spain is England England is Spain now Our harbours are your own and the next Spring A fresh supply will make us any thing Pauls for your sakes is almost newly built And 't is not long since Cheapside-crosse was gilt Old Charing shall be now reedified That lost his glory when old Chaucer died And the brave westerne buildings that for sight Put down their neighbour City London quite Are at your service Fate ordaind they shou'd ' Tincrease the reverend Romane neighbourhood For for Saint Peters sake w 'ave almost all Forsooke our dwellings neer decai'd Saint Paul And our Religions too as you would wish And like your selves keepe dayes of flesh and fish Though we are neither Witnesse the Booke of sports Sunday no Sabboth we are in the way Of giving over quite our Sabbath day Not knowing till of late that 't was more fit To sanctifie an Holy day then it And lest we should be still incredulous Of Purgatory they have tricks with us To make us feele it living but no doubt Your presence and your prayers wil helpe us out Gl. So what doe you thinke of this are you satisfied now Ci. Sir I am pleased but not satisfied of that I like best I alwayes desire most but Sir by your favour me thinkes t is strange that there is nothing in these lines touching the confusion of this Spanish Fleete Gl. If that will give you such content you shall have it by and by for the truth is these were made such as they are at the Fleets first comming into the Downs O how I long to heare of the confusion of those that plot and endeavour the destruction of this poore Kingdom Here 's no dissimulation not a jot We shall be Protestants still shall we not Yes yes be confident the Bishops doome Will shift Religion but from roome to Rome The Protestant and Papist shall not vary But love together goe to Church and marry At the high Altar unto which they bow With equall shew of Superstition now The vulgar voice deriv'd from vulgar fears Ready to set together by the eares Those that have any left affright the sage With rumor of an Innovating Age. Old 88. for sooth is not for got Nor yet alas the failing powder-plot And now to mend the matter they defcrie Twixt Spain and England other knavery Made manifest as they conceive of late By agreat Fleet that met a grievous Fate The Scots rebell the English murmur why It seems they see and hate Idolatry Now crept into the Church The Papists cry With voice exalted Rome and Victory Civill dissention with the noise she makes Startles the valiant Britaine now partakes The feares of Germanie and just Heaven knowes It merits to participate her woes This MaZerunnes rumor these fantasma's fright Those that professe the Gospel and delight To be styl'd Heretiques but they are vaine And idle fancies we are friends with Spaine And Spaine with us there 's no confederacie Nor private contract more then ought to be Betwixt the great ones or suppose there shou'd Dare we not trust God if our cause be good This huge Fleet came to sport upon the Maine And for no other purpose sent from Spaine But to become a Royall Offering At Neptunes Altar the great Ocean's King Their businesse is dispatcht with all content Though per adventure better then they meant From what they seeme to us things differ far God makes the end shew truly what they are What thinke you of this Ci. Good excellent good Gl. So I have that I lookt for Poets must needs grow rich with their vast gaines When they can purchase praise for all their paines But now I have done this at your intreatie I le make bold to intreat you to heare a little further I have yet a few other lines that were written in almost as mad a fit as you were when I met you here they are Why how now Muse confounded by the times Whose manners mar the manner of thy rimes Is all in a combustion that thy vaine Discovers the distemper of a braine So sutable why what have we to do With Common-wealthes not yet invited to The meanest office fie let eminence Regard the good that hopes the recompence What if the Pope prevaile the State decline Mines not the fault make not the mischife mine How should the souldier thrive if sweet content Were to be purchas'd by a Parliament How should long Roabes still flourish as they doe If bad Church Government were lookt into How should the Lawyer purchase if a bribe Were held infectious in the thrifty tribe Come Come great men have priviledge to draw From their own wills decrees above the law The poor must suffer and not dare to grudge At the false sentence of a wicked Iudge Religion Iustice Truth all out of use May now go whistle ther 's no such abuse Among so great so many as to know From whence these miser able mischeifes grow Still lives the cause and still the griefe survives Malice more potent growes though knowledge thrives Indeavors prosper not the hate to sin Is not of force sufficient to bring in Neglected piety vice i' the head Keepes vertue under foot as good as dead Ignorance onely hath the fate to be From griefe and feare but not from danger free I am sory I have nothing but thanks to give you for so large an expression of love to me but if my service may in any thing be acceptable I shall for this free favor be ever willing to be commanded by you Be your owne frind hereafter understand The Truth and fight for t this is my command FINIS