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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04793	A dutiful inuectiue, against the moste haynous treasons of Ballard and Babington with other their adherents, latelie executed. Together, vvith the horrible attempts and actions of the Q. of Scottes and the sentence pronounced against her at Fodderingay. Newlie compiled and set foorth, in English verses: for a New yeares gifte to all loyall English subiects by W. Kempe.	Kempe, William.	1587 (1587)	STC 14925; ESTC S119663	5,820	16

A DVTIFVL INVECTIVE Against the moste haynous Treasons of BALLARD and BABINGton with other their Adherents latelie executed Together vvith the horrible attempts and actions of the Q. of Scottes and the Sentence pronounced against her at Fodderingay Newlie compiled and set foorth in English verse For a Newyeares gifte to all loyall English subiects by W. Kempe ¶ Imprinted at London by Richard Iones dwelling at the signe of the Rose and crowne neere Holborne bridge 1587. To the right honorable my very good Lord George Barne L. Maior of the Cittie of London W. Kempe wisheth in this world al earthlie felicitie and in the world to come the inestimable ioyes of Heauen BLame me not right honorable and my especiall good Lord though my boldenes exceede the compasse of discretion and my rashnesse herein surmount the limittes of reason For though there be vndoubtedlie manie causes of great importance and efficacie which may vtterlie extinguish all hope of your Lordships fauorable acceptance hereof and chieflie for that it wanteth such ornaments as a work worthie your reading ought to be furnished withall yet my good Lord hauing a certaine and most assured knowledge both of your Lordships most sincere zealous and loyall affection you haue alwaies carried towardes her most excellent Maiestie whose happie daies I beseech the almightie may be innumerable and also of the studious care you haue euer fostered for the prosperitie of this florishing common wealth hath so animated my fearefull minde that casting away all doubtes which I might iustlye stumble at I haue most bayardlike burst out into this boldenes and presumed to present vnto your Lordshippe this vnlearned pamphlet or smal treatise wherin I haue simply and plainly discouered the horrible and detestable tresons lately practised by those graceles traitors and vnprofitable mēbers which thankes be to God latelie suffered condigne punishment for their traiterous enterprises and also made manifest the treacherous dealing of that vngodlie disposed woman the Scottish Queene with the sentence pronounced against her at Fodderingay and cōfirmed by her Maiestie And further haue therein shewed what rewardes they alwaies reape which attempt the like and lastlie conclude with an exhortation to all her Maiesties liege people to shunne such vngodlie and vnnaturall enterprises together with a praier for the preseruation of her Highnes most royall person her honorable Counsaile and the Commons of this Realme humblie beseeching your Lordship of your accustomed goodnes and louing encouraging you haue alwaies vsed towards euerie one whome you see forward in weldoing to vouchsafe to protect the first fruites of my labour and whereas it altogether wanteth learning to furnish it with your fauour so shal your Lordship yeeld more then I dare desire or can deserue and binde me foreuer to rest at your honors commaund to the vttermost I may not omitting my praier vnto the almightie to sende your Lordship a happie new yeare and many to his onely glorie and the earnest desires of all your welwillers Your Lordships most readie as it shall please you to vse me W. Kempe A Ioyfull Nevv-yeares Guift to all loyall English subiectes Woe woe yea treble woe be vnto them appointed That goe about to ouerthrowe the liuing Lords annointed WHat madnes hath so mazd mens minds that they cānot forsée The wretched ends of catiues vile which work by treacherie To ouerthrowe the blessed state of happie common wealth or to depriue their soueraigne prince of her long wished health If feare of God and of his lawes were clearelie out of minde If feare of death by Princes lawes might not their dueties binde If vtter ruine of the Realme and spoile of guiltlesse blood Might not suffice to stay the rage of traitors cruell moode Yet might they well consider howe treasons come to nought And alwaies worke their ouerthrowe by whom they first were wrought And what they haue pretended that should on others light Hath happened on their cursed corpes and them confounded quight Examples many haue bene shewen which plainly doe expresse How neuer traitor could preuaile in that his wickednesse But still they haue by God himselfe most straungely bene preuented And their deuices still disclos'de though secretly inuented Yet these ambitious wicked graftes aspiring to growe hier And cherisht as it seemes by that most lewd Italian Frier I meane the Pope and cursed crue of Papists most vnkinde Who walking darckly in deceite would faine haue all men blinde Not fearing God nor yet his lawes nor hauing any care For to preserue the common wealth or howe the commons fare Haue sought by all the subtile meanes the Deuill coulde inuent To slay our Queene confound the Realme and kil the innocent But God the searcher of all thoughts who knewe their wicked minde And saw the platforme of their worke whereto they were inclinde And likewise hauing special care how he might safe defende His seruant true our soueraigne Queene from such most cruel end And with his mercie louingly beholding the estate Of vs his people here on earth before his face prostrate Hath brought their treasons vnto light and them hath ouer throwen In their owne stones whereby it is most plainely séene and knowne Our soueraigne Quéene to him is deare and in her he is pleasde That for her sake these dangers great and troubles are appeasde O Ballard thou that wast the first and chiefe man in this acte What moued thee so void of grace for to attempt this fact Didst thou not know that fluttering Birds wil treason stil bewray And heauen and earth doe still prouide for traitors sharpe decay ANd Babington thou cursed wretch what did bewitch thy minde That to thy Prince and country déere thou shouldst be so vnkinde Thou hopedst belike for better happe then euer traitor had But now thou hast thy due desert which maks our harts ful glad SAuadge also thy name of right vnto thee is assignde For what could be more sauadge-like then beare a bloody mind against so gratious Quéene as this who alway doth inuent How she her subiectes wealth and peace by al meanes may augment BUt Barnewell thou of al the rest most cursed maist thou be How could thy hardened Tygers hart so wickedly agree For to beholde so good a Prince and of her take a view How she might be depriu'd of life by this most traiterous crue ANd Tichburn thou which liu'dst so wel hadst great wealth at wil what was the cause thou wentst about the Quéene realme to spil Was Pope and popish packe so vile now planted in thy minde That thou didst hope for this thy crime pardon by them to finde ANd Tilney thou amongst the rest most worthie art of blame That wouldst conspire th'vntimelie death of such a péerelesse dame To whome besides thy allegeance thou specially didst sweare That during life thou wouldst to her a loyall duetie beare ANd Abington what Circes charme thy wicked mind bewicht Her for ●o hate who thée and