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A19754	Canaans calamitie Ierusalems misery, or The dolefull destruction of faire Ierusalem by Tytus, the sonne of Vaspasian Emperour of Rome, in the yeare of Christs incarnation 74 Wherein is shewed the woonderfull miseries which God brought vpon that citty for sinne, being vtterly ouer-throwne and destroyed by sword, pestilence and famine.; Canaans calamitie Jerusalems misery	T. D.; Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600, attributed name.; Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 6181.2; ESTC S105234	22,000	62

she great are thy cares God wot To haue thy hungry stomack fil'd with food Yet all be it we haue so hard a lot Dismember not thy selfe for any good No brutish beast will doe so foule a deede Then doe not thou gainst nature so proceed But O my sonne what shall I doe quoth she My griefe of hunger is as great as thine And sure no hope of comfort doe I see But we must yeild our selues to starue and pine The wrath of God doth siege the Citty round And we within fell famine doth confound The sword without intends our desolation Consuming pestilence destroyeth heere within Ciuell dissention breedes our hearts vexation The angry heauens the same hath sent for sinne Murders and ruine through our streete● doe run Then how can I feede thee my louing sonne Yf pale fac't famine take away my life Why then with whome should I trust thee my sonen Far heer 's no loue but hate and deadly strife Woe is that child whose parents dayes are done One thee sweete boy no person would take pitty For milde compassion hath forsooke the citty Once I retaynd this ioyfull hope of thee When ripened yeares brought thee to mans estate That thou shouldst be a comfort vnto me Feeding my age when youthfull strength did bate And haue my meate my drinke and cloth of thee Fit for a Lady of so high degree And when the span length of my life was done That God and nature claim'd of me their due My hope was then that thou my louing Sonne In Marble stone my memorie should renew And bring my corpes with honour to the graue The latest dutie men of children crau● But now I see my sweete and bonny boy This hope is fruitlesse and these thoughts are vaine I see grim death hath seaz'd my earthly ioy I or ●amines dart hath thee already slaine Thy hollow eyes and wrinckled cheekes declare Thou art not markt to be thy Fathers heire Looke on thy legges see all thy flesh is gone Thy ●ollie thighes are fallen quite away Thy a●mes and handes nothing but skin and bone How weake thy heart is thou thy selfe canst say I haue no foode to strengthen thee my child And heere thy buriall would be too too vilde Wherefore my Sonne least vgly Rauens and Crowes Should eate thy carcas●e in the stincking streetes Thereby to be a scorne vnto our foes And gaule to me that gaue thee many sweets I haue prepaird this my vnspotted wombe To be for thee an honourable Tombe Then sith thou canst not liue to be a man What time thou mightst haue fed thy aged mother Therefore my child it lyes thee now vpon To be my foode because I haue no other With my one blood long time I nourisht thee Then with thy flesh thou oughtst to cherish mee Within this wombe thou first receiuedst breath Then giue thy mother that which she gaue thee Here hadst thou life then lye here after death Sith thou hadst beene so welbeloude of me In spight of foes be thou my dayly food And saue my life that can doe thee no good In blessed Eden shall thy soule remaine While that my belly is thy bodyes graue There is no taste of famine woe or paine But ioyes eternall more then heart can craue Then who would wish in sorrow to perseuer That by his death might liue in heauen for euer The Lady with hunger is constrayned to kill her best beloued and onely Sonne and eate him whose body she Roasted VVHen this was said her feeble child she tooke And with a sword which she had lying by She thrust him through turning away her looke That her wet eyes might not behold him die And when sweete life was from his body fled A thousand times she kist him being dead His mil●e white body staind with purple blood She cl●nsd and washt with siluer dropping teares Which being done she wipte it as she stood With nothing else but her faire golden haires And when she ●aw his litle lims were cold She cut him vp for hunger made her bold In many peeces did she then deuide him Some part she sod some other part she rosted Frō neighbours sight she made great shift to hide him And of her cheere in heart she greatly bosted Ere it was ready she began to eate And from the spit pluckt many bits of meate The smell of the meate is felt round about the seditious Captai●● therevpon came to the Lady and threatens to kill her for meate Wherevpon the Lady sets part before them THe sent thereof was straight smelt round abou● The neighbour then out of their houses ran Saying we smell roast-meat out of all doubt Which was great wonder vnto euery man And euery one like to a longing wife In that good cheer did wi●h his sharpest knife This newes so swift in each mans mo●th did flie The proud seditious heard thereof at last Who with all speed vnto the house did hye And at the doores and windowes knocked fast And with vilde words speeches rough and great They askt the Lady where she had that meat Thou wicked woman how comes this quoth they That thou alone hast roast-meat in the towne While we with griping famine dye each day Which are your Lords and leaders of renowne For this contempt we thinke it right and reason Thou shouldst be punisht as in case of treason The louely Lady trembling at their speech Fearing their bloody hands and cruell actions With many gentle words did them beseech They would not enter into further factions But listen to her words and she would tell The certaine truth how euery thing befell Be not she said at your poore hand-maid grieued I haue not eaten all in this hard case But that your selues might something be relieued I haue kept part to giue you in this place Then sit you downe right welcome shall you be And what I haue your selues shall tast and see With diligence the Table then she layde And siluer trenchers on the boord she set A golden salt that many ounces wayde And Damask napkins dainty fine and neate Her guests were glad to se this preparation And at the boord they sat with contentation In massie siluer platters brought she forth Her owne Sonnes flesh whom she did loue so deere Saying my maisters take this well in worth I pray be merry looke for no other cheere See here my childs white hand most finely drest And here his foote eate where it likes you best And doe not say this child was any others But my owne Sonne whome you so well did know Which may seeme strange vnto all tender Mothers My owne childes flesh I should deuoure so Him did I beare and carefully did feed And now his flesh sustaines me in my need Yet allbeit this sweet relieuing feast Hath dearest beene to me that ere I made Yet niggardize I doe so much detest I thought it shame but there should some be layde In store for you although the store be small For

CANAANS CALAMITIE Ierusalems Misery OR The dolefull destruction of faire Ierusalem by TYTVS the Sonne of Vaspasian Emperour of Rome in the yeare of Christs Incarnation 74. Wherein is shewed the woonderfull miseries which God brought vpon that Citty for sinne being vtterly ouer-throwne and destroyed by Sword pestilence and famine AT LONDON ¶ Printed for Thomas Bayly and are to be sould at the corner-shop in the middle rowe in Holborne neere adioyning vnto Staple Inne 1618. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL M. Richard Kingsmill Esquier Iustice of peace and Quorum in the Countie of Southampton and Surveyer of her Maiesties Court●s of Wardes and Liveries All prosperitie and happines HAuing Right worshipfull often heard of your extraordinary favour shewed in the depth of extremitie to some poore freindes of mine remayning in your pleasant Lordship of High-cleere by meanes whereof they haue had no small comfort for the recouerie of their wished desire I haue been studious how I might in some measure declare both their thankfulnesse and mine owne for so great a good But such 〈◊〉 our weake abillity that we cannot requite the least poynt of that life prolonging kindnes which the riches of your courtesie did yeeld neverthelesse to make apparent that our poore estates shall not obscure or clowd with ingratitude the well intending thoughts of our hearts I haue presumed to present to your worship this little booke an vnfaigned token of our good affection hoping that like the Princely Pertian you will more respect the good will then the gift which I confesse farre vnworthy so worthy a Patron in respect of the simple handling of so excellent a matter But a playne stile doth best become plaine truth for a trifling fable hath most neede of a pleasant pen. Wherefore if it shall please your Worship to esteeme of my simple labour and to let this passe vnd●r your favorable protection I shall haue the end of my desire And resting thus in hope of your worships courtesie I cease wishing you all hearts content in this life and in the world to come eternall felicitie Your worships most humblie affectionate T. D. Three stately walles begirt this Citty round Strongly raild vp of gallant squared stone Vnpossible in fight foes should them confound By warlike Engines seized therevpon The spacious gates most glorious to behold Were all gilt ouer with rich burnisht gould Aud round abo●t Ierusalem likewise Were pleasant walkes prepard for recreation Sweet daintie gardens feeding gazers eyes With workes of wonder and high admiration Where in the midst of sweetest smelling flowers They built for pleasure many pleasant bowers In treasures store this Citty did excell For pompe and pride it was the onely place In her alone did richest Marchants dwell And famous Princes sprung of Royall race And fairer Dames did nature neuer frame Then in that Citty dwelt and thither came Christs Prophesie of the destruction of this Cittie and how it came to passe accordingly within Forty yeares after shewing the cause that mooued the Emperour to come against it OVr Sauiour Christ tracing the bordring hilles When he on this faire Cittie cast his eye The teares along his rosia●l cheekes dist●●les Mourning for their destruction drawing nie O Ierusalem Ierusalem quoth hee My heart bewailes thy great calamitie The time shall come and neere it is at hand When furious foes shall t●ench thee round about And batter downe thy Towers that stately stand All thy strong holds within thee and without Thy golden buildings shall they quite confound And make thee equall with the lowly ground O woe to them that then giues sucke he sayes And lulles their Infants on their tender knees More woe to them that be with child those dayes Wherein shal be such extreame miserye● Thou mightst haue shund these plagues hadst thou bin wise Which now for sinne is hidden from thy eyes This dreadfull Prophesie spoken by our Lord The stubborne people naught at all regarded Whose Adamantine heartes did still accord To follow sinne whhich was with shame rewarded They flouted him for telling of this storie And crucifide inspite the Lord of glorie Reprochfully they fleered in his face That wept for them in tender true compassion They wrought his death and did him all disgrace That sought their life and waild their desolation Their hardened heartes beleeu'd not what was said Vntill they saw the siege about them layd Full fortie yeares after Christes passion Did these proud people liue in peace and rest Whose wanton eyes seeing no alteration Christs words of truth they turned to a iest But when they thought themselues the surest of all Lo then began their neuer raised fall Their mounting minds that towred past their strength Scorning subiection to the Romaine state In boyling hatred loath'd their Lords at length Dispis'd the Emperour with a deadly hate Reiecting his authoritie each howre Sought to expell the pride of forraine power Which foule contēpt the Emperours wrath inflam'd Mightie Vespatian hot reueng did threat But all in vaine they would not be reclaim'd Relying on their strength and courage great And hereupon began the deadly iarre And after followed bloody wofull warre The sign●s and tokens shewed before the destruction alluring the Iewes to repentance and their little regard thereof interpreting all things to be for the best flattering themselues in their sinnes YEt marke the mercy of our gracious God Before the grieuous scourge to them was sent That they might shun his heauie smarting rod And hartely their filthy faultes repent Strange signes and wonders did he shew them still Fore-runners of their ruine woe and ill For one who●e yeare as well by day as night A blazing starre appeared in the skie Whose bushie tayle was so excelling bright It dim'd the glory of the sunns faire eye And euery one that on this obiect gazed At sight thereof stood wonderous sore amazed In right proportion it resembled well A sharp two edged sword of mighty strength The percing poynt a needle did excell And sure it seem'd a mi●●cle for length So strange a starre before was neuer seene And since that time the like hath neuer been And ouer right that goodly famous Cittie Hung still this dreadfull apparition Which might haue mou'd had they bin gracious witty For outward follies inward hearts contrition And neuer did that wonder change his place But still Ierusalem with woe menace The wondring people neuer lookt thereon But their mistrusting heart suspected much Saying great plagues would follow thereupon Such priuie motions did their conscience touch But other-some would say it was not so But signe that they their foes would ouerthrow Thinke not quoth they that Iacobs God will leaue The blessed seed of Abraham in distresse First shall his Sword the heathens liues bereaue As by this token he doth plaine expresse His fierie sword shall shield this holy towne And heaw in heapes the proudest Rom●ins downe Thus flattered they themselues in sinfull sort Their harts were hard their deepest iudgmēts blinded What godly