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A19796 Marke well the effect, purtreyed here in all ... 1580 (1580) STC 6223; ESTC S114056 1,110 1

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I. KILL YOV ALL Marke well the effect purtreyed here in all The Prelate with his dignities renowne The King that rules the Lawyer in the hall The Harlot and the countrey toyling Clowne Howe and which way together they agree And what their talke and conference might be Ech to their cause for gard of their degree And yet death is the conquerour you see THe bishop vaunts to pray for thother fower As who wold say he holds the palme pri e And that in him and his most holy power It doth depend their causes to suffise I pray saith he that Christs continual grace May them conduct guide in euery place THe puissant King he claimeth to defend The bishop and the other three like case In all conflictes or broyles vnto the end Who but his power their enemies doth deface He ●ursters men and sends them forth a farre In their behalf to maintaine deadly warre THe smiling queane the harlot cald by name Stands stiffe vpon the blafe of beauty braue To vanquish all she makes her prized clame And that she ought the golden spurs to haue For by her flights she can bewitch the best The strong the Lawyer the rest THe Lawyer he in title of his clame Presumeth next by law and iustice true Somwhat the more to eleuate his name For law saith he all discord doth subdue It endeth strife it giues to ech his right And wholy doth contention vanquish quight THe contry clowne full loth to lose his rigth Puts in his foot and pleads to be the chiefe What can they do saith he by power or might If that by me they haue not their reliefe For want of food they should all perish than What say you now to me the countrey man For want of me they should both line and lacke For want of me they could not till the earth And thats the cause I cary on my backe This table here of plenty not of dearth I feast them all their hunger I appease For by my toyle they feede euen at their ease DEath that aloofe in stealing wise doth stand Hearing the vaunts that they begin to make Straight steppeth forth with piercing dart ● hād And boldly seemes the quarell vp to take Are they saith he so proud in their degree Lo here by me soone conquered shall they bee And standing by to giue their later foode He entreth straight the conquest to attaine Thers none of them saith he the chiefest blond That valiant death intendeth to refraine Ile crop their crowne garlands fresh and gay And at the last Ile shrine them all in clay I pray for you all I help you all to your right I defend you all I vanquish you all I seede you all I will kill you all ⁂ The Authors Apostrophe to the Reader Here may you see what as the world might be The rich the poore Earle Cesar Duke King Death spareth not the chiefest high degree He triumphes still on euery earthly thing While then we liue let vs endeuour still That all our works agree with Gods goodwill