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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50352	The VVhite-Powder Plot discovered, or, A prophetical poeme wherein is most elegantly revealed the secret combination of Hell and Rome, against the interest of true religion, and more particularly against the late King of blessed memory, and kingdom of England. Written before the late unhappy wars broke forth, and too sadly verified in them, which yet the author scarce lived to see. Also a prophetical rapture concerning the future extent of this British Empire into Italy. By George May, gent.	May, George, gent.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1388A; ESTC R217747	25,879	52

mind So that we are almost past hope to find Any redress in England yet we hope'd That when their King had with Queen Mary cop'd We should have gotten in by means of France And by Queen Maries means our cause advance But she 's more like to Mary Christs dear Mother Than their last Mary Queen or any other Yet under colour of that Flower de Luce Our Priests make bold to chatter and seduce So that in England we have better store Of Papists now than three-score years before By this and other grievous sins we know Which in that Land do plentifully flow We hope such Bills against them to preferr As shall take place at Gods Tribunal Barr. As he is mercifull so is he just And Sinnets certainly he punish must If We for one sin were cast down to Hell And they unpunish'd pass he doth not well For our one sin we 'l prove at least a score Imbrac'd by them if not a thousand more We stay but till our Prince return again And then we hope to work their utter bane Now have I done I can no longer stay For Pluto calls and I must needs obey Charons Tale ends Thus with a clownish tone his tale he ends Then to his rusty Boat in haste he wends My Angel smil'd to see this hasty Devil How swift are they said he to run to evil But we 'l prevent their haste and be in Hell Before they come to hear Achitophel Dispute with Judas for the Speakers place And yet we 'l be concealed all the space Then were we there before one could devise To think one thought or twinkle with one's eyes The place was wondrous spacious dark as night Hell described But that Sulphureous fire did give some light The noyse was marvellous the shrieks and howls Which pierc'd our ears from Hell-tormented Souls The several torments I cannot declare But wish all men take heed they come not there Scarce had we view'd this ghastly spacious round But that we heard a strange disordered sound Much like the noise of some Rebellious rout Such burly burly was made all about By which we guest that place was then prepar'd Against the Disputation should be heard And as we thought so did the matter prove A Parliament in Hell For strait came Pluto and with him his Love VVith whom such multitudes of Devils came As it is past all cunning for to the name The Rable set in some disordered order There stood up one I think 't was Hells Recorder VVho after Declaration of the cause Of this their meeting took a little pawse Then roaring out aloud he did proclame In their great Prince Don Plutoes dreadfull name That none should dare once silence for to break VVhil'st the two Disputants had ought to speak This said Ahithophel appear'd in place And then came Judas with a shameless grace VVho strait began in vile unmanner'd sort VVithout leave ask'd t' break silence in the Court But Pluto sharply him then reprehended Although said he thou art to be commended For much good service yet I must thee tell Thou art much younger than Ahithophel So that when he his mind hath first declar'd My friend at large thou likewise shalt be heard This caused Judas cease then strait began Ahithophel to stroak his beard and than Obeysance made with thanks unto his Prince He thus begun Ahithophels Oration Most dreadfull Monarch since It is thy pleasure so far me to grace To give me such preheminence of place And you my Lords and fellow Furies all By him assembled in this spacious Hall Give me but leave t' unfold my mortal life Then judge of me this Judas and our strife My famous Counsel unto David King Of mighty Judah through the Word did ring He and his Princes did my cousnel follow More than the Oracles of great Apollo No thing was done which pleased not me well No Counsel then but from Ahithophel Thus did I flourish in that famous Court For many years as Scriptures do report Until proud Absalom began t' rebel Oh then began thy fall Ahithophel For though my Master was King Prophet Priest And more than that the Type of Jesus Christ Yet did I Oh abominable thing Seek to betray this Prophet Priest and King Read Histories and Scriptures o're and o're And you shall never find the like before And yet not satisfi'd with this great evil To show I lov'd my Soveraign Lord the Devil I sacrifiz'd to him my latest breath So to make sure my everlasting death Having a great desire with him to dwell And rather than see David live in Hell I know that many foolish Jacks and Gills Have come to Hell but sore against their wills In hope to rid themselves from further pain But I of malice and of proud disdain Did chuse this place because I was perswaded I should not meet my wronged Master David VVhere I have dutifully ever since Attended on the person of our Prince Now having both Antiquity and fame Preceding Judas I do hold it shame To stand in competition with a fool VVho ne'r was train'd like me in wisdoms school I hope this is sufficient and will try VVhich of us twain Iscariot or I Deserve the more respect in each degree And therefore judge betwixt the fool and me Ahithophels Oration ends Then sent the Devils out a mighty yell Casting up fire-brands cry'd Ahithophel Ahithophel Ahithophel cry'd they Must have the place come let us not delay To give our voyces all with one consent He may be Speaker in this Parliament Nay soft said Judas you must hear me speak Or else you cause our Prince his promise break And when at full I have declar'd my mind Then give your voyces unto him you find The best deserving for our King and Hell VVhether to me or proud Ahithophel Then Pluto said they could not well deny His reasonable sute therefore reply VVith expedition what thou hast to say For often danger is bred by delay Thus Judas having leave did forthwith rise And on Ahithophel did fix his eyes Iudas his speech I wonder said he this man hath a face VVith me to make contention for this place For I can cause him eat each word he spake And for his folly me amends to make One but half-witted marking every word May well perceive they very much afford For my avail for see how he begins Even at the first fool like to break his shins He was of Counsel to a mighty King A goodly Dish nay more to mend the thing Not onely King but Prophet and a Priest And Type of that immortal Jesus Christ In one of these thou art mistaken why He was no Priest and therein do'st thou lye Now judge of this and of the rest beside He serv'd the Type and I him Typifi'd He did the shaddow I the substance serve In all his life and never from him swerve But followed him and was of credit such I all his Treasure kept though ne'r so