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A03379 The muses threnodie, or, mirthfull mournings, on the death of Master Gall Containing varietie of pleasant poëticall descriptions, morall instructions, historiall narrations, and divine observations, with the most remarkable antiquities of Scotland, especially at Perth By Mr. H. Adamson. Adamson, Henry. 1638 (1638) STC 135; ESTC S100435 48,230 108

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bairnely sport And as proud peacocks with their plumes do prank Alongst the bridge they merche in battell rank Till they came to the gate with yron hands Hard by where yet our Ladies chappell stands Thinking to break these bars it made some hover Too strong they were therefore some did leap over Some crept below thus many passe in by them And in their high conceat they do defie them Forwards within the town a space they go The passage then was strait as well ye know Made by a wall having gain'd so much ground They can exult Incontinent did sound A trumpet from a watchtowre then they start And all their bloud doth strike into their heart A wondrous change even now the bravest fellows In their own fansies glasse who came to quaile us The vitall sprits their artires do containe Their panting hearts now scarcely can sustaine Our souldiurrs then who lying were a darning By sound of trumpet having got a warning Do kyth and give the charge to tell the rest Yee know it well it needs not be exprest Many to ground were born great bloud was shed He was the prettiest man that fastest fled Yea happie had they been if place had served To flee then doubtlesse more had been preserved Within these bars were kill'd above threescore Upon the bridge and waters many more But most of all did perish in the chace For they pursued were unto the place Where all their baggage and their canon lay Which to the town was brought as lawfull prey What shall I more say if more you would have I 'le speake of these three hundreth souldiours brave Like these renown'd Lacedemonians Couragious Thebans valiant Thespians Resolv'd to die led by Leonidas Stop't Xerxes armie at Thermopylas Such were these men who for Religions sake A cord of hemp about their necks did take Solemnly sworn to yeeld their lives thereby Or they the Gospels veritie deny Quiting their houses goods and pleasures all Resolv'd for any hazard might befall Did passe forth of the town in armes to fight And die or they their libertie and light Should lose and whosoever should presume To turn away that cord should be his doome Hence of Saint Iohnstoun riband came the word In such a frequent use when with a cord They threaten rogues though now all in contempt It speak yet brave and resolute attempt And full of courage worthie imitation Deserving of all ages commendation Made these men put it on symbole to be They readie were for Christ to do or die For they were Martyrs all in their affection And like to Davids Worthies in their action Therefore this cord should have beene made a badge And signe of honour to the after age Even as we see things in themselves despised By such rare accidents are highlie prised And in brave skutsheons honourablie born With mottoes rare these symbols to adorn Thus some have vermine and such loathsome swarmes Yet honourably borne are in their armes And some have myce some frogs some filthie rats And some have wolfs and foxes some have cats Yet honourable respect in all his had Though in themselves they loathsome be and bad Thus Millaine glories in the bainfull viper As none more honour misterie none deeper The auncient Gaules in toads in lillies now Metamorphosde The Phrygians in their sow Athens their owle with th' Eagle will not barter And Honi soit who thinks ill of the garter What shall be said then of this rope or cord Although of all men it be now abhord And spoke of in disdaine their ignorance Hath made them so to speak yet may it chance When they shall know the truth they will speak better And think of it as of a greater matter And truely it esteeme an hundreth fold Of much more honour than a chaine of gold Thus may you see Monsier men of renown Of old time have possest this ancient town And yet this may we boast even to this day Men of good wit and worth do not decay For to this houre some footsteps still remaines Of such couragious hearts and cunning braines Good Master Gall quoth I I know that well Whereof you speak and clearly can it tell For I did say these Men being then of age Some twelue or threttene years a prettie page As easely you may guesse and can you show Some partiall poynts whereof you nothing know Nor are they written Then answered Master Gall A witnesse such as you is above all Exception therefore show what you did see Or heare good Monsier Your antiquitie Is of great credit Master Gall quoth I Much did I see and much more did I try My Father was a man active and wight In those dayes and who helped for to fight The battell of the bridge within few yeeres Thereafter was I borne then all our quires And convents richly stood which I did see With all their pomp but these things told to me First will I shew a storie of much ruth How that our Martyrs suffered for the truth Of Christs blest Gospell on Pauls holy day Before the fight was of the bridge of Tay In that same yeere the sillie Governour Led by the craftie Cardinall with power Held judgement on these men and under trust Condemned them nothing their bloudie lust Could satiat The Citizens made sure Their neighbours should nor losse nor skaith indure Go to their homes forthwith the Cardinall Causde lead them unto execution all And from the Spey towre window did behold Doome execut even as his Cleargie would Which treacherous fact did so enrage the town No credit more to black white nor gray gown After these dayes was given Thus in the place Where malefactors end their wicked race These innocents do make a blessed end And unto God their sprits they recommend In witnesse of the faith for which they die And by the Sprit of truth did prophesie These vvords looking and pointing vvith the hand Tovvards our Monasteries vvhich then did stand Most sumptuously adorn'd vvith steples bels Church ornaments and vvhat belongeth else These foxes which do lurke within these holes Delighting in the earth like blinded moles Drown'd in their lusts and swimming in their pleasures Whose God their belly whose chief joy their treasures Who caused have our death shall hunded be Forth of these dens some present heere shall see The same ere it be long then shall yee say Its for Gods truth that we have dyed this day And all these sumptuous buildings shall be cast Down to the earth made desolat and wast This to performe Gods zeale shall eat men up To fill the double potion in their cup The apples then of pleasure which they loved And lusted after shall be all removed Yea scarcely shall they finde a hole to hide Their heads thus by the Sprite they testified And in that day true Pastours shall the Lord Raise up to feed his flock with his pure word And make Christs people by peculiar choice Dignosce the