THE Double PP A Papist in Armes Bearing Ten seuerall Sheilds ENCOVNTRED By the Protestant At Ten seuerall Weapons A Iesuite Marching before them Cominùs Eminùs LONDON Imprinted by T. C. and are to be sold by Iohn Hodgets at his shop in Paules Church-yard 1606. TO ALL THE Nobility Clergy and Gentry Of Great Brittaine True Subiects to King Iames. TO you that like the sollid wheeles of Fate Giue sweete or troubled Motion to a State To you that bath our soules in Sacred streames In which they thriue as you grow Hot or Colder And last to you the Kingdomes beames All strong Collumnes that vphold her O let me not seeme bolder Than my country zeale requires If these weake but hallowed fires Offer vp This Sacrifize Which vpon the Altar lyes Of my hearts Deuotion Since so strange Commotion Now with giddy base Alarmes Puffes the Romist vp in Armes That he dares his Cullors vant Gainst th'vnmeâ—ling Protestant O You that our Chieftaines are Giue not o're this holy warre Fight it out You cannot fall God being sworne your Generall That your Triple darts may hit All your Nerues together knit And shoote'em with an English hand So shall your Heires and Houses stand Like Pillers on fâ—â—me Bases So Great Brittaine shall grow greater and her Land Enlarge as Wee these Lines your Peace shall flow Cleere High and smooth So The Seauen Hills shall fall 〈…〉 THE DOVBLE PP A Riddle on the double PP VPon the double PP badder fruits grow ThaÌ„ on al letters in the Christ-Crosse-Row It sets by reason of the Badge it weares The Christ-Crosse-Row together by the eares The reason is this haughtie double PP Would clyme aboue both A. B. C. and D. And trample on the necks of E. F. G. H. I. Royall K. L. M. N. O. and Q. Threatning the fall of R. S. T. and V. The Resolution PP -PaPa the PoPe Christ-Crosse-Row â—Christendome A. B. C. D. E. c. the States of the land As Archbishos Bishops Councellors Dukes Earles c. K. the King Q. the Queene R. Religion S. State T. Truth V. You all THE PICTVRE of a Iesuite A Harpye face a Foxes head In Lamb-Skins closely couered A Mandrakes voice whose tunes are cries So peircing that the Hearer dies Mouth'd like an Ape his innate spite Being to mock Those hee cannot bite Neckt like a Crane hee chawes a Crowne But choakes before hee gets it downe A Camelâ—s back that Slaue-like beares Castles that Rome vpon him reares Goate-bellied rather then heele leeze His Lust hee le browze vpon his knees For Legs two Engines hee does vse Which turne to any coast on Skrewes Or like the vaulting horses legs His are made long by Iron pegs Or shoter as his mind best fits him To cast or cary him that sits him At the worst hand hee buyes in Rome His heart his Hands from Turky come Which in Their Blood hee s sworne to bath That are Defenders of the Fayth All the Garments that hee weares Are the Turnd Skins of Wolues and Beares And yet yet then hee bloodiest proues Hee 's sometimes fetherd like to Doues When hee s a Gallant then hee vailes His Bonnet plum'd with Peacocks tayles And those hee weares because their eyes Stuck in his front may serue as Spies Nor does his Shape keepe still these Fashions But puts on seuerall Transmutations When Church or Church-men he misvses A Rookes or Martins nest hee chooses Else hee 's that prating bird that â—owles The now Vn-triâ—d bald head of Powles And is so bold that hee dare presse To'th Eaâ—es of Bishops Pallaces Where harsh and vn-religious notes Hee singes against their Reuerend Coates When faire Court-flowers hee does espy Hee turnes into a Butter-flye And striues to beate his filmy wings Against th' Annointed heads of Kings Yet when the searching winter comes With the Drone-Bee away he hums For hee 's a Swallow and is seene Neuer but when the woodes are greene Or if the Maine-land hee forsakes A Sea-pies body then hee takes And goes a fishing All his feeding Being where the Fry has fattest breeding Or if hee spy a lustie Sayle Hee turnes to a Deuowring Whale Yet at the least blow giuen does roare And beates his boistrous selfe on shoare Sometimes hee 's neither beast nor man Nor Bird nor a Leuiatâ—an But an Essentiall diuell and varies More cullors than the Rainbowe caries Hee 's Brown hee 's Gray hee 's Black hee 's white Hee 's Any thing A Iesuite If you desire to behold him in more shapes I will bestow vpon you the picture of Him drawne like a Trauailer by the hands of a forrein Painter in these cullors Iesuita Seductor Sâ—eco Gallo Siâ—arius Anglo Proditor Imperio Explorator Daâ—us â—bero Italâ— adulator Dixi teres orâ— suitam Hanc Iesuitae effigiem decerpâ—imus Ex quodam Libello De Fratribus Iesuitis Eorumque discipulis Nuper edit per Carâ—â—uÌ„ Molinâ—um c. Impress Typis Rostochensibus 1605. Altred by vs into these proportions Sweden Of Him that subtile threds does weaue To catch the Polack and the Sweâ—e And of such wydenes would build Rome That it should hold All Christendome France Of Him that is a Guizian Leaguer And for the Church does Massacre The church it selfe whilst France does flame And then cuts Throates to quench the same England Of Him that whereso'ere hee 's bred Is Enuies heart and Treasons head For England bout the neck hee clips And kisses But with Iudas lips Germany Of Him that vnder Zeales pretence From Belgia sucks Intelligence And posts it o're yet lies in waite To cleaue the Seauenteene-Headed State Spayne Of Him that to the Spanish strond Creeping but like a Vagabond Pâ—â—ues a Court-card is painted braue And wins strange tricks by being the Knaue Italy Of Him that drinkes Italian healthes On seruile knees and by base Stelthes Gets into'a Pope and waites vpon As Bawd the VVhore of Babilon Behold I write Of all these Hims no Hymnes I write Can any praise the Iesuite Non Cum Iesuitis Qui itis cum Iesuitis But because you shall haue him don to the life here bee other Peeces wrought with the same Pencill Seductor Sueco A Sedâ—cer of the Sâ—euian It is fresh in the memorie of Time that Sigismond King of Polonia Suecia comming to receiue his Right there after the decease of his father the Iesuites swarmd about him like Locuâ—ts working priuately in his eare and by publick Sermons in the eares of the CoÌ„mons for the Vndermyning and blowing vp of that Religion which there they termed Lutheran Heresie and so far durst they venture that they perswaded Sigismond to be hot in â—he vtter Extirpation thereof albeit it should cost the destruction of his Kingdome because as they told him Heâ—â—en was laid downe to be won by him at that cast Gallo Sicarius A Cut-throat to the Frenchman If you looke vpon that Truculent Barbarous and Diâ—ellish torturing of Frenchmen by those
neuer mourning But at the death of mischiefe Kingdomes turning Is the maine-tyde he followes and if warre Wast his own feildes than he none bloodier are A Papist Seminant OR The Popes Husbandman A Papist Seminant springs from the brood Of th'arrogant Iesuite and Sowes Seditioâ— in mens hearts dreynes from their blood All pure Allegâ—ance and where Gentry growes Most pliant to be wrought his Charâ—es he throws Hee deales with Willowes rather than with Oakes Bending with words the subiect not with stroakes A Fencer yet a coward for hee teaches Others to kill their Soueraignes yet hee dares not Venture vpon a King himselfe hee preaches Close in your eare To cleaue a State he cares not To make his head the wedge therefore spares not His own blood more to shed proud of this doome A â—yburne Traytor is a Saint in Rome A Papist Salliant OR The Ambusher A Papist Salliant thus creepes vp hee 's sicke Of Sloth and selfe-opinion and being poore Turnes to a male-contented Catholick Railes at the State cause it regards no more Men of his ranck and vowes hee will steale o're And doe oh yet staies still he sets vpon The Court with Libells Stabbing it hee s gon â—ee loues the Leeâ—shore well for there he lyes And houers all vnrigd in Sight to stay Till ciuill or vnciuill tempests rize For then sallies he forth then is his day Rapes robberies and sackt Cities are his prey To feede his owne lust hee 'le his father choake Yet laps all this within Religions Cloake A Papist Rampant OR The Cut-throat A Papist Rampant is a furious beast Hee sets vpon a King and holds heauen won To suck the Annointeds blood the Rampants nest Hatches Inâ—asion bred at home they run To dambd Conspiracies In which are spun Kings Queenes Princes deaths as with Thunder Whole Empires at one blow they ride in â—under This Beast hath many heads and hands and feete Some short some long all armde to execute Vpwards t is like a man in count'nance sweete The lower parts weare such a ciuill sute It seemes Man too But puld off some dispute That t is a Diuell how-ere this they tell Where ere it liues It was begot in Hell A Papist Vmbreant OR The Moldwarp A Papist Vmbreant like a Skreech-owle sits All days vnseen but when the sorcerous night Spreds her deepe Spells hee coniures vp his wits Giuing his soule to Treason hee 's a Sprite That deales in Fire-workes Vaults are his delight Where for his close Traynes hell does him prefer To be Archâ—Enginist to Lucifer His walkes are shades mines his thoughts still beating Vpon a Kingdomes ruine which he ventures Staking his soule And whilst the Irons are heating Damnation drawes twixt him and her Indentures To which he seales But ere this hel-hound enters Vpon the Land he couets See! Gods arme With a weake blow in sunder breakes the Charme A Papist Pendant OR The Hanger-on OF those Nine seuerall Coates when none can â—it For some mislike the making some the fashioÌ„ This Tenth both for the stuffe and for his wit That cutts it forth is pleasing to our Nation And that 's the Pendant Papisâ— His vocation Is not to meddle vp he well is bred â—or when he has don ill he hangs the Head 1 2 3 He neither Fawnes nor Prates nor is a Spy 4 5 6 Changeling nor Fugitiue nor Seminary 7 8 9 Nor Wolfe nor Lyon nor Mold-warp to clime hye And to be proud for on no ground hee le tary Are all his faults And though he oft miscary Yet this good turne hee s sure off when the Rest Are all held Bad the Pendant is the best Summa Of Couchant Passant and of Passant-Gardant Of Variant Volant and of Seminant Of Saliant Rampant Vmbreant and Pendant Summe vp th' Account the Totaâ—l thus will fall Not one good Subiect breathes amongst them All. The Encounter AS these Ten Monsters with the Antique Race Of Gigants claime a breeding in this Isle In Lawes Language and State to leaue it base To turne out Forme to make Religion vile To haue Kings Names no more hung on the Fyle Of blest succession But with fires from Rome To rak't vp quite at the Generall Doome So Second Brute with ten stout Combatants Encounters Those with most god-like Charmes Vncurles their Snaky Kâ—ots their Eyes so inchants They turne to Stones with wonder false Alarmes These know and laugh at from Lightnings harmes So guard the Tree of Peace that in her Sunny And silent Shades Wee feede on milke and hony THE SINGLE P. A Riddle on the single P. THe single P. makes all the Letters grow In goodly Ranks vpon the Christ-crosse-Row And by the reuerend holy Badge it weares The Christ-crosse-Row from giddy Faction cleares The reason is this Honest single P. Lowly submits to A. B. C. and D. Yet fights in the defence of E. F. G. H. I. Roial K. L. M. N. O. and Q. And runnes through Fire for R. S. T. and V. The Resolution Single P. -Protestantisme Christ-crosse-Row-Christendome A. B. C. D. the states of the land as Archbishops Bishops Councellors Dukes c. K. King Q. Queene R. Religion S. State T. Truth V. You all THE PROTESTANT Army The Nobilitie The Councell of Estate The Cleargie The Iudges of the Land The Vniuersities The Martialists The Merchants The Mariners The Husbandmen The Artificers THE PAPIST Encountred THE PROTESTANT Combatants The First Dynastes OR The Nobleman THe first goes armde from head to foote in â—â—iles Oâ— glorious Aâ—cestry hee 's the CourtIeâ—â— The Princes Hee all others are his Foâ—les Hee 's a rich stone stuck in the Diadem A graft so wrought into the Royall Stem Alike both suffer thunder smiâ—ing Him For nought else can the Weale does loose a limb Since â—he Repâ—blick therefore is his blood His office is to saue it to haue eyes Quick piercing not to be more great than good For of that norishing flame In whose heate lyes A Kingdomes life Hee 's soule It liues or dyes In him of that free light when hee 's be reauen ô pittie then a Star drops out of heauen Apolectos OR Councellor of Estate THe second Champion thus abilimented Enters the Lists her Gorgon-shield her Speare And Pallas-Helme are his his Arme is extensed O're Seas and Land the Kingdome with His eare And His oraculous voice doth speake and heare Hee holds her vp from sinking and beates downe All tempests Counsell best does steere a Crowne His eyes are like the Watches of the night Set to all howers His thoughts are searching streams Labouring to cut the shores vneuen right And Romish Conspirations slight as dreames Like Moaâ—es discouered by the heau'nly beames The Colledg'de Cardinall hates Him and 〈…〉 For This as soone breaks as Hee weaues the â—reason Antistes OR The Bishop THe third that in Romes face throws braue defiâ—ce Carries Christs Standard and to Peters â—word Drawes Peters word Angels are his Alliance
Kings his nurse-children at heauens counsell-board Hee tunes his voice vnto so sweete a Chord Hee winnes mens very soules and is therefore sent To be the Speaker in Gods Parliament Hee 's the Lands gardner and doth Schismes supplant To make Religion grow nor plucks hee hearts Vp by the rootes as doeâ— the 〈◊〉 But Champion like throwes his Spiritâ—all daâ—tâ— Aâ— Miterd Heads and those that are their parts The Holy-spells by Him to Subiects spread Fasten the Kings Crowne closer to his head Dycastes OR The Iudgâ— THe fourth that stands this Quarrel is more strong In Scarlet then in Stâ—ele looke how the Moone Betweene the day So Hee twixt Right and Wrong Sits Equall Empire like the orbed Moone Empires by him swell hye or fall as soone For when 〈◊〉 â—ights 〈◊〉 on foot-clothes â—ide Al and so left is like a rauisht Bride The Regall Chaire would downe be thrown Religion Take Sâ—nctuary No man durst be goâ—d Nor could be safe being bad Confusion Would be held 〈◊〉 and as in the 〈◊〉 The world was couerd so would all in blood If Iustice eies were closde No man sleeps speakes Nor â—ates but by Her Traitors nets she breakes Academicos OR The Scholler OVr Academick Warriâ—r next does tread This Ciuil March with Artâ— strong Arguments Fighting where those Ten Squadrons gather head Whose Rankes he breaks cuts off and circumuents Their Ambushes yea driues them to their Tents Till Learnings seauen-fold shield does Truth aduaÌ„ce And beates downe Roâ—es vsurping ignorance Hee 's Honors beautie and the Statists honor The Churches piller and the Lawes expoâ—nder Hee serues A lack the whileâ— vnder Wants banner Yet Crozier-sâ—â—â—es â—triue to be his 〈◊〉 Sick parts must faile when we cuâ—â—ff the â—ounder At Him They therefore strike Take 〈◊〉 away Men are but painted loame and gilded clay Stratiotes OR The Souldier THe Drums Clarions sound and now behold Our Souldier Rampant like noâ— Vâ—â—breaâ—t like Bloodily tearing Princes throates for Gold Or playing the Moale His sword does fairly strike Hee talkes with Canons mouthes and by his pike Measures out Peace peace is wouen out of warre Hee 's paralelled with Kings kings souldiers are Vpon his head grow Bayes proofe against Lightning And thundring terrors on his heart a Rock Which giues to his own Nation strength Heightning To others Ship-wrack Hee s the waking Cock The Dâ—lphick Oracle to which we flock When Hard Things happen Hee 's wheÌ„ dangers call The Courts Guard Countries â—ulwark Cities wall Emporos OR The Merchant THe Seauenth in our Decemâ— virate one Nation Colleagues with t'other for the Merchant marrie Kingdome to Kingdome by Negotiation And as great volummes shrinke to Comeâ—taries So in a small Ship Hee a Country carries Transporting hence his Owne to forren Climes And bringing al things froÌ„ Them but their Crimes This is that Husbâ—nd Oeâ—onâ—micall Thaâ— giues a Citie order Wealth and State And like a Cedar growes so faire and Tall That from Him springs The 〈◊〉 Magistrate So little brâ—â—kes going on incorporate Themselues with â—iuers And So Riuers can In time doe serâ—ice to the Ocâ—an Nautes OR The Sea-man NOw spred we all our Sailes this Champion rides On the Foure Windes Terror to proud Inuasion And from but wodden baâ—tlements deâ—ides The braues the bullets of the bloodiest Nation For being at mortall few'd in deadliest fashion With Aire and Water t is no humane charme Can breake his courage or his faith disarme A progresse does Hee take from Realme to Realme With goodly water-pageants borne before him The safetie of the Land sits at his Heâ—me No daÌ„ger Here can touch but what runs ore him But being in heau'ens eye still It does restore him To liuelier Spirits to meete death with ease If thou wouldst know thy maker search the Seas Arotes OR The Plough-man THe Earthes hard-haÌ„ded Heire comes next to the field And claims a KegimeÌ„t He treads on Fâ—â—res And yet receiues all darts on his tough Shield Shot froÌ„ Foure Quarters at him Blunt he appears But what he wants in Tongâ—e he payes in Eares The oxe and Hee are fellowes and haue sence Of equall paine with equall patience All feedes vpon the labour of his brow Whilest Hee his own sweate drinkes â—is all his glory To see gay Haruest like as great Lordes bow To Thrones to bend to Him hee s neuer sory But when his 〈◊〉 â—ells a fruitles story Yet vnderneath his yoake this note hee sings Hee s Natures Iourny-man but workes for Kings Technytes OR The Artificer THe Reare-ward last aduances vp being led By the industrious thriuing Artizan The waies of Science needes hee well must tread For seauen yeares goe to make Him vp a man And Then by all the lawfull steppes hee can Climes hee to wealth Enough is His hee vaunts If tho he hoard not much hee feele not wants Hee 's th' Arme vnto a Citie to a Realme The Nervous strings that fortefie the heart No â—ough beyond-sea-stormes can ouer-whelme His Loialtie or make his bosome part To let in Romaine Bandes tho all their Art Be drawne to cleaue his faith with forked Shafts Yet hee 's not subtile But in Handi-crafts The Battaile AND Retrayte COnfronted are both Armies breathing quick And hostile Flames The One is puissant But wilde and Headles the false Catholick Fairely Arrainged comes the Protestant Squarâ—d Military Few but valiant Led brauely brauely followed All Lionâ— like And yet so spare of blood They First neuer strike For Mercie beares their Guydon and does grieue At Fall of any Should not Iustice stand Close by her with The Sword Vindicatiue The haught Invader would or'e-run the Land But now Battalions gainst Battalions band The Aluerado sounds they Fight and Fly Ours is the Feild Gods is the Victory FINIS Seductor Sueco â—allo Sicarius Anglo Prâ—ditor Imperiâ— Explorator Daâ—â—s Iberâ— Itaâ—◠〈◊〉 * Marterdome Aâ—â— three being Emblems of ProuideÌ„ce Wisdome Fortitude * Iesuite * Gospell â— Goâ—s-spell * Winter Sommer Autumne Spring * Corne. * The Eearth