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A10294	The spy discovering the danger of Arminian heresie and Spanish trecherie: written by I.R.	Russell, John, d. 1688.; Rhodes, John, minister of Enborne, attributed name.; Robinson, John, 1575?-1625, attributed name.	1628 (1628)	STC 20577; ESTC S115559	23,654	58

their eyes As monuments of English Covvardise Then had there beene no reason to suspect Ourselues of treason or as bad neglect VVhereas 't is settled novv in every thought Not French but English our Confusion vvrought Disloyalty not fortune lost the day So did vve looke on Cales and run avvay VVhereat aym'd that but that vve might giue Spaine Our land in earnest cause t' invade againe Nor onely vvere three subsidies spent there To makes vs laugh'dat but our soldiours vvere VVith stinking vitailes poyson'd by this plot VVe vveak'ned vvere and yet perceiv'd it not VVas not anothers voyage likevvise barr'd VVith a degree i' th' south VVho might haue marr'd The plate fleete had he beene in earnest sent Or they that set him on plaine dealuig meant But now of late our vvaightiest expeditions Are allvvayes frustrate by ill-meant commissions All plots pretended for our Kingdomes good Ly drovvn'd and buried in our Kingdomes blood And as not here projected but in Spaine On our part loose but on our foes side gaine Affaires of such great consequence of old VVhen great ones did not scorne to be controll'd VVere vvont to be concluded by consent Of the states body in a Parliament And not by factious spirits made alone Of plying mettle to be vvrought vpon Such greene-vvax councell that vvill onely take Th' impression he that made thē such vvould make And so his vvill not daring to gainsay That hates the state they doe the state betray Thus is our land made vveake our treasure vvasted Our court corrupted and our honour blasted Our lavves are broke our iustice sold and they That should reforme these mischiefes giue thē vvay All symptomes of a Kingdome that hath beene Declining long may be in England seene Our strength 's decayd the flovv're of all the land Haue perish'd vnder Buckinghams command Those that their liues haue ventur'd for their King Home nought but labour for their paines can bring Hence 't is our saylours are constrain'd to fly For vvant of pay vnto the enemy VVhereby it comes to passe a fisher tovvne The very name of England once could drovvne Doth vvith the terrour of some thirty saile At most the povver of that Kingdome quaile VVhich in the life of her renovvned Queene Kept all the vvorld in avv VVho e're hath seene So strange an alteration they that then Did feare a vvoman novv contemne our men Admire it not our marchants taken are Vnder the nose o' th' royall men of vvar Oh that some angell would from heav'n relate Vnto our King vvhat vvrongs are done the state He might beleeue 't And not giue eare alone To them that nothing haue to liue vpon But glorious titles and their Countreys spoyle The Kings exchequer and the Fav'rites smile No mervaile then such Caterpillers vse Their witts the authour of these ills t' excuse And Papists whom he rais'd in policy Religion and the gospells bane to be For if he once on whom they hang but crack Their credit state and Conscience must to wrack Yet can not those gold flourishes they cast Vpon his canker'd actions blind in hast The vveakest iudgments Nor is that conceit So often in their mouth of any vveight Pretending it a Paradox that those VVhom highest honours on all sides enclose Should not enioy content but still aspire From high'st preferments to ascend vp higher As if the large desires of humane pride Could be alas vvith bonds of reason ti ' de Ambition brookes no equalls and much lesse Superiours 't is imperfect happines She thinkes in greatest povver to be plac'd And not vvith so v'raigne titles to be grac'd Thus great things gain'd vve ayme at greater things Earles vvould be Dukes and Dukes vvould faine be Kings Should Spaine great King but promise to him this For vvhose sake all your Kingdome fares amisse As vvho knovves but it hath you soone should proue VVhether your person or your Crowne he loue Then should you see how of your power he made Vse to abuse your selfe and be a shade For such his actions As being rightly scan'd You 'le find all tended to vndoe your land Your subjects riches are your strength these he Consum'd in riot and in luxury Their loue 's the maine supporter of your state VVhich treach'rously he did alienate That destitute of all your peoples ayd Your selfe the state the truth might be betrayd Which that he might effect his doings all Aym'd at our foes advancement and our fall ' ' Great states affayers should allways manag'd be ' ' If we would haue them speed with secrecy ' 'Till they are ripe for practise with all speed ' ' And expedition then they must proceed This Macedonian did thy honour rayse This Caesar crownd thee with immortall prayse But all our plots our foes did vnderstand So well they seem'd proiected in their land Spaine ever ere our selues knew our intention And therefore still were readyer for prevention Then we for action Thus at Cales and Ree VVe lost our liues and purchas'd infamy Nor can I without horrour call to mind Thy vvrongs poore Rochell novv vvith famine pin'd Through our default whose fleete your safety broke And forc'd your necks vnto the tyrants yoke Then promising protection and pretending Supplies from time to time we would be sending VVhich were detain'd of purpose till too late ●T was we that made your case thus desperate For if w 'had sent assistance with good will VVhy lay graue valiant Denbighs navy still VVithout empeachment of those French that made ●He looking on the forts and Pallisade VVhy lack'd after they should haue launch'd so long Our fleetes provision but that all went wrong Search out this fault wise King in time and mend it And wheresoever treason harbours end it For feare those vipers that your favours wing Giues warmth vnto at last your hart shall sting Next to th' insulting French the German comes Beating with f●ry his victorious drummes And flesh'd in bloud of slaughter'd Protestants No liberty of consultation grants But summons 'cause he 's master of the field VVithout resistance made Truths Fort to yield But stay proud Austrian though thy conquring blade In seas of Christian bloud hath passage made Through which thou sailst to the desired port Of monarchy thy hopes may fall too short ●Tis true the world 's well mended with thee now Since venice made thy humbled knees to bow Presume not on 't for thou shalt doubtlesse find The greatest labour to remaine behind A Lyon yet may stop the Eagles flight And take revenge on that iniurious spight The gospell hath endur'd If God be just Knovv tyrant that his svvord shall never rust Shall he not hearken to the wofull plaints And lamentations of his martyr'd saints And for that bloud shed for his owne deare sake Sharpe vengeance on the cruell murth'rers take Yes yes he will and bloudy Tyrants shall Themselues orewhelm'd vvith bloud like Tyrants Nor is thy greatnes built on such a ground But Spaine vvill

THE SPY Discovering the Danger of ARMINIAN HERESIE and SPANISH TRECHERIE Written by I. R. Possibile est Satyras non scribere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Printed at Strasburgh 1628. TO ●ll zealous Professor● and true hearted Patriots in Great Britaine MY blus●ing disabilities haue at length adventured to passe the pikes of censure vnprovided of any other armes or ornaments then sincere loyaltie devoted to my King and Countreys service rather then my King and Countrey should be for want of a timely discovery of those dangers wherein they haue beene cunningly and intricately entangled thrust blindfold upon the pikes of forreyne enemies or the poyniards of domestick traytors Sooner had these naked raptures visited the world had this age afforded but an Egyptian midwife to forward them Faine would they haue fluttred abroad the last Parliament but the supercilious lookes of over-awing greatnesse had so danted these degenerous times that none durst adventure to giue wings to their desire Howsoever I hope their flight home from a forreyne Countrey will not now be unseasonable The raine was ceas'd and the windowes of heauen were shutt when Noah sent forth his returning raven but the inundation remayned All the fabrick falls not assoone as ever the foundation sinckes but the mystery of iniquity runnes on so many wheeles that it is to be feared the removall of one though it may slacken can ●●●●●erly hinder the motion Yet unlesse all be d●…red the danger may be indeede partly abated can not be wholly avoyded If any censure me for presenting so graue a subject treading in measure they may consider that the whole book is but an explanation of the Frontis-piece such expressions square best with a metricall proportion As for statelynes of style my scantling of time permitted me not had I affected that more then plainnes in so serious a matter to be so refyn'd Whatsoever the acceptance be it proceeds from a well meaning hart And J beseech God that with the oracles of our Lawes and ornaments of our state especially with him that is the chiefe of both they may worke the same effects for the preventing of imminent danger and providing for the publique safetie that I desire Whose consultations that they may haue free proceeding for the establishing such wholesome Lawes as may tende to the advancement of Gods glory his Majesties honour the Gospells encrease and the Kingdomet welfare I will dayly offer up my most earnest supplications before the throne of grace Strasborgh Aug. 23. sty vet Your affectionate though afflicted Servant and Countreyman J. R. THE SPY MVST I turne mad like Solon and write rimes VVhen Philippicks would better fit the times Yes Yes I must For what soe're they be In presse or pulpit dare of speech be free In truth's behalfe and vent their grieved mind In phrase more serious or some graver kinde Though at the common good they onely ayme And be as strictly Carefull to shun blame As wisdome can devise they cannot scape The malice of the age Some mouths must gape VVhos 's guilty Conscience tells them this was pend To lash at vs their sland'rous breath to spend In their disgrace and bring them into hate As movers of sedition in the state As if truth's friend must needs be Englands foe These rimes I hope shall not be censur'd so Councels of old encourag'd such men still Till those made Councellours did curbe their will VVho boldly would for publique safety vtter VVhat novv the best in private dare not mutter Vnder the Fleetes damnation Nay 't is fear'd That their advise in Councell is not heard VVho passe their kewes enioyn'd or else come short Nor is this strange for we have Presidents for 't Our fathers dead their sonnes their courage lost Many of bloud of spirit few can boast Where now is Essex Norris Rawleigh Drake At whose remembrance yet proud Spaine doth quake Where 's Burleigh Cecill all those axletrees Of state that brought our foes vpon their knees Where are such fearelesse peerelesse Peeres become All silenc'd what is all the world turnd ' dumbe Oh how hath trech'rous coward feare enchanted This plying temporizing age and danted Our noblest spirits what dull heavy fate Hath lull'd asleepe and stup●fi'd our state That few will see at least none dare disclose Those plots our forreine and domestick foes Haue layd to ruine vs. Shall th' Austrian brood Abroad be gorg'd and glutted with the blood Of our allies and friends nay shall they here At home a Babel of Confusion reare And none speake to prevent it is there not Vn slaughter'd or vn poyson'd left one Scot Dares tell the blindfold state it headlong reeles To Spanish thraldome vpon spanish wheeles And that those Pillars may be iustly fear'd VVill fall on vs that we our selues haue rear'd Then giue him leaue for Stons sake to speake whose heart with griefe had it no vēt would breake Thou therefore sacred Mother Christs deare Wife From whose pure breasts I suck'd the food of life And thou deare Countrey in whose peacefull lap First to receiue my breath 't was my blest hap Vouchsafe t' accept and graciously peruse Th' abortiue ofspring of an vnripe Muse And suffer not weake insufficiency To counterpoyse his harts true loyalty In your affections who to doe you good VVould thinke th' exhausion of his deerest blood Great happines and want of liberty Large freedome nay could ev'n contented be Or for your safety to be sacrific'd Or your saluation Anathematiz'd Nor feare I censure though strict Cato read VVhil'st in the well knowne path of truth I tread And travaile in her cause The subiects vveight Repells the breath of eu'ry vaine Conceit And for Spaines agents and times flatt'ring Minions I neither passe their persons nor opinions For God that doth the hearts of all men see Knovves my intentions just and honest be ' 'T is no vainglorious humour makes me doe it Nor doth malicious envy force me to it But hate of Spanish treason and true zeale Vnto the good of Church and Commonvveale VVhy therefore armed vvith so iust a cause Should I the censure feare of right-full lavves Or once suspect a Check or prohibition From any but a Popish pack'd Commisssion Nor can the Councell take such subjects ill As to true Patriots haue beene vvellcome still VVhat ever yet did merit condemnation Tending alone to publique preservation Mistake me not you Props of state I pray Such bold presumption never yet bare sway In my acknowled'gd weakenes as to goe About ●'informe your well tri'd judgments no I b●● persuade and not prescribe incite And not instruct your wisdomes to what 's right Those then of malice shall traduce my name By being guilty bring themselves to shame Should such squint Lamian envions eyes reflect O● their owne brests they would themselues correct Beforeth would censure others but such spight Shall never mount my Muses lowest flight So high this world I prize not as to close VVith falshoods fautours