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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18039	A larume belle for London, with à caueat or warning to England also a pitifull complaint of the penitente synner, newlie set forthe by Ihon Carre, citezein of London.	Carr, John, citezein of London.; Phillippes, W.	1573 (1573)	STC 4684; ESTC S104895	5,372	24

A Larume Belle for London with à caueat or warning to England also a pitifull complaint of the penitente synner newlie set for the by Iohn Carre Citezein of London ❀ ¶ Imprinted at London by Henry Kirckham at the signe of the blacke Bole at the little North doore of Poules 1573. FOR thee O London I lament And wring my hāds with mourning chere Because that thou wilt not repent Seyng thy destruction draweth nere If it be true as scriptures tell Thy synnes will sincke thee doune to hell The vices whiche in thee are vsed To tedious are for me to tell Thy noble fame is sore abused By those whiche in thee now doe dwell Whereby I see thy greate decaie That God doeth threaten thee eche daie The vice of pride hath tane suche place That it can not be rooled out And hath continued so long space That of Gods ire thou hast no doubt And suche a place pride doeth supplie That from thee it will neuer flie For like a weede it vp doeth spryng It is not set nor sowen at all The whiche good herbes fruictes will bryng Ere thei be ripe vnto a fall To cut it doune it is no boote Except ye cleane plucke vp the roote For where this wéede doeth spring grow Good fruictes can not there prospere well Because that cruelnesse so doeth flowe That verteous herbes it doeth excell Whiche weede we maie cōpare to pride That causeth vertue awaie to slide So likewise Pride in London now Doeth florishe in suche goodly sorte That thei muent whiche waie and how Thereby augmented it might be And nothyng doe regarde at all That Pride in the ende will haue a fall Consider well that Pride hath been The fall of many cities greate And Sodom sonke for suche like synne As sacred scriptures doeth repete Gomorrha eke came to decaie Because that Pride did beare the swaie And Alexandria in like cace Whiche was a citie strong and greate Pride would not let them purchase gracer Nor yet for mercie would intreate Because that Pride so muche did flowe It was destroied and lies full lowe And Niniuie like cause I finde In the ende for Pride was cleane destroied For Pride so muche did puffe their minde That God was cleane forgot and voide In Pride so muche thei did delite That God the same destroied quite Ierusalem that citie strong Pride would not let them God to knowe In whiche Pride thei contined long As Iosephus the same doeth showe Till Titus did destrote the same And did accuse their pride with shame Ensample take by noble Troie The like for pride was neuer sene With warres the Grekes did it destroie Bothe wall and house the threwe doune clene Because that Pride did beare the swaie It came to ruine and decaie Therefore O London now take heede For thou wast called Troic sometyme That suche decaie doeth not procede For to reuenge of Pride the crime Therefore repent from Pride refraine Lest as Troie did thou feele some paine For God doeth threaten thy greate fall By signes and tokens many waies The whiche vnto thee happen shall Shortly Christ saieth and that in fewe daies Therefore his power diuine to please Repent his ire thou shalt appease O London thou hast cause to weepe For to consider thyne estate Thou art in synne now drounde so deepe That from hell mouthe thou caust not scape Except repentaunce thou embrace At Gods hande thou shalt finde no grace To practise pride thou doest delight And fonde deuises for to gaine Whiche is estemed all in Gods sight A thyng moste friuolous and vaine Yet thou doest seke the same to vse Whiche doeth thy noble fame abuse Let this a reformation be For thee that thou in tyme repent Whereby thou mightst haue grace to flee From Pride the Lordes will to content Reuolue in mynde what happen shall For Pride in the ende will haue a fall Finis quod Ihon Carre ¶ A caueat or warnyng to Englande THe present plagues that now we fele our ioyes deeth muche incroche And feare of forrein foes besides who seeke for to approche To woorke annoye to Britaine soile but Ioue bee thankte therefore That hath dislodgde the treasen now whiche Curia kepte in store The hidden sparkes haue winde disperste the smoke hath showne her fire And dristyng Yris hath constrainde the furious flambes retire That long within Rammusius breaste in couerte close did lurke Pretendyng naught but Princes fall and Englandes woe to woorke For outwarde face maie simple seme where sauour doeth affecte And Wolfe beyng cladde in Lambes arraie who can at firste suspecte Till gredie iawes to woorke decaie of sillie Lambes doe thirste And doeth retourne to vomite olde from whence he came at firste But tyme hath tride what coloured crafte simplicitie long did cloke And rooted vp suche weedes as crste good corne haue sought to choke The gardner hath her sickle sharpte to plucke vp all suche seedes As to the eye doe fruictfull seme and yet are stinckyng weedes Whose barrein braunche as fertile semde to those that simple were In eche respecte as did the tree that yerely fruicte did beare But he whiche first did plant those trees in this our Englishe lande And did assigne the Gardener she to take the chardge in hande Hath showne her grace where she shall graft and where that she shall roote Accordyng as affection serues to snche as yelde no fruite And least that soile hereafter should his force againe renewe And holesome herbes in Englande sowne should forrein weedes subdue Her grace in hande the sickle holdes to croppe suche ympes in tyme Least if she staie as erste she did thei happe to high to climbe Though that our gracious Prince doeth loth to yelde the fatall stroke To those that by desertes might muche her highnesse ire prouoke With edged tooles seme not to ieste moue not your Prince to muche Leaste that the edge doe tourne and cutte when you the same doe touche Let eche degree obeye their Prince as duetie hath assinde Good Englande watche and looke aboute there comes a plague behinde That more will vexe then sicknesse doeth repent therefore with spede Leaste God for thy incestious life to take reuenge procede O worthie Prince as erste thou haste the Gospelles might maintained And haste redreste the poore mans cause whiche hath for right complainde Ronoumed Prince euen so I craue forsee thy subiectes woes And yelde reuenge to suche as wishe thy Croune to forrein foes Excepte the deedes of suche in tyme as hollowe hartes possesse In woordes true subiectes to your grace in deedes mynde nothyng lesse O Lorde cutte of suche impes in tyme and sende your grace tranquilitie God graunt the nobles maie incline to yelde your grace humilitie God graunt the Gospell good successe and Cleargie for to preache The sincire truthe as Christ hym self was wonte the same to teache Doe Antichriste confounde O Lorde bryng Rome to desolation And doe preserue Elizabeth The Queene of Englishe nation Illuminate the Commons