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The prancing Swearer: or, perjury militant, an heroick poem. By C.M.
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M. C.
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1686
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Wing M12; ESTC R223717
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The Prancing Swearer Or Perjury Militant An HEROICK Poem By C. M. AS Babylon of Old was fertile grown In Perjuries enough to cloud the Sun So has our Age unhappy 't is to tell To Her approach'd the nearest Parallel Vnheard of Villains in our Matchless Age Publickly came on the Tribunal Stage Whose Poys'nous Breaths endeavour'd to defame The First of Rank in Sacred Honour's Name But as they are so ever may they be The scumm and dreggs of open Infamy IN that Proud City to whose Soveraign Sway The Eastern World did humble Homage pay Imperious Haughty Babilon by name Dwel◠〈…〉 a man of 〈…〉 To Him as well deserving was by Heav'n For a Chast Wife the Fair Susanna giv'n Susanna Whose unspotted Life and Grace Shew'd her the Daughter of good Chelcias In Piety matchless was the Parallel Whether the Child or Father did excel Besides the Blessing of a Virtuous Mate Heav'n bless'd him with a Large and Fair Estate His goodly House his Grotts his Garden fair Invites the Jews to walk and take the Air. Where must they go but to good Joacim He loves them All as All he thinks loves him But Oh! no Pleasures here below are found To be compleat but an Eternal Round Of changes flow Thus does a sudden Ebb Stop Joacim's Tides of Joys o th' Marriage-Bed The Time was come that Babylon must name Two of her Elders to support the Fame And Grandeur of her Laws who Judge and Hear All the Events of the Ensuing Year Chosen unhappy Choyce cry'd Heav'n who knew That Punishments must Babylon pursue When her old Judges judge not what is True At Joacim's House these Two did much abide And all depending suits of Law decide It chanc'd the Business of the Hall being done And Crowds of People all returned home Susanna in her Garden walk't alone The Elders this observ'd so sharply bent Are lustful Eyes upon the Innocent The more they gaze the more they do desire Her Beauty Fanns their Feavourish Coales of Fire Hot burns the Calenture no Med'cin's found Susanna gave Susanna cures the wound These wretched Elders joyntly do conspire In chast Susanna's Arms to quench their Fire Secret they lie purdeiu and watch the time I' th' Garden for to act their horrid Crime And loe unguarded Innocence comes in Her Maids attending thinking no design Was ' gainst her Honour laid They only fear Whose Crowding Ills the sting of Conscience bear The fervent day fraught full with Phoebus Beams Invites Susanna to the cooling Streams Willing to bath thinking no mortal Eye Uncover'd Innocence was there to spy Then on her Maids she forthwith laid Commands To fetch her Oyl and Wash-Balls for her Hands To shut the Garden Doors lest any one Whilst bathing should approach to her alone The which no sooner she to them had said But her Commands were willingly obey'd No sooner left but from the secret Grove The Elders rush swell'd full with poys'nous Love Tell her their purpose bid consent or dy Death is your Lott except with us you ly If you refuse against you we will swear That a young Youth in your Embraces here You did Caress all naked as you are She wept and said What Land or Sea is free What Refuge now remains for Wretched me Surpriz'd Betray'd by Two curs'd Villains Rage Nought but Almighty Power can it asswage If I consent and grant you your desire Oh! better 't is to suffer by your Hands Than Violate th' Almighty's High Commands This said her Tears and Sorrows spake the rest But nothing mov'd Compassion in their Breast These Shamming Elders seize the Innocent And to take Life and Honour both are bent The noyse being heard the Servants all did run To know what in the Garden then was done The Elders blast Susanna with a Ly What Innocence is safe from Perjury 'T is noys'd and Rumours still in telling grow As rolling Snow-Balls ever gather Snow The People flock where Joacim doth dwell To hear these Judges their Shamm story tell Who in the Presence of the People sent For Chast Susanna who was Innocent She comes attended with a numerous Throng Of Kindred weeping at her wondrous Wrong Her self serene and beauteous to behold Fram'd by Angelick Art in Heav'nly Mould But Ah! what help can Beauty her afford T was that at first unsheath'd the Villains sword The sharpest sword the Villains Perjur'd Word Laying their hands on fair Susanna's head In publick to the people thus they said As in good Joacim's Garden we did walk Of Truth and Justice privately to talk This Woman and her Maids mean time came in Alas we little thinking 't was to sin But her Attendants she soon sent away And shut the Doors least they should Her betray Then to Her came a Youth whose lustful Charms She gladly clasp'd within her willing Arms. This Wickedness we seeing with our Eyes ' Cause 't was Susanna strangely did surprize Then made we hast to seize th' Adulterous Man But he forc't ope ' the Door and from us ran Susanna then we took who now stands here But her Adulterer she would not declare This and much more we both can Testify Therefore t is just Susanna forthwith Dy. Now the Assembly did these Men believe Thinking that Judges never would deceive And spotless Innocence of Life bereave With a Loud Voice Susanna then did Cry O God in whom alone 's Omnisciency Loe here I am by Villains Perjury For what I never did Adjudg'd to dy Almighty Lord Thou Knowst my Innocence Thou Knowst they swear under a false Pretence And Perjury's their only Evidence Th' Almighty heard the Innocent thus Cry And as they led her to her Destiny A Sprightly Youth cry'd out Daniel by name Why do you thus the Innocent defame The Crowding People turning ask'd the Truth And Meaning of those words spoke by the Youth To whom Your Folly I must plainly tell Are ye such Fools ye Sons of Israel Thus rashly to Condemn the Innocent Without examining these men's Intent Return return unto the Judgement place Where you shall hear these wretched Elders case At which the Judges to him did reply Come publick speak where lies the villany Put these says he in seperate Rooms aside And the whole matter I will soon decide Then calls he one and to Him thus did say Thy wicked Perjuries appear to day Thou hast maliciously false Judgement given And black'd with Lies what is as clear as Heav'n But hearken now to what the Lord doth say The Innocent and Just thou shalt not slay Under what Tree did You this Woman see Committing with the Youth Adultery Who Answer made under a MASTICK TREE The Other being brought thus he began Of Judah Thou art not but Canaan Beauty to You has prov'd a Golden Bait And drawn upon You an Impending Fate Under what Tree did You this Woman see Committing with the Youth Adultery His answer was under an OAKEN TREE Your Oaths says Dan'el are more false than Hell Could ever broach to make a Parallel And Heav'ns Revenge has justly found this Day Your Crimes with equal Punishments to pay Th' amaz'd Assembly with Confused Noise Prais'd her Deliverer with Heart and Voice The Elders from their Honours were displac'd Prov'd Perjur'd Men abandon'd and disgrac'd And as themselves endeavour'd were they serv'd Suffering that Day Susanna was preserv'd Then all Her Friends to God did Praises sound ' Cause no Dishonesty in Her was found And from that Day the People did Proclaim Daniel most Wise and Chast Susanna's Fame THus Reader hast thou seen the blasted Times Of Israels Honour and her causing Crimes Here not the Low and Humble doe devise To cutt off Life and Fame with Perjuries But the great Rulers whose peculiar Care Is Mercy Truth and Justice falsly swear Vnhappy Land and People for what Curse Than Perjury can fall on Nations Worse What shield has Innocence if that the Fiend Will perjur'd be Her self for to defend None none but Heav'n could poor Susanna find To Innocence may Heav'n still prove so kind And for Revenge to perjur'd men may Heav'n Decree the Elders portion to be giv'n Licensed and Entered according to Order LONDON Printed by T. M. in Jewen-Street 1686.