The diuell of the vault. Or, The vnmasking of murther in a briefe declaration of the Cacolicke-complotted [sic] treason, lately discouerd: I.H. I. H., fl. 1616. 1606 Approx. 17 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 14 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-08 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A02436 STC 12568 ESTC S103574 99839325 99839325 3734 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A02436) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 3734) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1175:04) The diuell of the vault. Or, The vnmasking of murther in a briefe declaration of the Cacolicke-complotted [sic] treason, lately discouerd: I.H. I. H., fl. 1616. Heath, John, Fellow of New College, Oxford, attributed name. [28] p. Printed by E. A[llde] for Nathnaiell [sic] Butter, and are to be solde at his shop neere Paules Churchyard, at Saint Austens Gate, London : 1616. Sometimes doubtfully attributed to John Heath. In verse. Inspired by the Gunpowder Plot. Printer's name from STC. Signatures: A-D⁴ (-A1, D4). Running title reads: The vnmasking of murther. Vertical chain lines. Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Gunpowder Plot, 1605 -- Early works to 1800. 2004-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-03 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-04 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2004-04 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-07 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE DIVELL of the Vault . OR , The vnmasking of Murther In a briefe declaration of the Cacolicke-complotted Treason , lately discouerd : Persius . Sat. 2. Ocuruae in terris animae , & caelestium inanes ! I. H. LONDON Printed by E. A. for Nathnaiell Butter , and are to be solde at his Shop neere Paules Churchyard , at Saint Austens Gate . 1606. To the Reader MVst I haue recourse in this apologeticall Proiect ; to intercept the snarling censure of calumniating Zoylus ; and intreate him to excuse mee for diuulging this monstrous Subiect in so naked a stile , and vnaccustomed straine : attribute it not altogether to the debility of my shallow capacitie : for I could haue inuested it with more polished roabes ( without ostentation ) had not the times breuitie prohibited my inuention , and other accidentall occurrences intercepted my intention : therefore vouchsafe aequi bonique consulere : seeing but some three houres limitation was exhibited vnto me ( vpon serious occasion ) for the composing of it , and because Non vacat exiguum tempus , to suprauise it , was so rough-hewne exposed to the Presse . ⸪ Farwell . I. H. The vnmasking of Murther : OR , A briefe declaration of the Cacolike-intended Treason , lately discouered . COME thou obdurate flintly heart , with mournings melt in twaine : To heare my weeping pen houle foorth , Melpomens Tragicke straine : So dreadfull , foule , Chymera-like , my Subiect must appeare : That heauen amaz'd , and hell disturb'd , the earth shall quake with feare . If murther , furies , fates and death , beclad with bloody weede : Would all concurre with Nights blacke houres , to plot some dismall deede : Let them but congregate themselues , and silent stand awhile : To draw deathes samplar from the sense , and sequel of my stile . Exstracted from the Stratagems , of Pope and Popish name : That euery letter in these lines , may Character his shame : Whose strict Religion grounded false , on proud rebellion stands ; Which dooth subborne his hel-bred troupe , with blood t' imbrue their hands . Whose faith 's but faction , though ore vail'd , with holy pure pretence : Suggesting men with doctrines damn'd , sell soules for Peter pence . These Tygrish blood-sworne Iesuites , Spanized Brittish slaues : Through errors darke poore Layicks leade , blindfold downe to their graues . Ambition boyling in their breastes , like Nylus raging floud : Bids them erect their cursed Church , on Prince and Peoples bloud . Which they in each precedent age , haue exercised so : As God and man , heauen , earth and all denounce against them , woe : Th' originall of putride Popes , from Murther first arose : For Phocas did Mauritius , by trecherous hand depose . And therin still perseuer'd haue , with Vultur-minded hate : Which would be to prolixious heere , to recapitulate . Glaunce but on stories pristinate , ( Murther in Myrrors see : ) And there perspicuously discerne what Romes religions be . No innouations , stratagems . Treachery gainst state or King , But Papists ranckt on Deaths black stage : as th' Actors still they bring . Yet Protestants they Tyrants tearme , who laugh to see men bleed : Pursuing them , their corps t'immure with Deaths cole pallide weed . But nere t' was read that Catholicke for Conscience lost his breath : But for Conspiracies gainst Kings , drag'd to immediate death . Nor euer heard ▪ that Protestant , his Princes bloud acquir'd : Nor by rebellious vproares rude , the Papists deaths conspir'd . For pregnant instance let 's suruay , those in-bred broyles of Fraunce : When they by barbarous butchery thought , their Papall Sect t' aduance . Where cursed Guize rang deaths alarmes , in deepe of silent Night : Protesting to the Protestants , for God and them to fight . But his intent farre dissonant , depriu'd them all of life : And massacred three thousand soules with Murthers slaughtring knife . There Papists tossed harmelese babes , vpon their speares sharpe point : Then did their wombes euiscerate , and teare them joynt from joynt . Dragging their wofull scritching mothers , through euery street by th' haire : Which to the neere adjacent Iles , did argue wondrous feare . Now let 's reuert and home retire , to view Queene Maries dayes : How Protestants by Popish plots , were murthered various wayes . Some rackt , expos'd to torments strange , some judg'd to stroke of sword : And many sacred Martirs burnt , for Christs soule-sauing word . Draw neerer to Elizaes Raigne , ( true Map of honor'd fame : ) Behold ▪ how Papists sought her death , to their nere ▪ sleeping shame . By Phylters , Poysons , and by sword , they stroue to worke her end : But gainst them all , heauens powerfull God , did still her life defend . Thus haue they left in by-past times such murdrous markes behind them : As we in these our moderne dayes , by strange experience finde them . Now let the deeds of th' vgly darke , stand as examinate With each immane prestigious plot , which were vnmaskt of late . A Trecherie so with bloud repleate , so Nero ▪ like deuis'd , As it through th'carths immensall Globe , nere can be equaliz'd . A fact ( for famous infamie , ) that Cyclops doth excell : By Papists shame on earth begun , neuer to end in hell . Let Rumor vent his flatuous cheekes , with Fames Pegatian speed : And through the spatious orbe diuulge their thrice accursed deed . From th'Articke , to th'Antarticke Pole , sound this through th' earths wide eares : Papists at once would haue consum'd Brittaines King , Prince , and Peeres . With mercy-wanting powder fir'd , to wound them with deaths blow : Yet whence their fatall doome was drawne , not any wight should know . At that selfe time when this complot should executed be : The like accurrence wondrous was displaied in Germanie . At Minden in Westphalia , ( as Fame diuulg'd of late ) Th'Electors seauen assemled were , to treate of publique state : They were no sooner congregate , into the Councell Hall , But straight a Sulphur-sauoring aire , their senses did appall . They with conjectures strange ytost , with feare disammate : Proroag'd their ponderous state-affaires , and rose from whence they sate . But ere these Dukes ( drown'd in suspence ) could to their Courts repaire ; Their Senate house with thundring noyse , was blowne vp in the ayre . Wherby th' adjacent strong-built Towers , were battred to the ground And men wrapt in Deaths pallide robes , with mangled corps were found . Thus ( as a prisoned Lyon staru'd runs roaring for his prey ▪ ) The Papists through large Europe ranged , the Protestants to sley . Arm'd with impetuous Toad-swolne hate , diffus'd from murthering hart : For France with vs and Germanie , had shar'd deathes bloudy part . Examplyfied by that complot , gain'st Burbon , the French King : Attempted by two Iesuites , as true report doth bring . Who lurking close on Paris bridge , like blacke incarnate Fiends ; Their glowing eyes bewraying still , their murther-plotting mindes . Attended there like fatall Owles , the Serjants of sterne death : As he with 's courtly traine should passe to stop his vitall breath . No sooner he approched was , in pompe and regall state ; But one of them with poysoned knife , strooke him with furious hate . Yet mans great Gouernor did so , infatuate his arme : That penetracting through his clothes , on 's body wrought no harme . But when this Deuill quite frustrate saw , his bloudy hopes successe : Resolu'd t' haue smooth'd his horride crime , with forged Frenzinesse . Thus deem'd these cursed Catilines , t' affirme their vowes with bloud : And turne large Europes siluer streames to purple lakes of bloud . But God his great'st omnipotence , in deepest danger showes : And metamorphiz'd their deseignes , to their owne ouerthrowes . Heauen 's graunt , that these perfidious plots , Popes Period may portend : And that Romes Hydra headed sect , may haue conclusiue end . The triuial Prouerbe then pronounc'd to murdering slaues ; is this : Thou art almoste so bloud-bestain'd , as a damn'd Papist is . Let Christian hearts hold them at gaze , as Nights Sun-shining Owles , Are wondred at by warbling Birds , and light-embracing Fowles . What dismall terror had it beene , to each teare-trickling eye : To view dismembred corps dispers'd , and dissipated lye . To see such royall and Noble shapes , blowne vp in th'whisking ayre , Heere armes , there legges , disseuered quite , lie mangled euery where . Some ston'd with feare , some raging runne , some volley foorth shrill cries : T' appall blacke hell , amaze the earth , and penetrate the skies . Some swift persue wars murmuring noise , be clad with clashing armes : Some fir'd with furie entertain'd , Rebellions fierce alarmes . Then many headed multitude , confused flocke together : As though Deuils , furies , grizly ghosts , were all assembled thither . To see the strengthlesse sucklings braines , bedasht gainst flinty stones : And pampred Palfreyes steele strong hoofes , strike fire on dead mens bones . Some wounded deadly , dead-aliue , liuing crie out for death : Some dying liue , some liuing dye , and gape for liuelesse breath . Some groueling wallow on the earth , in blood halfe suffocate : And euery streete be purplefied with goares coagulate . To see sterne Tyrants recking blades , bedide with Brittaines bloud : Hurling alongst the Channels , like a Scarlet coloured floud . To see mountaines of slaughtered men , whose crimson-tonged wounds : Gainst Papists , vengeance dread proclaime , with hideous dreadfull sounds . Confusion with hels horride howles , denounce grim deaths alarmes . While leane-fac'd Famine all ingirts , betwixt her icye armes . To view blacke Murther sans remorce , rush raging through each streete : Massacring with impartiall sword , the next he haps to meete . Then should each heau'n-affecting soule , by deepe destruction fall : The Preacher , Saint , religious man , merchant , mechanicke , all By Popish Sectaries , then should haue , beene drag'd to deathes darke Caues : Matrons defil'd , Virgins deflowr'd , by base vnhallowed slaues . One scud through strange Meandred paths , to some vast vaulted Caue : Another climbe some Rockie Mount , his desperate life to saue . Others more sterne , resolu'd t' indure , wars tyrannizing blowes : And all distract , enuiron'd with inexecrable woes . Then Britons Angel-garded gates , had opened to their hand : And entrance made for forraigne powers , to ruinate the land . Then had these sight-depriued Moales , ( who vndermin'd the ground : Peece-meale to riue the Parliament , with sense appalling sound ; ) Brought Gospellers and Protestants , to vndeserued shame : Diuulging by their forg'd declaimes , that they had wrought the same . Thereby t' incurre a generall grace , to steale the vulgars hearts : And by the blood of innnocence , to act deaths tragicke parts . O Catesby , Pierey , hels blacke fiends , these were your working frames ▪ So that each childe doth scritch with feare at mention of your names . These are the fatall accidents , that would from treason rise : Sought by the Papists damn'd designes and faithlesse fallacie . Thus would they gormandize mans bloud , with vnrelenting fell : Like Fiends rowz'd from the tenebrous deepes , of Sulphur-flaming hell . And fraught with vniuersall rage , gainst earth connex'd in one : Typhous-like hoisse Rocke on Rocke , Heau's great King to dis-throne . But he that from the Chaos darke , produc'd both life and light : Did explicate their plots compos'd , in th'adumbragious Night . And vrg'd them to reueale themselues , conceale they could not chuse : For murther still it selfe condemnes , fore truth stands out t' accuse . Remarke how God , with semblant plagues , their crimes recaliate : Who did with hels ambitious drugs , their soules inebriate . For they the death of Prince and Peere , by Powder did intend : So pittilesse powder did conspire , their neuer ending end . And those heads , which those engines fram'd , erected are on hic . Exploded from the sight of heauen , and loath'd of earthly eye . Therefore to Heauen 's Iehouah yeeld , all vniformall praise : Laudate sing with ioynt assent , his powerfull glory raise . Who hath preseru'd our liues , traduc'd , to direfull Harpies clawes : Exhal'd vs from the chaps of hell . and death's deuouring jawes . Thou great composer of earths frame , with Cherubs guard our King : And shroud him from conspiracies , with thy all-couering wing . Protect him from all forraine force , from home-bred broiles and jarres : And let the number of his daies , surmount the countlesse Stars . With courage simpathize his power , corroborate his armes : Prescribe the meanes t'infatuate Romes minacing alarmes . Inspire the hearts of Christian Kings , t'vnite their force in one : And drag that triple-crowned Beast , from out his monstrous rhrone . Europe can nere Heau'ns Requiem sing , with peacefull amitie : Till these bloud-bathed Romish Wolues , quite extirpated be . Then let each Christian subiugate , discute the papall yoke : And with a heau'n-bred high resolue , blinde haeresies reuoke . Vlisses-like t'heau'ns Mast adhere , when Popish Syrens sing : Confide not in Romes Crocadiles , who weeping , wound and sting . Let 's serue one God , one Gospell preach , one faith professe each one : That we may shine like glorious Stars , fore his maiesticke throane . That at the great and generall Doome , when Mortals rise from dust : We all may reape immortall Crownes , reserued for the iust . FINIS .