¶ A WARNING For the city of London. That the Dwellers, there in may Repent their evil lives for fear of God's Plagues.  
To speak the truth, Let me nothing spare.  
But without fear, the veretie to declare.  
For sclaunderus words, I do not care  
Repent ye cittysnes of London.  
¶ Seek all the plasies, in christs dominion.  
And I do believe, in my opyngnyon.  
That none hath hardemore, of the treu evanglyon  
Repent ye cyttizyns of London.  
¶ Have ye not had, of Gods word such store.  
As never no city, hath had here tofore.  
And yet amendment of Life, is near the more.  
Repent ye cyttizyns of London.  
¶ What preachings ye have had, even in our age  
Of learned men, Both sapient and sage.  
Whereof some hath gone, to the counter or cage.  
Repent ye cittizyns of London.  
¶ Where hath the Gospel, been more freely preached.  
Where hath the verity, been more truly teached.  
Where hath Gods flock, been more apeached.  
Repent ye cittizyns of London.  
¶ I think if the cities, of Gomer and Sodom  
Had had such warning, as to you hath come.  
They would have Repent, their shameful Hordom.  
Repent ye cittizyns of London.  
The people that were drowned in noah's Flood,  
surely in naughtiness, were no more wood.  
Then is the sittizyns, which should be good.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
☞ Have not your Bishops, with strange sacrifice.  
Which they have offered, before Gods eyes.  
with Nadab and Abyhu, to have death likewise?  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ Have not your Priests, offered unto Ball.  
And do yet on strange Gods both cry and call.  
Deserving a Danyell on them to fall.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ What is the cause, that God hath sent,  
Such blind guides, over you to have judgement,  
But that you were never yet willing to Repent.  
ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ Hath not God sent you, both buzzards and kites  
To minister unto you wrong in stead of rights.  
¶ & have been dumb dogs with lacking their sights  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ These have you maintained, and do to this day.  
feeding their panchies, and clothing them gay.  
And maintain them with Horses, to ride in rich array  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ But he that truly preached with you at any time,  
Was never bidden, with most of you to dine.  
But was sent to newgate, in chains to pine.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ Have you not accused, the Innocents to death.  
And brought them to smythfyld, there to lose their breath  
God of you will axe their blood, as the scripture saith  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
☞ The good creature of God, called An Askewe.  
For declaring the verity, both Just and true.  
Was she not burned in Smythfield of you?  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
❧ For speaking against the abuse of the sacrmennt.  
And for not apeaching other to your intent.  
Was she not for these, both rackyd and brent.  
Repent ye sittizens of London.  
☞ Was not he glad, that had a Pole-axe in his hand  
with it as a witness, at her death to stand.  
Thinking thereby, to inherit the heavenly land.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
☞ O what blood hath been shed in your city.  
To rehearse all their Names, in this simple ditty.  
It would provoke Tourkes', with lamentable pity.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ Hath not the married Man, here lost his Life.  
And hath not the Husband here lost his Wife.  
And all for the Truth, such was your strife.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London.  
¶ Hath not the Father, seen his Child burned?  
And the Mother, the Daughter unto ashes turned.  
For which deed done, the parents sore mourned.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ With you the brother, hath betrayed the brother.  
And hath accused, the one the other.  
I am right sure, you can say none other.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ Not only this, but you have also.  
Hanged the true man, and let the theeffe go.  
Example by Hun, that it was so.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ This blindness, hath God let in you to rain.  
Because his true prophets, ye have always slain.  
And yet ye shall here of another plague again.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ Because to resist God, you have things discussed.  
God hath geune you up, unto your hearts lust.  
Causing you to worship, things made of dost.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ What shameful Idolatry, hath and doth rain.  
Amunge you in sarning Gods, foolish and vain.  
The present deeds doth declare, it plain.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ And now that your Gods, of wood and stone.  
Of silver and gold, be almost gone.  
Now other come, for mean to look on.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ I dare say that there, is many a one.  
That be glad that Images, be gone.  
Because that themselves, may be looked apone.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ Men may with some women, in london be aquanted  
That carved Idoldes, were never more painted.  
With shining faces, as though they sainted.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ And this also, I may truly say again.  
That many men, be also as vain.  
And would be looked, apone as fain.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ Some make their Gods, of their children.  
And will not suffer, them to learn.  
God's holy Laws, but of it them warn.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
Some make their Gods, of goods vile.  
Which they have gotten, with craft and gill.  
They never think, to leave but a whylle.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
Some make their Gods, of their dwelling places.  
And never have this, afore their faces.  
That the building of Heaven, this building out facis.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ Alas with my tears, I can not exprese.  
The abundance of, the great wickedness.  
That raineth in the city, doutlese.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ See what it is from Gods, Laws to run.  
How many great evells, straight way doth come.  
It may be well seen, by the city of London.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ When did any Mayer, know his just dowtie.  
☞ When did any sheriff, do his office truly.  
☞ When did any sergeant, use himself godly.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
❧ When did any Constable, see good order kept.  
❧ When did any bedells, look to poverty that wept.  
❧ When hard ye of keepers, that from cruelty slpte.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ Where dwelleth any, that hath his wife in subjection.  
¶ Where dweleth any under her husbands correction  
¶ Where dwelleth man and wife, of godly affection.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
☞ Whre dweleth a father, that teacheth his child gods law  
☞ Whre dweleth a child, that is under his father's awe  
☞ Whre dweleth he, that often this saw.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
Where dweleth a master, that keepeth his servants well.  
Where dweleth a servant, that followeth his master's good connsel.  
Where dweleth these to that truly by & sell.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ If I should speak of their buying and selling,  
The craft therein, pass my tongue telling.  
her provoketh against the Gospel great rebelling.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ That they have a delight, to walk in the night,  
And can not abide, of the gospels sight.  
Is seen in selling their wares with small light.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ Of great Pentysis, they have no lack.  
Painting their houses, round about with black.  
Though the ware be nought, the prise is not slack.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ The light of the son, they can not abide,  
Nor to have their windows open and wide.  
And this do they only, that their craft be not spied.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
☞ ye and though the ware be stark nought.  
yet will he swear, by him that us bought.  
That there can no better in England be sought.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ first he lieth, and sayeth that it is good.  
Then he sweareth, as though he were wood.  
And himself forsweareth, in the same mood.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
☞ Here is a Plague for lying & a Plague for swearing  
☞ A Plague for perjury, that deserveth hell tearing.  
☞ Three Plagues are deserved, a heavy hearering.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
¶ Hayll, Brimstone, and also wild fire.  
Shall come from Heaven, to pay your hire.  
Unless shortly you, recompense the byear.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ ye bring the curse of God, daily on your head.  
which shall fall upon you, as heavy as any lead.  
For Poverty with you, hath the street for his bed.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ Oh what Hordome Adultery, and fornication▪  
Is used among you, and not looked upon?  
with all kinds of other abomination.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ amend amend, I say and Repent,  
And say not but warning, God hath you sent.  
If you do not, you are like to be rend.  
Repent ye sittizyns of London,  
Acknowledge your sins to the living god almighty  
And repent, from the bottom of your hearts heartily  
And have Faith in the Blood of jesus Christ only.  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
¶ Pray unto God, to increase your Faith.  
And believe all things, that scripture saith.  
And god shall save you, through Christis death.  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
¶ you may well say, that Faith you have.  
Sufficient your souls to save.  
But your daily works, do you deprave.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
☞ Christ saith, that every good tree,  
By his Fruit, is known manifestly.  
your works, declare that Faithless you be,  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ Can thorns bear grapes, by any mean.  
❧ Or briars figs, was it ever scene.  
So a corrupt Faith, show works unclean.  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
¶ A good tree must nydes bring forth good Fruit.  
example by Christ, I may plainly dispute.  
Which first with his deeds, did the jews confute.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
❧ Every tree, that bringeth not forth.  
Good fruit, it is nothing worth  
But to be cast into fire, that all way 〈◊〉.  
Repent ye citizens of London  
¶ Let your works, Afore mean so shynne.  
According unto, the scriptures Devynne.  
That god may be praised, your Father and mine.  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
And If amendment, do not now apere.  
That all mean may see it open and clyer  
Doubt ye not, but more shortly you shall here.  
Repent ye citizens of London.  
Let the voice of you, unto God be hard.  
To pray for your Lord and King, Edward.  
Confessing you have not, so good a king desarue●  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
❧ Also pray ye, for the holle Counsel,  
That the sprite of GOD, in them may dwell.  
And then no doubt, they shall do well.  
Repent ye citizens of London,  
❧ FINIS. ❧  
(Quod) William Samuel.   

Imprinted at London by me Humphrey powel, dewellinge above Holborn conduit  
And are to be sold by Hugh syngelton at the sign of saint Augustine in Polles churchyard.