❧ The re-edifying of salomon's Temple/ and the labourers thereof.  

WHen that the Cock began to crow  
in February last  
It was near day I knew right well  
the birds they song so fast   

For they recorded pleasantly  
when they did understand  
That winter's blasts began to suage  
and Vere was even at hand   

And when the Parker heard this Cock  
eftsone he 'gan to steer  
And up he start and gate him forth  
to view and see the dear,   

And when he came he see the dear  
where they were on the land  
At whom the dear were not amazed  
but still they stood and fawned.   

For well they wist this Parker came  
to do his wont feat,  
And or he went from them again  
in deed he gave them meat.   

Which they had sought & could not find  
wherefore they looked thine,  
As though they had been chaste with dogs  
that lately had rushed in.   

As soon as he was gone from them  
a Scory scourde the cost,  
To fray the bandogs from the Dear  
for fear they should be lost.   

Which long had made such spoil of them  
as like hath not been seen,  
At every course a leyshe or two  
as we full oft have seen.   

This Scory scoured all the park  
he searched it round about.  
To fortify the walls thereof  
to keep the bandogs out   

When he had take the view thereof,  
and saw the park so scalde.  
He made his suit unto the Queen  
to have it all new paled.   

And after him there did succeed  
a man of ancient years.  
Which did renew the former suit  
unto the noble Peers.   

Whose judgement is profound & deep  
as all the learned say.  
And he affyrmde and proved it both  
our faith was in decay.  
Which is the most assured wall  
that may or can be built,  
Which wall hath been battered at  
that it was almost spilt,  
And if this wall be not repaired  
but fall still in decay  
The bandogs will break in again  
and drive the dear away.  
Thus hath this ancient whithed proved  
with arguments most strong,  
That if this wall be not repaired  
the park cannot stand long.   

Wherefore the builders of this wall  
that have take it in hand  
Have sharpened all their tools right well  
to have this building stand.   

A Bill also sharped his edge  
to cut the brambles down  
And to destroy the wicked weeds  
that were in high renown.  
Thus all these builders work right well  
for they have begun the frame,  
And all that see their workmanship  
do much commend the same.   

They work it artificially  
as men expert and wise.  
For why they build upon the rock  
and not upon the ice.   

Who hath not seen, who hath not hard  
the doings of these men,  
What pains they take incessantly  
to build this wall again,   

To keep the young fawns from the fox  
and from the wolves and dogs.  
lest that the park be soylde again  
with swine and filthy hogs.  
Mark well the grist that grind all ground  
and ye shall understand,  
That he is able well to build  
the thing he taketh in hand.   

For he hath newly beat his quernes,  
wherefore it may be thought,  
That he intends to grind the grist  
that we full long have sought,   

But when the mighty Samson came  
that long had been away.  
He muzzled up the bandogs mouths  
that the had nought to say.   

So that their fury is well cooled  
through Sampsons' force and might  
For though they grin and look awry  
they have no power to bite,   

For now the dear go quietly  
within the pale and park,  
And are nothing afraid to here  
the bandogs how they bark,   

There keepers now are come again  
that long have been away,  
Wherefore the poor and simple Dear,  
are joyful of this day,   

For when the Horn was heard of them  
which sounded like a bell,  
The Dear that knew the same before  
did like it weary well.   

He blew his measures in such sort  
so truly and so trim  
That all that hard the sound thereof  
had much delight in him,   

Besides all these yet are there more,  
whose diligence and pain,  
Do crave of us etarnall praise  
that live and do remain,  
liefer and Sands, for so they height  
whose godly hearts and will  
Are wholly bend unto the truth  
and to confute the ill,   

So are these two that yet remain,  
as it hath well been seen,  
How learnedly they speak their minds  
before our noble Queen.   

Pedder and Wyntrel, these are they  
whose memory and fame  
shallbe revived, when they are dead  
their acts deserve the same,   

For these and for the rest of them  
let us give thanks to God,  
whose mercy towards us is such,  
that he hath broke the rod,   

O Lord be hold thy labourers  
and now put to thy hand,  
To build thy holy Temple up  
that it may ever stand.   

drive out the idle men thereof  
ye drive them clean away  
Which long have sought the spoil of it  
to bring it to decay.   

To whom let us left up our hearts  
at morrow and at even,  
That it will please him to preserve  
Elisabeth our queen,   

Long to endure amongst us here  
and to possess her place,  
And afterwards to joy with him  
when she hath run her race.   
Finis  
God save the queen,   

Imprinted at London, for William Pickering dwellind at Saint Magnus' Corner.