amende, amende; God's kingdom IS AT HAND: AMEN, AMEN.  
THE PROCLAMATION:  
Mene, Mene; 
Anagram.  Thine finished or ended;  
Tekel; Thou found fickle, or weak by Them.  
Peres, Thy Peers or parliament Mem:  
Mene Tekel upharsin  
K: parliament house.  
Jer: the first; and 10. vers. Dan. the sixt, and 21. vers.  
The New Song: Come and See.   

Anagrams, and Daniel Touched &c. Elinor Audeley: reveal O DANIEL.  Chap. 2. vers (19) Then was the secret revealed to Daniel. (22) He that revealeth the deep and secret Things. (28) But there is a GOD that revealeth secrets. (29) He that revealeth secrets. (47) Of a truth, your GOD is a revealer of secrets. CHAP: 5. The palm of the Hand: To the Palsgrave-prince, given in the year 1633 a fair Caveat drawn from the Letters of his Name: For Christian Princes namely, &c. Authorised by the Revel. 13. Chap. 17. vers. 
BElchazer, Be - Charles: Beware the French; The house of Medisis, to wit: of him also take heed in the year 1642: R: ESSEX, ESSE REX, or Devorex his first year of Taking, &c. Daniel, the 5. Chap. And Darius took the kingdom, being sixty-two years etc: which was divided between them two Da: and Cy:  
Belchazer, as much to say: without Treasure, or a Searcher, etc:  
THE Chaldeans: The Caledonians, or Scots: LONDON, BABYLON, Dubylon:  
FIRST Printed at Amsterdam: 1633 April; 1643.   

❧ To the Tune, who list a soldier's life to Lead.  

1  
TO Zion most beloved I sing,  
of Babylon a Song; (i wot  
Concerns you more: full well  
Than ye do think upon.  
Belchazer lo, behold the King  
feasting his thousand Lords;  
Phoebus and Mars, praised on each string  
every day records.   

2  
The vessels of God's house in Them,  
boldly they drink about:  
'Tis like His own were made away,  
bids holy Things bring out.  
Praising the Gods of gold and brass,  
of iron, Wood, and Stone  
Which hear nor see, Not out alas  
in Court are praised alone.   

3  
A Hand appeared in his sight,  
as he did drink the Wine;  
Upon the Wall against the Light,  
it Wrote about a Line.  
Before his Lords, the image like  
of any ghastly Skull;  
In knees nor loins, he had no might  
not set an hour full.   

4  
In vain to view, who could it read?  
Belchazer he doth shout,  
Calls for magicians, in with speed  
came in; as wise went out.  
Chaldeans and soothsayers sage,  
this meaning he which can;  
Of MENE, MENE, and so forth,  
Clothed in purple the Man.   

5  
Thus now, when all at their wits end  
wise men, all those Lords too,  
A woman lo to her they come:  
to learn what is to do.  
His majesty forgets to sup,  
Nobles astonished all:  
Musicians may their Pipes put up,  
such gazing on the Wall.   

6  
When mildly came the graceful Queen,  
where no small noise did Ring:  
Comes to the Banqueting-house so wide,  
said ever live O King.  
Daniel he shall end this strife,  
brought with no little speed:  
Was by the King saluted thus,  
of Thee we stand in Need.   

7  
Excellent things have heard of thee,  
how in my father's days:  
Inspired by the holy gods,  
thy sayings truth always.  
When vissions divine sent him,  
of future things most high:  
Then by thy Skill deliverst Them,  
decreed which were to die.   

8  
Make known this Thing, then if thou dost  
as sailed Thou hast never:  
Wear gold and purple too, 'tis Thine,  
Choice Make of whatsoever.  
For Courtly phrase, returned plain,  
Sir keep your gifts in store:  
High Offices let others gain,  
too much ye have given before.   

9  
Yet to the King make known I shall,  
and read the Writing true:  
As sure as in thy Treasure house,  
where all the world may view.  
The vessels of my God are brought,  
also as i am one,  
Of the captivity that mourn,  
in BABYLON so Long.   

10  
For vessels which profand by Thee,  
before the End: 'tis sent  
Not ignorant of all those Things,  
how paid that twelvemonths Rent.  
Which on thy grandsire came to pass,  
so careless yet for all:  
As if a Feigned story but,  
his miserable fall.   

11  
O King even Thou, 
Nebuch: Signifies, a Grandfather, and a Father both.  the most high God,  
unto Thy grandsire bold:  
Caldean Land a Nation fell,  
gave them to have and hold.  
The royal sceptre and the crown,  
Advanced whom he would have:  
And whom he would, he pulled down  
could put to death and save.   

12  
But raised himself above the stars,  
Names Not his god at all:  
Pride thus forgetfulness begets;  
Full tides lo have their FALL.  
Excellent majesty how soon,  
departed 'twas and gone?  
As much to say, but Bruitesh where  
The End is unthought On.   

13  
Now whilst The Earth bedewed with tears,  
he eats the hay which grows:  
Bewailed of all dejected soul,  
Not knows his friends from foes.  
The Earth, who late made seem to dance,  
with Songs of Triumph Loud:  
Then fleeth every wight as fast,  
among the Beasts doth crowd.   

14  
Nails His overgrown from head to feet  
and hair like horns that stares:  
His scarf turned to a chain of brass,  
His lodging as he fares.  
Of devil's Legions lead by them,  
a Monarch made a Slave:  
Till served out his seven times,  
for rest in vain to crave.   

15  
Walking in pride, deposed at length,  
driven from sons of men:  
Frighted was at the twelvemonths End,  
taken in his vaunting then.  
No feigned metamorphosed one,  
as Memory knowing well:  
After that feast, how soon expelled,  
the wild ass with did dwell.   

16  
To school sent to the ox to learn,  
that owner knows of his:  
fowls also their appointed time,  
more senseless sure he is.  
That's mindless of the time to Come,  
and beating needeth more:  
wilfulness brother of the fool,  
then bend, will break before.   

17  
woods all for woe, as well as Men  
ring out, and echoes call:  
For mercy on this savage King,  
in Holy Temples all.  
Who gave by Stare-light for device,  
A heart in silver field:  
An Eagle mounted on the Crest,  
graven upon His Shield.   

18  
Both deposed thus; Thou knowest well:  
Belchazer O his son,  
And of deliverance renowned so;  
how to his glory turned.  
A day a Trumpet made to sound,  
To generations all:  
Heavens hand solemnised with a feast,  
that No Time might recall.   

19  
The memory of such an Act,  
yet as it had not been;  
Who are Thy favourites more this day;  
or Matched to thy kin?  
Then those adoring Wood and Stone,  
for Statutes most divine:  
Meditate Carved statues on,  
in faction dost Combine.   

20  
With Enemies of God most high,  
to thrust Him from his Throne:  
And thus hast lifted up thyself;  
so facile and so prone.  
Against the Lord of heaven thy King,  
not humbling of thy heart:  
But stiffened haste with Pride thy neck,  
unto thy future smart.   

21  
Besides polluting holy Things,  
with Sabaths so divine:  
idolatry and Revels in,  
That Day and Night made thine:  
But he in whose hand thy Life is,  
thy Breath, and thy ways all:  
Hast Thou not glorified Him,  
hath sent This on the Wall.   

22  
Thy kingdom GOD hath finished,  
by Proclamation here;  
How light soever made thereof,  
He that sees far and near.  
Hath in the balance weighed Thee,  
and as Thy weightless gold;  
Lo thou his Image wanting: found  
more light than can be told.   

23  
Divided Thy kingdom here given,  
unto the Medesis;  
At hand no doubt The Hand it shows,  
Darius partly His.  
Standing divided like Thy mind,  
so Mene Mene then:  
Bids Thee beware the Judgement day,  
at Hand, Amen, Amen.   

24  
His father's son wild overgrown,  
as Daniel reproved his sin:  
Who might by no means moved be,  
glory to render Him.  
Ignorance with; not to be cloaked,  
but pride and Malice high:  
So hast not Thou Sir, done just so,  
And finding it no lie.   

25  
Of Mene Mene to Thee sent,  
Even twice fullfiled to be:  
The Hand pointing at Twenty-five,  
Heavenly Palmistry.  
Which year revealed God's dreadful day,  
whose handmaid for a sign:  
Our Troubles foretold as come to pass,  
how never such a Time.   

26  
Then is not He Belchazer right,  
when all, and more than all;  
Which could be thought, though fulfilled since,  
Mindless on GOD to Call.  
The faithless Steward rather then,  
Michael who's like GOD: 
Dan. 12.   
Become like one of us This Man,  
shall cause Him kiss the RODD.   

27  
When Death for one as 'tis no less,  
by Statute Law of Late:  
To have two wives at once, yet thine  
Own Case or present State.  
What is it but to say the Truth?  
the beam doth not espy;  
Rather to be plucked out Then,  
a Mote in others eye.   

28  
Which Hand as here betokens a blow,  
The balance who knows not:  
Cruelty and Injustice show,  
SIR AMEND You know what.  
And so go Little book to be,  
Sung as a pleasant Song:  
The Times at hand, another Note  
Great Britain sings ere Long.   

29  
Drunkards also, Here's to You,  
beware the Trumpets Call:  
For from Pride yours, and surfeiting,  
proceeds our Troubles all.  
Praying down with your Twelse-tyde-Shews,  
Stageplays and Foolery then,  
Lest in a Moment changed as He,  
Turned into devils from MEN.   

30  
So Cruelty and Pride farewell,  
That great Assyrians fall:  
who meant at once to put to Death,  
his wise Men even All.  
Neither regards His GOD nor Man,  
driven out as those that bray:  
The DIADEM as well fits Thee,  
Go ass, as much to say.   
DANIEL: i End ALL.