Spectator's, make a Ring, that you may see  
The fatal Battle which is like to be  
Fought by two powerful Combatants: One's named  
GALLU● for Courage generally famed;  
Yet not so Valiant as he'd have men think,  
But has (what makes men Valiant) store of Chink.   

T' other is CAPO called, who doth supply  
His want of Courage by his Policy:  
By plotting and contriving he subsists,  
And does with Brains what t'other would with Fists;  
Works underhand, and goes to undermine:  
Both in their several ways in Battle join.   

GALLUS doth strut, and clap his wings and crow,  
While CAPO laughs at that vain noise and show:  
What the great Quarrel is, must not be known,  
But is reserved till one be overthrown:  
Both make great preparations for a Fight,  
●nd he that Conquers, all believe has Right.   

●APO has been well crammed, and lived in State,  
●nd was become a mighty Potentate;  
too Keys to open and to shut he bears,  
●nd not his head a Triple Crown he wears;  
●nd had a mind to Rule the World, as though  
●ll men were governed by mere pomp and show.   

GALLUS repines at this; Must I (says he)  
●ear but one Crown, while he droops under three?  
●is Keys may make a noise, and keep a stir  
●ong easy souls, but he has ne'er a Spur:  
●●le spoil his Pageantry, and make him know,  
●hat since he cannot Fight, he shall not Crow.   

But now GERMANUS comes to interpose,  
Thinking the Quarrel would prove dangerous;  
And while those two do to Contention fall,  
Their strife might prove the ruin of them all;  
Both being so powerful, 'tis hardly known  
Which side may prove most safe for him to own;   

Mean time the MAHOMETAN Cook stands by  
With sharpened Scimitar, and watchful eye;  
Let them fight on (says he) so both will be,  
By their intestine War a Feast for me:  
This is my time to feed and thrive, when they  
Contend so fiercely which shall be my prey.   

This makes good Jelly, the other's tender meat;  
When both drop in one dish, who would not eat?  
Their Quarrel is for Humour and Opinion,  
But my design is Riches and Dominion;  
While both to be Victorions do aspire,  
I use their sparks to set the World on fire.   

The CONCLUSION.  

WHen Peace and Plenty make men proud, and they  
Aspire to Rule, whose part is to Obey:  
When each man has a Heresy of's own,  
And most pretend Religion, but use none:  
When Laws are boldly broke, and Love that binds  
Men more than Laws, is fled from people's minds:   

Then must destruction on that Nation come,  
And MAHUMET give Laws to CHRISTENDOM.     

l' Autheur.  
CHers spectateurs approchez  
Et ce combat regardez:  
Ou le cocq saute de furie  
De quoi le chapon se rie;  
C' est pourquoi il vaudra mieux,  
De les accorder tous deux.  

A Le Chapon Romain.  
Le chapon Romain voyant,  
Le cocq ainsi l'estancant.  
Au combat pour resister  
Hardise va preparer,  
Et excite sa chaleur  
Pour demonstrer sa valeur.  
Mais ie crains que son effort  
Ne le gradera de mort,  
Car le cocq de grand rudesse,  
●e pourchassera sans cesse,  
De ses ailles le frappant  
Et de son bec tres picquant.   

B Le Cocq Francoys.  
Le cocq fort animé d'ire,  
Contre le chapon se vire,  
Pour lui fair sentir a Pheur  
Les effects de sa fureur:  
Et ses ergots il aiguise  
Pour finit son entreprise.  
Car il fait tout son effort,  
Pour bien tost le metree a mort.  
Deses ailles il debat,  
Pour l'eschauffer au combat,  
Et levant sa crest ' il lance  
Sesse ergots dedans sa Panse.   

C Le Mediateur.  
Messieurs qui de vous Poura,  
Die ce qu'il en adviendra  
Veu qu'ils sont si eschauffez,  
Entierement animez:  
Ils se perdroyent bien tout deux,  
C'est pourquoi il vaudra mieux  
Que tost y remediant,  
On aille les accordant.  
Ce coup nous seroit fatal;  
Et nous touche en general,  
Car leur perte accablera  
Tout, & a rien nous rendra.   

D Le cuisinier.  
Mais voici le cuisinier,  
Regardant ce combat fier,  
Qui met la main aux cousteaux,  
Pour leur faire sentier des maux,  
Car si le cocq vehement,  
Suit le chapon ardement,  
Bien tost il l'aterrera,  
Ou en suite le mettra,  
Puis ce cuisinier rusé,  
Le voyant si bien graislé  
De ses mains le ravira  
Si le bon Dieu n'empeschera:  
Les Poets ont beau de feindre  
Des trois Furies, & les depeindre  
Ayants les cheveux de vipere,  
Et allumants le feu de guerre;  
Voicy la Megere veritable,  
Un boute feu plus effroyable,  
Ce Turc uray Prince des Tenebres  
Jettant sur nous flames funebres,  
S'en va offrir a Mahomet  
Son Dieu d' Enfer & faux Prophet  
Un holocaust de Germany  
Et puis de toute la Chrestienté.  
O la chose digne de pitié  
Qu'il Pere d' Eglise & Fils aisneé,  
En fin tous deux, le Pape & Roy,  
A l'Infidel viendront en proy!    

Gentle Readers and Spectators of this Combat,  
MY design is not to amuse myself, or be so bold at to tax the Actions of these two Great Personages, but only by this Emblem to let you see what that Learned Carthusian Friar JOHN LICH TENBERG, in his Magical prediction, hath left in writing above two hundred years ago, wherein be speaks of a certain Prince in the Field of the Flower de Luce, that be should be the Greatest Monarch in EUROPE.   

LONDON Printed for the Author, and are to be sold by Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivy-Lane, 1663.   

Imprimatur,  
Jan. 21. 1663. Roger L'estrange.