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 To the Right Rcucrend 
 
 Father, R ichor A by the Prouidcnce of God, 
 
 Bifliop of Peter bortughf. S. vvifheth in- 
 crcafe of" ccmpor.-ll and fpirituall 
 blcfsiDgs, 
 
 LEdrnedlAcc<Xnas,fauorite ofMufer^ 
 R enowned Patron Jotter ofabufes: 
 Who fitting m Religions go/Aen Choire 9 
 7hou her Jhe thee adornestvith venues rare. 
 [ J*s Phoebe/rcw her Phoebus borrcrves tight^ 
 "Wherwith ogoine fre decketh him bj night. 
 So Itkewife thou: She tbeewtthprauiti, 
 Ihougraceft her with modernegrouitie. 
 "Both Imj/e/fe^ndMuk wtBnow afaj, 
 Our tributorie debt to thee tofdj. 
 "By dut'te bound ^vnbound 1 can be neuer\ 
 yorvd tojour Lord/hip/ [eruice n*w and eutr. 
 
 Your Lord/tips at commandment 
 FRANCIS SABIE 
 
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 NEw formed AJUm of the 'reddifli earth,' 
 Exildc from £<&«,Paradice of pleafure: 
 By Gods decree caft down ro woes from mirth, 1 
 From Lifting joyes to forrowes out of msafutc: 
 Fetch'd many a fi ^comparing his cftate 
 With happie bhuc,which heforcwent of late.' 
 
 Rowfe vp thy fel fe(my Mufe)a tale to tdi, 
 A dolefull tale in fad and plaintiue verfc .• 
 How man in hlitfc from happincfle once fell, 
 Although not woont fuch horrors tOrrchcatfe. 1 
 Oh great M##4^,hcauens great Architect, 
 In this fad workc my hunting Mufcdire &. 
 
 With penfiuc heart he trae'd the earth new founded, 
 Wringing his hands in lamentable wife : (ded* 
 
 Earth neuec with groun J-clcauing ploughlharc woun^ 
 Now to the ftarry globe he caft his cycs 9 
 And now to Eden where he crft remained, 
 From which with fiery fword he was detained* 1 
 
 O haplcfle ^4<quoth he) vnkind father, 
 
 Vnnaturali Paren^childrcns fatallfoc: 
 
 From whence all mankind doc fuch curfes gather: 
 
 Authour of dcath,firft bringer in of woe. 
 No fooncr fram'd ofthinc al-making God, 
 Then purchasing his finxorreaing rod, 
 
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 ADAMS 
 
 Did not /*£«*«& lend to thee his graced 
 
 More plemitull then other lining things: 
 Who hauing frdm'd thcc,did prouide a placed 
 Eu en Paradice,the fhadow of his winges. 
 
 Amongftaihoufandfundrykindcsofmear, 
 
 Forbidding thee one only fruit to eat. 
 
 Confider birds ,beafts ,fifh, and Other Creature^ 
 Bchold,thcy all looke groucling on the ground: . 
 He vnto heauen ere&ed hath thy feature, 
 That thou maift fee his woonders, which abound* 
 Yet thou on whom molt louingly he looked, 
 Haft firft of all to anger him prouoked. 
 
 For thee he made heauens Azur- painted cou'ring," 
 Adorning it with ftarres,with Sunnc.with Moonct 
 The bluftring windes within the aire be housing, 
 That thou his maruels mightft behold alone. 
 
 Yet thou his grcatcft fabrickc, with thy Cnnc 
 
 To anger him didft firft of all beginnc. 
 
 For thee he framed earths euenpoyfed globe, 
 Hanging it in the aire to humaine woondcr: 
 Ahd decked it with fruites,as wiih a robe, 
 Making the fcasdeuide the fame in fundcr. 
 
 Thefcas he dight with fiftyhe earth with bcafts 
 For thce,yct thou haft broken his behefts. 
 
 What didft thou want amid that plealant plot, 
 Prepar'dfor thcc,by his all-working skill: 
 Thou canft not thinke,thc thing thou haddeft not, 
 Without all griefc thou iu.e<i'/r,not knowing yll, 
 Pride,anddefire of knowledge made thee taftc 
 The iruite,whichdid indeed thy knowledge waft c. 
 
 Had
 
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 Had not thy God fcyd,tafte not of the ifrcej • • T 
 
 The fruit perhaps had ftill remai'n'd vntouchci t' 
 
 Hencefoorth flull this enormity by thee ! 
 
 In minds ofthypoftcrfry be couched, 
 
 Burning deftrc of fectcts which are hidden, 
 And fiery zeal of things which arc forbidden.] 
 
 W hat made thy wife the fruit fo to defir c 5 
 
 The goodly hue and bcautie ofthc lame* 
 
 What did allure and fet thy mind on fire?" ; 
 
 The glozing words of thy (educing Damc # 
 
 Henceforth therforc will womens words & bcautie 
 Seducers be of mankind from their dude. 
 
 Blind EMMbfiv/'ft thou not as in a glafle, 
 How Sathan with his guiles did circumucnt thee: . 
 Beheldit thou not the brittle world alas, r .{ 
 
 How it with vading vanity did tempt thee. >H ibi V / 
 Then how the flefh did combate with the Spirited 
 And all of heaucnly bliflc thee to difheritc. f 
 
 O certaine typc,tme fignre,perfeft map i   • ' . ! A. 
 
 Of future euilles t'all mankind to fall: '- -i 
 
 Thefe ftill with fleights,as inaiubtill trap^ 
 
 Will fecke to make all humaine ofspring thrall. , , ;'~ 
 Whilft Sun remaines,&£ whilft Moon doth,cndureJ 
 Thefe archfocs will their trcafon put in vjx* 
 
 Woiildft thou in bliflc not keep one litttc law? 
 How wilt thou now a multitude oblciue, 
 When many thoufand deuils thy mind withdraw, 1 
 To which thou canit not chooie but needs muft (werueJ 
 And hauingfwcru'djthy confcicricc plainly faith, 
 That eucry fin deferucs a fcuerall death. 
 
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 Then vie wedhc the cerule-colored pole? 
 \ V ith pitchy clouds which gan to be objured*, 
 Blacke foggie miAs rofc Horn earths lumpifh mole, 
 Earths mole by plow-fwaine neuer yet manured • 
 -Ay mefquorh he) this may a token be, 
 That for my finnc my maker frownes on me # 
 
 Day-guiding S»l with his bright-burning lampe, 
 Obfcurcs his beames,in clowdes his gloric hiding: 
 Night-ruling Link waxeth pale and dampe, 
 Afham'd of me,my glory not abiding. 
 
 Star-bearing skies, with your eanhcou'ring valt, 
 For mc it is,you frownc for my default. 
 
 Rain-fending dowdes,pourc out your watry mowers 
 On cartb;valt OrbCjWhich from the feas you borrow: 
 Cold-caufing frofts deface the fragrant flowers 
 k With hoaric rymes,true types of future fonow: 
 /f cUm now made,his maker hath offended, 
 To whom Co many blefsings he extended. 
 
 j Ah how Dame V? the ground with flowers fprcad, 
 Valuing her felfeamid mat ple&fant pal lace: 
 Fourc chryftali lakes di (tilled from one head: 
 RcfreftMng hearbs with humor 3 thce with follace* 
 '* Thou didft not fow,no labour didftthou take, 
 The canh bore all things neucrtoucht with rake. 
 
 Sec nowhowSommers beauty -fpoyling drought 
 Earth of her party-cOllouncd veftments robs: 
 Tranfporting all the buds which Ver had brought, 
 To fruideflchay,dry ftfaw,aad withered (hrubs. 
 Then myftic Autumnc widiftis raigne,bcreaucs 
 The earth of hearbcs,the trees of parched leaucs. 
 
 If
 
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 Ifany Vernall remnant yet be left : 
 By j4ejt*es heat,and Autumns rainc not fpoy led* 
 The fame by chil-cold Winter rs bereft 
 Of VJgor:and with hoary frofts defoyled, 
 Froft making earth a Chaos to'refcmble, 
 For mine offence,wheron to thinke I tremble. 
 
 The blcwifli skyes did only me protect, 
 
 I fought not for a ftately brick- built Caftlc : 
 
 I needed not a fbeltring roofc ercc*t, 
 
 Againfttcmpeftuous windes and raine towraftle." 
 The fturdic Oake in mountain tops did fland, 
 The ftones lay (till, I tookc them not in hand. 
 
 Now Mdfn ftlr thee like the nimble pricket, 
 Purfu'd with houndes,ranfacke thy Grandamsbones^ 
 Cut downethc mafsic Okc from gtoutc thicket, 
 To forge a tyled roofe for playned itones # 
 Forge thee a flielter,edific an holdc, 
 To fhicld thee from the rage of windcand cokfc 
 
 As I wasmade/oliu'd I with my fpoufc, 
 Both naked wcre,yetknew it not(Orarcncflej 
 WcfeltnocoJde,yetliuedinnohoufe, : 
 L Wc blufticd not one at anorhers harencflc. 
 
 But (our alas)what fhamefaftnes we fuffrcd. 
 
 When vgly finne our nakedncfle vncou'rcdj 
 
 Lcarne heer(0 all potter it ies>he fhrewdneflc 
 Of Sathan,and his treacherous aflaultes: 
 VVho hauing once fe^uccd man tolewdnefle. 
 Exaggerates the greatncflc of his faults, 
 
 Making him blufh like Mam in the garden; 
 
 Only to bring him in difpa ire ofpardon. 
 
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 Ye winged birds/end out your wofull quips 
 In leaueleflc trees, once glutting you with berries: 
 Cold winter now your tender bodies nips. 
 Depriuing earth of hcarbs,and trees of Cherics : 
 Your cucrlafting Spring abridged is, 
 And all for Adam who hath done am i fie. 
 
 Four-footed bcafts inhabitants of field, 
 Pourc out your plaints among the rurall brambles, 
 Now rauft your hides mans corps from weather fliield, 1 
 Your carkafTes hang vp on bloody fhambles. 
 Diuc in the deep,yc water-banting Fifties, 
 Now mult ye feruc to nourifh man in difhes. 
 
 Help to lamcnt,ye water- flowing Fountaincs, 
 Congealing Frofts your pa/Tages will hinder: 
 Keep in your buds , yc Goce-frequented mountaincs, 
 lleceiuers of the hoarie frofts of winter. 
 
 Woods,hearbs,and trecs,all terrene things bewayle, 
 Tcares eafc the mind,though little doe prcuaile. 
 
 Proud Adamnot content with thy condition, 
 Blcfled eftatc,and ten times happic calling: 
 Sought'ft to atchieue more gIory,who(c ambition 
 Hath wrought thy fatall ouethrow in falling. 
 Afpiring to the knowledge of thy maker, 
 haft loft that blifle wherot thou wcrt partaker. . 
 
 This rootc ofpride(thts ncucr-wkhcring weed) 
 
 Prouoker firft of mankind vnto follic: 
 
 Will ftill attaint and clcauc vnto thy feed, 
 
 As twinding Yuic on the tender Hbllie. 
 Imbracing it,tillit hath fuck'd it dric, 
 Ana wanting lap, they both together 6\d 
 
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 Tin's noyfome root in cucry ground will TpringJ 
 The mcaneft man in thought will (till afpirc: 
 The Potentate will fecke to be a King, 
 The King to be an Emperour will defire,' 
 And he to be more higher in degree, 
 W ill alio ftriuc,if higher he may bee, 
 
 I fought moc dainties hauing ouer manie,' 
 From hence (hall come defire of varietic* 
 Contentment (eldome will be found in anie^ 
 Lothfome contempt will wait vpon fatietie. 
 All men from me will this infection pluckc^ 
 As Spyders doe from flowers poy fon fuckc. 
 
 Fond wretchcs,who in (infull follic blinde, 
 Did thinkc to hide you from Uh»u*hs face: 
 As doth the purblind #arr,or fearfull Hind, 
 y Vhom yelping hounds doe (fill purfue in chacc' 
 Ah no,yecannot,his all-feeing eic 
 V ViU nnd you out,where eucr you doc Ucl 
 
 Take I to me the fouth-windes ayrie winges^ 
 And in the vtmoft coaft of earth conuay mec: 
 Take I to mc the Dolphins watery finnes, 
 And in the teas vnfourded-bcttom lay mec : 
 Let earth into her fecret wombeme fwallowj 
 Ya w ill his glorious cic-beams lhll mc follow. 
 
 My guilty confciencc faydj had offended, 
 VVhatifting on earth irorehellifti can wc find, 
 A fore it is which cannot be amended, 
 A worme which alwayes gnawes vpon themind. 
 Run where I will,imo all lands betake me, 
 Yet will a wounded confcience ne'r forfake me.
 
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 O thundring layings : terrifying worded 
 Heart-taming fpcac he s,cleauing rockes in finder: 
 Proceeding from the fupreame Lord of Lords: 
 Which in mjnc cares refounded like a thunder, 
 Words caufing earth an Afpen leafe relcmblc, 
 Which at the breath of cueric wind doth tremble^ 
 
 V Vhcre art thou Akm \ flumeft thou my Dcitie, 1 
 Ay me, needs muft I my finnc difplay: 
 Supposing carft my vicious impictie, 
 
 That cuery ihaking bramble would bewray. 
 Thus flball it alfo fare with all my feedc, 
 Commuting any det citable deed. 
 
 How faine would I my guiltie mind haue cleared,' 
 Allcadging E*e was caufcr of mine euill: 
 
 She to excufc her fclff, as then appeared. 
 Laid all die fault, vpon the fubtill Demll. 
 
 Like clowds which pour their rain ypon hie-waics,' 
 
 They into riucrs,nucrs into feas, 
 
 This faydiheturnMhimto the vntill'd field, 
 Where vncoth wceds,and truitleffe brambles breed, 
 The earth which earftmoft fragrant hcarbs didyceld, 
 
 V Vith thorncs and thirties now was ouer-fprcad. 
 Oh fce(quotJi he) the earth for mine yll deeds, 
 Rob'd ot brauc robes, and clad n\ bafer weedes, 
 
 Dearc Grandam carth,thy fountaine heads fet open, 
 
 Like Chryftall teares,my (orro wes to difcoucr.- 
 
 Now muft thy mole with deluing fliare be broken: 
 
 A crooked rake thy tilled field paHc oucr. 
 
 For me thefe ihru bs and prickling thorns thou beared 
 
 For me thcfeyl-bcfccming weeds thou rcarcft. 
 
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 The hcl£ir now in fields muft not be idlcj 
 The fcruile Aflc muft bearc an heauy packe :) 
 The Courier brauc reftraincd with a bridle, 
 The filly flicep his woolly fleece muft lacke. 
 
 Hoife,ihecpe, Aflcjheifar help me all to mone, 
 
 I caufcr am of all your woes alone. 
 
 Still thought he on this firing to'tune his woes^ 
 And forward went,but loe,thrce- horned Cattle 
 Neer vnto him amid proud bearing Docs, j 
 With frowning gefturc menaced a battle. 
 At length not able to forbearc him longer,^ 
 Two weaker ones ran both againft the Wronger | 
 
 Th'cncountred bcaft recciuing others ftroke, 
 With like auault the one of them rcquighted, 
 Aflaulf rcfounding like a felling Okc, 
 Which threw th'one backc,thc other fled affrighted. 
 
 And left his friend diftreftjhis foe inultcd, 
 
 The vi&orcr triumphantly infultcd. 
 
 Ah fee(he (ay th) fecheer a world of woe,! 
 An heapofcuils vnto thy feed enfuing: 
 What maladies from lewd defires doc growc£ 
 As bcafts/o men with fauageneflc induing. 
 Ay me, what dolors,euils, and deeds vnjuft - 
 Shall not arifc to man through finfull luft. 
 
 Heer maift thou haue a prefident of warres^ 
 
 Tumultuous difcord,horriblediflention, 
 
 Blood-lhcdding horror,di(agrceing jarres, 
 
 Inhumaine murthers,pitifull contention : 
 The mightieft fhall be viewed on of all,' 
 ThcpoorcdifpiPJjthc weaker thruft to wall. 1 
 
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 W hilfl things go well friends wil be alwayes necr thee 
 
 Profperity will loucd be of many : 
 
 But falling downe, thy deareft friends will fcare thee a 
 
 Aduerfity not holpen vp ofany. 
 
 The fawning beaft doth this prefignifie^ 
 W ho quite f orfookc his friend in rnifcry/ 
 
 Thcfmall fhaU (ubjec*t be ynto the greater, 
 Nobility through ftrength fhall make his entrie: 
 The welthyer will thinkehimfelfe the better, 
 For couetoufnefTe will fpring>thc root of Gentry, 
 Though all fprong from one father and one mother, 
 Yet euery one will flriue t'execil his brother. 
 
 Sec how the Eagle with his bloody clawes 
 Doth maflacre the houfc-frequcnting Sparrow : 
 The lordly Lyon with his murthering jawes, 
 Doth rend the Hind as earth is rent of harrow. 
 
 The fcarfull Whale,that monftcr in the deep 
 
 The letter £fh doth in his. bellic keepc, 
 
 Whale,Eaglc 3 Lyon,fidy ye pecfage 
 Blood- fucking tyrants and inhumainc mutthercrsj 
 Which will the weaker fort opprefTc with rage, . 
 Arch-foes to vcrtuc,and to vices furthereK.1 
 
 BJufhy^«,bluflitonamc thefc dreadful terrors^ 
 
 Firft caufcr of nil maladies and errors. 
 
 The plca(ant Larkc delights to mounr on hie,' 
 The liule wren necr to the earth below : 
 The greedy Glcyd betwixt them both doth flie, 
 The Doue in coutfe is fwift,thc Lapwing flowc. 
 The fhew mens fundry callings and conditions, 
 Thefc note mens d iucrs minds and di Inouxions. 
 
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 Theayeric-winged blaftsas cucr mutable^ 
 And ncucr in one certainc place abide: 
 So mans condition (hall be eucr changeable, 
 No ground fo firme in which he fhall {not fiidej 
 What feat fo ftrong or what fo furc eftatc 
 which (hall not fub jc& be to frowning free.' 
 
 O happie wight,ten times (hall he be blclc. 
 Who with the wren darenot prcfume to mount : 
 With meanc eftatc contented who doth reft, 
 And bli/Te in fole tranquility doth count, 1 
 
 Coafidcring that great things arc view'd of al^ 
 And highef t things axe fooncil like to rail: 
 
 That higheft things arc fooneft like to rail,' 
 The reaching Pine on mountaines doth betoken^ 
 which fooncr then the (hrub or bramble (mall, 
 with raging blaftes of hoylting windes arc broken.' 
 
 What mortall things hencefoorth on earth eofuing 
 
 Shall not be fubjeft to times ratalJ ruin. 
 
 Times ruin (hall fo dyre obliuion breed 
 
 In men, that noting their fo frayle variety^ 
 
 Forgetting mcjthc caufcthcreo£my feed 
 
 Shall faine to Fate an cucr-changing deity. 
 
 Propartraying her vpon a round whcelc dancing, 
 Euerting (ome,and other fomc aduancing. 
 
 f Alas,no loo ncr night-expelling morning; 
 Al 4 -hyding heaucn from her bhekc rug exemp tcth: 
 BucVicwing me,and mine offences (corning, 
 Her fnowiecheckes with rcdnes (he belprcnteth, 
 
 Difdaining Sols bright beams (hould long behold me 
 I n Sable night brig he Htffcrtu doth told me. 
 
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 Vile Couctoufncsin mc firft tooke his roote^ 
 For moc things thirfring,when no thing I wanted: 
 Still (hall it hold my children by the footc, 
 And in the hearts ofall my feed be planted. 
 Now fhall rufli in the greedy zeale of mony, 
 which men will labour for,as Eees for hony. 
 
 Now (hall rufli in the fiery third of gaine, 
 And golde in bowels of the earth indofed: 
 Which men by toyle and labour will obtained 
 And coffer vp from his darkc dungeon lofed. 
 
 By mortall wightes rare mcttals will be knocked, 
 W hich earth in her clofc trcafurc-houfe bad locked-.' 
 
 Now /hall be found thehurtfull mine of Iron, 
 For which men'wil into earths bcliic enter: 
 Thcglitteringftcclcbeficged foes t'enuiron, 
 They now will into fwords and Lances temper. 
 What mortall thing fohard?or what fogcafon, 
 Wil not be done aj id found by humaine rcafon ? 
 
 The lofty Pine which mountaine top affoords, 
 Cut downc,(hall now into a Matt be fcjuared: 
 The yellow brafle nay led to Firrc-treeboords, 
 Shall cut the feas,as earth with plough is ared. 
 Sea-Porpodcs and Dolphins huge fliall ^woonder, 
 To fee their Cerulc waters cleft in funder, 
 
 The ruddie Diamond and the Saphir faire, 
 Jn th'vtmoft coaft of earth fliall now be fought, 
 The bright Smaragd,dic Pearl, and Onix rare, 
 Fctch'd from the Eafr,full dearly fliall be bought, 
 O into what fo deepe and huge an hell, 
 Will not the thirft of riches men compcll? 
 
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 This layd , oh earth his glowringeyes he faftfied, 
 
 There (aw an' A nt,a little creeping elfe, 
 
 W ho dragg'd with her a Barley graine,and haftned 
 
 Home to her caucgraine bigger then her felfe: 
 O lcarnc he cricSjlearne Ai*m of this Ant, 
 To worke in youth,leaft afterward thou want. 
 
 Behold the Bce a a filly painfull creature, 
 
 How wittily flice laborcth in Sommcr: 
 
 Repofing food,(hc only taught by nature^ 
 
 Lealt barrainc winters penuric ftould numb her, 
 Hti induftrie giucs to thee an example, 
 how thou fhouldit liue,& inwhatwaics to trample. 
 
 Now Adam muft thou labour,ditch and dcluc, 
 GraftjplantjWalke^unjhedgejfencejplow^arrow/owC 
 Pluck downc,reare vp»fet munifirjhuild fbcluc, 
 y Veep,lau^h,ftr iuCiWraftlcbind vp,gathcr,mowe^ 
 Threfh,cary out. grind^bakejbruejfpin and card, ' 
 Knock^bcatjwa/hjdryjbuyjfe^flecp^atch and ward 
 
 In fweat of browes 'and horrible vexation^ 
 To get my liuing /ball I be conftr ained: 
 V Vha t (hall man fee but dolcfull tribulation^ 
 L Vntb his death from time that he is wained. 
 Nought lhal! his race be but a vale of finning^ 
 FondjfinfulJjf raile,in cnd 3 midft and beginning, 
 
 /fow vaineiswordlypompc^owfrailcand brittle* 
 How foon is roan of earthlie things bereft.* 
 H\s plcafurcs palTe as fwiftly as a Sitde 
 Ca/r from the weaucrs right hand to the left: 
 
 //is orient hue as vading as a flower, . 
 
 y Vhich JBeoriflicth and dy cth in an ho wcr. 
 
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 O wretched man ! O life moft tranfitoric t 
 Dccciptfull world,foulc finke of filthy errors : 
 Eye-pIcaGng (hades of vaine delightfull gloric 
 Dccpc gulfc of finne,vaft dungeon of terrors, 
 Receptacle of woful tribulations 
 Grand trcafurc-houfc of all abhominatious. 
 
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 O fca offorrowesjlaborinth of woes, 
 Vale hill of cares : abyffeof imbecilitic: 
 Thief-harbouring houfc,ficld full of armed foes, 1 
 Stil-turningorbjtruc map ofmutahility. 
 Afloording man as many falfc yl-willers 
 As woods hauetrccs,as trees hauc Caterpillcrs ^ 
 
 OflumpiftYearth Ithttuh me created, 
 To th'cnd I should not gloric in my feature: 
 And I againc to earth mnft he Mandated 
 By Gods iuft doome.the end of eucry creature.* 
 Then wherto should I truft on earth abiding,' 
 Simformyfauk all earthly things arc Aiding, 
 
 When firfi: ofall man drawcthvirall breath 
 And fpirite,he to die beginncth then: 
 No worldly thing morecertaine then is dcatfi, 
 Nor more vnccrtainc then the howef when, j 
 O lend mc then a font of fpringing tcares. 
 To weep my fill for mans ynconftant ycarcs.'   
 
 Ah wcladay,mc thinks for mine offences, 
 My God fay th ftill I mult to earth againe : 
 O how the thought of death appales my fences, 
 Though end it beofall mans woe and paine. 
 
 So hkewife flaallall my poftcritic 
 
 Fcarc it^hough end ofall calamity.
 
   
 
 COMPLAINT. 
 
 O great /^w^woondcrfull in might, 
 How wifely bail thou wrought all things,conceaIing 
 The ccrtaine hourc of death from mortal wight, 
 Yet ccrtaintic thereof to him reucaling. 
 Done furely by thy skilfull prouidence, 
 That man ftould fearc and lcatnc obedience.' 
 
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 Me thinks I fec(0 let me yet diuine) 
 Howmanyofmyfonneswillgoeaftray, '-: 
 Erecting houfcs a ray(ing buildings fine, -. - 
 As though they were inthroniz'dhcrc foray* 
 O let th em ki .0 w that for my foulc offence^ 
 by G ods j y ft doome all flcflj muft wander hence 
 
 Not he that shall pn, earth tbelongcfl dwef, 
 Not he that shall in prowciTebc the rarefy 
 Not he that shaJl in wifedome moft excel, . . „ . 
 NothcthatshallinviCagcbctlicfairc/l^ • ; 
 
 "With wifedomCjbeauyejagcot courjgcfeD . 
 
 SbaJJaWel^impai^ialldj^thtexp^l^;.; U( , ttl <i 
 
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 O wretched E»*b t maokinds-deadiic Foe,* " 
 Accurfed (jrandame,moft yngcntlc tfiorher/ 
 Sin-cauflng woman,bringer of mans livod^.r.. 
 \V oc to thy fclfc,and woe ynto all othefj n i v ' i " >riT 
 Thy mighty maker in his iuft difpleafure ! , \ iIT 
 Hath multipli'd thy forrowes outof meafurev - 
 
 In paine shalt thou thy feed conceiuc and beare, 
 
 In peril shah thou of it be discharged: ; 
 
 Thou shalt it foftervp with tender care, 
 
 A thoufand wayes thy griefs shal be enlarged: 
 Thou shalt be guided by thy mans dire&ion,' 
 He as a Lord shaJl hauc thee in fabjeftion, 
 
 O
 
 ADAMS. 
 
 O curfcd worme, O cxerable fcrpent i 
 Bliflc-haring Dragon : molt abhorred creature: 
 Infectious Adder: venom breaching vcrment, 
 The food of cnuie/dcignrull fcorneof Nature: 
 
 Falf-hcartcd traitorjiarbourcr of euill: 
 _ Darke den of fpight/oulc cabbin of the Dcuill.' 
 
 Mod Iothfome be thou'of Mmakt worke, 
 Enuyed both of man and feeding cattell: 
 In vnfrcquentcd vallcycs (halt thou lurke, 1 
 And with thy flinging tongue fhll menace battcll. 
 
 Man feeing thce,fhall fcarc and fceke thy bane,' » 
 
 As inftrumentall author of his paine. 
 
 For want of Feet: through woo is and deferts thickc 
 Vpon thy griefllic belly (halt thou Aide: 
 And for thy food duft ofthe earth (halt Ecke,' 
 Such plagues (hall thee (O Iothfome wormejbetidc, 
 Such woes on thee hbouth hath disburfed, 
 Pronouncing thee of all his workes moil curfcd. 
 
 The husband-man among the rurall buftes, 1 
 V ViU (lart,and thinkecach moouing twig a foe- 
 Still fearing leaft among the marfhy rufhes 
 Thou lying htd,{houIdft workc his fccond woe^ 
 Thy deadly fting,and golden fpeckled hew, 
 Infalfe pretence thy glofing words doc (hew 
 
 But thou 'O Sathan) proud in (email dcuill, 
 Chiefca£torin thisdolcfull tragedic: 
 Lord of ambition, maiftcr of all euill, 
 Thy fatall fall behold I prophecic: 
 
 From out the woman (lull an ifTue fpring^ 
 VVhich will preuayle againft thy deadly fring? 
 
 Between 
 /
 
 COMPLAINT. 
 
 Between her feed and thcc(0 fearfull fiend) ^ 
 
 Shall be continual! enmity and fight: 
 
 Thou ftalt but pricke her heele,fhe in the end 
 
 Shall conquer thcc,and otierthrow thy might.' 
 
 Then man rcioyce,0 AeUm ccate to waile^ 
 
 Thy conqueror /hall now no whit p r cuaile. 
 
 O woondrous pittie s vndeferucd kindnrfie, 
 
 Of earths-lolc bunder to the worke he made: 
 
 W ho feeing man call downe in finne and blind n cfle, 
 
 So fpccdily nim promild help and ayd« 
 Ayd,certaine ayd.his arch-foe to repell, 
 To conquer dcath,and conquer conquering hel« 
 
 Rejoycethen earth,ceafc frowning heauens to glower J 
 Now broken are hels euer-lafting barrcs, 
 From whenceman tooke by Gods almighty power, 
 Shall mount aloft abouc the twinkling Wanes : 
 
 There with the womans feed which promif'd ij, 1 
 
 For euermore to raignc in heauenly bliflc # 
 
 Ye chirping biids,who(epartiecolloured plumes 
 
 With gentle found the whirling aire doc trouble: 
 
 In fhady dales fend foorth your dolcfuli tunes, 
 
 Let Ecchoes fhrill your dulcid notes redouble. 
 Ad*m your Lord cxil'd from Eden garden- 
 By faith and mercy hath obtayncd pardon. 
 
 Harmonious Larkejet neue blu filing morning 
 Secdankifli earth,but mount thou from the ground: 
 And blewifh skies with pleafant notes adorning. 
 For mans redemption figncs of mirth rcfound: 
 
 Sweet Pbilomene ,lctncuer Hefierftiinc 
 , Ere thou hauc cuu'd a thouland ditties fine. 
 
 • D Milde
 
 ADAMS 
 
 Mild turm raignc in bluftering EW* place^ 
 Leap fportiuc fifliabouethcChryftalhiucr: 
 Man reconciled to his God by grace, 
 Shall now in heauenly Hide abide for ener. 
 For thefe glad tydings,frolike tender lambes, 
 In paftures profane with your mcric dammes, 
 
 Andlaflly^^fith it is decreed, 
 That thou muft fight ere thou canft win the fort: 
 Fight manfully , cruft in the promifd feed, v 
 And be moil furc thou (halt arriue the port, 
 
 Pott full of joy and heauenly blelledncs. 
 
 Free from all carcs,and worldly wrctchcdiies. 
 
 F I N I S, 
 
 • r
 
 - The old Worlds 
 
 Tragedie. 
 
 ISing of horrors (ad and dreadful! rage, 
 Of ftratagems wrought in the former age, 1 
 Contagious vice,and in conclusion, 
 Of mafTacres,dcath and confuGon: 
 Vouchfafc my mu(e,my dolefulft mufe to tell 
 What made the King of heauen to be fo fell: 
 Sole Architect of earth and earthly landcs, 
 
 Sofunouflythcfabrickeofhishandes 
 To bring to ruinc: can hb otM h then 
 
 Poure out fuch fearful! threats on mortall men ; 
 Full fixtecn hnndredyears from worlds creation, • 
 And fifty fixe by facred computation.- 
 .When liuing things replenished the ground: 
 And earth with mortall wights did firft abound: 
 A dolcfull Tragedie was brought to parte, 
 harth was the rtagc whereon it afted was. 
 Vpon the ftage firft came impietie 
 Vaunting her fdfe again ft the Dciry 
 
 She in (horttime began to growe tohed, 
 And ail the earth at length fhe captiuc led. 
 
 1 hencamciufouledefire andlothfome luft ' 
 Shcinftiorttime feduced eucn the; uft- 
 Whogaziog on the bcautieof the wicked, 
 Ecgan with lewd concupifccnce be pricked. - 
 In matrimony to their daughters linking 
 Their fonncs,andatfiQncsdcteftablcwmking; 
 
 D * The 
 
 C-
 
 I. J> 
 
 lleotfeWertii: 
 The Ho ft was ofttimes flaine by lodged rtrangcrj 
 Gueft of his bofte flood many times in danger, 
 Vile Auariccall mortall hearts poflcflcd, 
 The weaker lay in cucry Areet opprcflcd: 
 Men fought by cruell bloodfhedgafneto gather. 
 The fonne for riches fought to flay his father: 
 The brother mixed poylon for his brother, 
 She for her daughter:daughter for her mother. 
 Pale enuie left her Adder- haunted den, 
 And rul'd on earth as fupreamc Queenc of men, 
 Afpiring pride with weapons in her hand, 
 To warre againft humility did ftand, 
 Wherewith in fight flic killed her at laft, 
 And from the ftagcallmaflacrcdhcrcahV 
 Then dreadfull wrath met patience at the field, 
 And fhoitly fhc compelled her ro yeeld. 
 Fall-hearted trcafon like a faichfull loucr , 
 His woluifhbackc with Chccpifh skin did coucr: 
 And meeting, with true fricndflup fecretely, 
 Gaue her theftab(0 monftrous villanic) 
 Fidelity lay flainc by treacherie, 
 Pure chaf htic by lothfome letchcric' 
 Here lay thclcruan t by the matter killlcd, 
 There matters blood lay by the feruant fpillecT. 
 Then might you Ice roan-murth ring falfliood fiighe 
 With vcnty,and ouercomcher quite : 
 Religion by Aiheifmc proud was banifht, 
 And (he forthwith to hcaucnly kingdomes vanifhtt 
 As foonc as ere good Conscience fhcw'd her head^ 
 By dilobcdiencc flic was Aroken deadL 
 Then Gluttony vpon theflage made entrance 
 PtoJigioufly who flew dameTeropcraDce. t 
 
 Excctfe 
 
 V
 
 Exeeffe appeared with ftrange yarienei 
 And fiercclic put to flight Sobriety. 
 Ehuious Anger vchcmcntlic aflailed 
 Dame Patience , and in the end preuayleaV 
 Then mounted on the earth obliuiousSloth^ 
 She Induftricand labor conquer'd both* 
 Iniuftice laltlicwith an hideous rout 
 Of hellifh furies trae'd the ftagc about: 
 /i/crvifagc itemed cr hands in Blood imbrue i 
 //erbrcaftof Iron,vgly Toads (he fpuecfc 
 Her ftanderd-bearer was ambitious pride, 
 And next vnto her went Don Homicide, 
 Next vnto them a ranke of Bnuies brood,' 
 Begirt whh Addcrs,(cf pents were their food: 
 Straight after them excefieand gluttonie, 
 Deformed Sloth, and irr pious Simphonic 
 A thoufand other ftygiao hagges and mocj 
 Then w tth their Queen impietie did grow J 
 WKom iuft Afire* lecing mi this fort, 
 A fudden lease amaz'd her mean report, . 
 ^rfndlcjuing earth with all that hideous crew, 
 Vnto the skies without delay fhc flew. 
 And now huge Gyants vpon eanh remained, 
 with whole vile ofspringal thcearth was fhdncd 
 Ol them to Damfcls fail e committing feed, 
 A deuillifh kind ©f people there did breed; 
 A People fierce and of exceeding ftature 
 Pcit)f?erous»and prone to (in by nature* 
 Thefe tyrannize! and liued at their plcafurej 
 Opprcfsing weaker people without mcafutew 
 With dreadfulf rigor keeping them in awe, 
 Defpiiing iuihcc,breaki ng Natures law. 
 
 Vi ' Theft
 
 The old) vv9rUtt 
 Thefe heaped finnc oa linne,and fault on fault, 
 As high as Pclionoz Olympm vault: i l .. 
 
 As high as PmuUu or ftccp Of a either, 
 Were Hniw or ftccp Oft chpt together,' 
 When fuddenly from his moft glorious throne, 1 
 W hereon he fitting guides all things alouci 
 UhoHth founderof the ftarrie pole, 
 Of waterie fcas, and of the earthly mole, 
 Daign'd vport earth his (acred cies to call, 
 Eies (ccing all things in the world (o vaft. 
 He faw how vice had growne vnto a head, 
 Injufticcallthc earth had ouerfprcad: 
 He law how linnc and vile impictie 
 V anted thcrafelucs againithis Deitie. 
 The Adder- pawed gyants,mounts ofeuill 
 Touching the skies, bafc children of the deuill. % - 
 His facred head hcerat he ganto ftiakc, 
 Wherat the skicsj the earth, and all did <jaakc: - 
 Hefighed,andmoftforrowfullhe was, *■" «*■ - " «- 
 Thateucrmortall man was brought to paffc: • 
 He gricu'd in heart that euct he created 
 jMan,who with finne was To contaminated. 
 All things (quoth he)whcnn remaineth breath, 
 Ipurpofeto deftroywrvh fudden death: 
 This hand which frartfdallmortaU things aliuc 
 All carthhe things oflitc fh \\\ now depriue, 
 From man ro heart?, from birds to things which creep^ 
 All flcfhftnllcaftcofmy difplcafure deep. 
 The biids fwift wtoges (hall not his body faue^ 
 The Lyons forec,norG rants c our age brauc« •"'. . 
 Thus am I m;nded,thus doc I intend, 
 All liumg creatures now foallhauc an end. '-' : 
 
 But
 
 But yet on earth b ftconly man there dwelled 
 
 All other men in juftice who excelled: 
 
 The th i rd from E hoc b was he in difcent, 
 
 "Enoch who all his life vpnghtly fpent: 
 
 "Enoch of life who neuer was bereauen, 
 
 E*wA,^vholiuiug was rapt into hcauen* 
 
 MethufheUh who all men did furpafle i 
 
 In length of iife^is Grandfire eleped was. 
 
 It was juft N*ah,Lam<c6t i onne vpright.* 
 
 Three formes he ha^Sfomfl am & Iaphct bight 
 
 He loued vertue/vqeehedidefchew, 
 
 JchouAh therfore fauour did him fhew. 
 
 Againe Earths founder his all-feeing eyes 
 
 Cait on the world from top of Cerulc skies. 
 
 Againe he faw all wickednes abound, 
 
 In all the earth no juftice could be found. 
 
 The children bathed in their fatherc Wood, 
 
 All nought he faw,and nothing that was good 
 
 Vail fields of fin,Abyf7es fraught with lewdnes 
 
 Realmcs full of errors, mountaines hugcof ftrcwdnes. 
 
 The height whereof vnto his throne afcended, 
 
 And with their flench his noftrils fore offended 
 
 The n vnto 'Nodh 3 L4mechf fonnc he fpake, 
 
 A n end of all things now Imcanc to make: 
 
 A 11 flefh wherin remaineth liuing fpirir, 
 
 Of vitall breath I purpofe to difterit. 
 
 Ah how it grieues me now that I haue framed 
 
 Man,whow-ith fin the earth hath fo defamed. 
 
 Make thee an Arkeof Pine trees verfe flrong, 
 
 Three hundred cubits flialt thou make it long. 
 
 Threefcore in breadth,and thirty cubits hie, 
 
 Make rooms in it where feueral'things may lie; 
 
 lie
 
 The oldovvtrldet 
 
 Three fundrie (lories fkalt thou in it frame,' 
 And round about with pitch clofe vp the fame* 
 For I vpon the earth a flood will bring, 
 Whcrwith I will fubuert ech liuing thing,' 
 But vnto thee my coucnant will I make, 
 My coucnant which I ncucr meancto breakc ; 
 Thou with thy wtfc,thy lons,& thy fons wiucs 
 Shal in the arke b : /hut and fane your hues. * 
 Of cuery lining creature alfo twaine, 
 A male and female (hall with thee remain c,' 
 And lay vp food for thee and eucry creature,' 
 Euen fcuerall food according to their nature. 
 The ark was madc,8c al things brought to paflc 
 As God commandcd,fo it framed was • 
 Then fpakc Uh»H*h vnto him,goc thou 
 Into thearke with all thv houlhold now: 
 For fcu'n dayes hence flull mighty rain abound 
 Whcrwith I mean to couer al the ground. 
 Then N**h with his family alfo 
 lull eight perfons into the arke did goe,' 
 A nd now the hower was ncer,thc fatal hower 
 Whcrin hbiMth meant to (hew his power.- 
 Sixctimcs tfi^uwd with her blufhing hew 
 Hid fcenc the earth all darkc with hoary dew* 
 Now pitchic night fix times gan dim the skies* 
 Laft night of follacc vnto mortall eyes : 
 O L**m itill dctainethy blackifti horfe, 
 Let ncucr difmall Tyttn run his courfc, 
 Bright Vcfper (till continue thou thy race. 
 Let ncucr fatall day-flat thec deface. 
 Who can alas,exprcflc the dolclull ruin, 
 
 An J piteous horror of die day enfum. 
 
 Noyt
 
 Now fro her chamber comes the fcowling morningj 
 J/cr felfc (till in a nighc-gownc blacke adorning: 
 Tjwwarofe , but yet his glorious head 
 1 Vuh pitch-refemblingcloudes was ouerfpread,' 
 Blackc fbggie myftcs rofe from the earthly mole, 
 Afcendtngvpvnto the aery pole. r» 
 Windcs thronged foorth^and ftroue in skies aloft, 1 
 As ciuill warres among them had been wrought, * 
 As craggte hils had broken been by charmes, 
 As all E$l$4 had beene vp in armes . 
 Windes,ayrcand cloudes,all meant the ayre to (acke, 
 O now or ncuer goes the world to wrackc, 
 Then thou (O woc)heauens Architect began 
 To poure thy feareful threats on mortall man: 
 The glowring skies rcfounded like a thunder, 
 As though heauens ficred vault had cleft in (under. 
 As though ten thousand Cannons hugedifcharged 
 Their roaring founds with rail of forts enlarged. 
 His right hand (hoke the earth,his left hand crufhed. 
 The clouds.thcn rainc in great aboundance ruAed # 
 Raine poured foorth,yet not contcnt,his anger 
 Enforced fwclhng tydes on earth to wander. 
 Then broken werethe heads ofwatrie fountaincs* 
 They guflicd from the feet ofcraggic mountaines* 
 » Seas lent them waues their courfes to maintainc, ^ 
 Earth made them paflage to his vttcr bane. 
 Now had the mornc ftill clad in mourning weeds,' 
 Thrife open'd gates to Phxhm fiery Meeds, 
 Steeds (moking wet,yct from his flaming carre, 
 No light did comc,blacke myftcs his light did fcarre: 
 And now the three dayes rainc and flowing flouds 
 Had fpoyled quite green hcarbs and plcafant buds-- 
 
 E " And
 
 A nd fhonly did the husband man complainej 
 
 That all his whole years traudl and his paine 
 
 Were brought to ruin,corne and goodly flower* 
 
 Wete profhate laid with oucr-flowing fhowers. 
 
 The fillic birds with violence ofweathct 
 
 In bufhes thicke did fhroud thenafclue s together: 
 
 Bca/ts fhrinking vndcr grouiehed^es flood 
 
 //alfe drown'd with wet,halfe dead for want of food* 
 
 By this time waters, all the earth did couer, 
 
 The falling rainc and riling flouds ran ouer 
 
 All champion countries,wherc men lately plowed 
 
 Now waters ftood,and Scullers might hauc towed. 
 
 O then on earth was heard a piteous crici 
 
 Men crying oUt, beads roaring plaintiucly... 
 
 Then firftofall began the Gyants ftcmc 
 
 To ftakc for feare,and flinty hearts to yerne, 
 
 Raine falling^nd feas rifing without pit tie,. 
 
 Made entrance inio cucrfc houfcand cktie*. 
 
 As when a Fort or facked cittics walles, 
 
 With violence of rampir'd engines fallcs, 
 
 The furious foe runnes ragingthrough theftrcetSy 
 
 W ith bloody weapons killing whom he mcetes* 
 
 An hideous cry andfound arrifcth then 
 
 Of roaymed women and diftrdled man 
 
 Men feeing weapons come to worke their banej 
 
 Yet con Id not fhunthcmtO what greater paine? 
 So far'd k w ith the people of this time, 
 Some vpon roofes and turrets high did clime, 
 One takes the h ighcff mountain* he can fee* 
 Another fits a fifLing in a tree. 
 One thruftshimfelfc into a wherry boat, 
 vtaddc'peraccly vpou die waucs doth &>ate» 
 
 And
 
 And euery one did feckc to dyrac aloft,' ':.'.'■' 
 
 For curie one co fluin the waters fought. 
 
 They faw the waters come to flop their bteathj 
 
 Yet could not (hunf,0 greater gricfe then deathj 
 
 Their doilours mighthauc been compared well 
 
 To one that dying hcarcs the pa(singbclL 
 
 Some were already drown'd,thus itood the cafe, 
 
 He liu'd the longeftwho had higheft place: 
 
 And now wercturrcts high and mountaincs coucred, 1 . 
 
 And leauie trees which in the aire er ft houered; . 
 
 O lend me worc"s the doilours to difplay, 3 
 
 The Fatall horrors ofthis difmall day. 
 
 There might you fee how louingly the mother 
 
 W ith her fweet daqgh tcrkifled one the other: 
 
 One piceou fly requeuing others help, 
 
 Yet neither ofthemknewto ayd himfclfc, * " 
 
 The dying fonncno^atthcJateflgafpe, ;. »!i O 
 
 ^bout his clafping lathers neck did clafpe. • (Lvrt 
 
 And ready npw to-bid theirloft farcweli, b« 
 
 Were matched both with fcas and billows fcl: 
 
 The Lord U feruint both at one time inatched, 1 
 
 One furtoufly hold on the other catched 
 
 ^nd ftill in furging wa'ucs together cleft, i 
 
 Till both of breath together were bereft. 
 
 The tyrannizing Giants bodies grim 
 
 No w with the criples liueleffc corps did (vriml 
 
 The fubjeft with the fceptcr-bcaring king, 
 
 Thcmurthring billows fpar'd no liuing thing.' 
 
 Some might you fechall dead and halfc aliue, 
 
 Like watcr-fowles now rife, 8C now to diuc. 
 
 Some turning round,and violently borne 
 
 Al headlong downc^thcirlims in fun Jcr torn. 
 
 E2 The
 
 The brifle-bcaringbore,and gentle (hecpe 
 
 Swam both together in the (urging deep. 
 
 The filly Lambc was with therauening Wolfe 
 
 Drown'd in the vaft no-pitie taking gulfe. 
 
 The liuelcflc Lyon in the deep did fw im, 
 
 Nought did the Tygers courage profit hirn^ 
 
 Nought booted it thcBearc to roar and grind, 
 
 No profit by his fwiftneffe got the Hind. 
 
 Anabauing longtime with exceeding painc 
 
 Rowne through the aire ,diiturbed ftil with raine; 
 
 The wearic bird not finding any ground, 
 
 Fals downe in fcas,and at tbelaft is drown'd.. 
 
 And now the Arkc where N«u*A did abide, 
 
 Was hoiftcd vpwith ouer-fwelling tide. 
 
 One while all hidden to the earth it fell, 
 
 As though it would hauc gone to vifit hcU # 
 
 One while agaioe it feemed ro arriGv 
 
 And fuddcnly would mount *p to the skies:- "^* 
 
 No frernc it had, no trafr,noJayle,,no guide/ 
 
 But caricd Was acplcafurc of the tide- 
 
 Twifc twenty dayes as Wackeas any cole 
 
 The murthcring raine diftilled from the Pole? 
 
 The talleft mountaiocs in the world fo wide, 
 
 Now couered wax with oucr-fwelling tide* 
 
 Thcayrie Alpcs and eke Tcrudffi* fairc 
 
 Now hidden were with w-aucs,a woonderrare^ 
 
 Snow -bearing Phdm and Otymptu ftecp, 1 
 
 Both at this time lay hidden in the deep. 
 
 Now fuftof all igohrrous^/f*'*' caucs* 
 
 And Ciclops flames were quench'd w^thfaltlca waues; 
 
 Sweet (mclling Id* and faccrcd //maw, 
 
 AlpiringPr//«*and hardOw*/*/, 
 
 In
 
 TragtJit. ' > " 
 In Scythian mounts, where murtheringTygrcs hantexfc 
 Now vg'y fhapes of monftrous fea-fifh vanted.* 
 The Dolphins woondcrs vnder wauic floods, 
 To fee faire turrets and thicke grouicwoods. 
 In Heed of faenficcon Altars faire 
 Sit fecmly Marmaydcs combing of their ha ire, 
 In Churches eke their Organifts now wanting^ 
 Melodious Odes and ditties now recanting. 
 The vglie dog-fifh and deuouring Whales 
 Gainft pinaclcs did dafh their fhining skalcsr 
 And where the Goat was woont her food to f wallow^ 
 Foulc PorporTes and feaifli monfters wallow. 
 Now from his glorious pallaceheauens creator 
 LookM downc,and faw the world a lea of water : 
 All was a fea yet wanted it acoaft, 
 Then thought he on the Arkc and Ntih toft: 
 Through all the world and earth, which manic a night 
 Hid vnder feas,had feen no chccrfull light. 
 Foorthwith he charg'd the fbggie mytts to vani/b,' 
 Then all the windes tempeftuous did he banifli: 
 And ihen retrey t vnto the water foundes, 
 Commanding it to keepe within his hounds: 
 Commanding it his fou ntaines ro reftraine, 
 And them to flop their fpiringing heads againc.' 
 Clouds foorthwith flcd^nd tempeftes were appealed* 
 The feas return'd,and running founraines ceafed . 
 The fcowlingmorne now left his mourning robe, 
 Andfmilinghe bluftYd on thewatcty globe. 
 And itordy might you fee meane turrets peepc, 1 ' 
 And tops of Pine-trees from the flouds tocreepc 
 rh effecting arke which lorg hr,d cleft in funder 
 the vaft dcluge a both caricd vp and vnder, 
 
 Now
 
 Tfit oUe vvorUet 
 Now vnto Eafr,and now vnto the weft, 
 -/*c length in mounts of Armeny did reft* 
 Twifctwcntie times had Phoebus drenchthis beanaef. 
 And Car in graue Occa*m his ftrcames. 
 When as the framer of the dibtill Barkc, 
 A window did fetopen in th Arkc. 
 And foortli he fent a Raucn thcoce,to know 
 If waters ltill the land did ouerflow. 
 Foorth flew flic,but returned prefently 
 So went and came vntill the earth was dric. 1 
 ufgiinc, he (ends a filuer-winged Douc, 
 To fee if ltill the waters were abouc. 
 Out flics the Douc,&: through the aire doth ga 
 As fw ift as any arrow ftom a bowe« 
 Much aire fhe cuts, and in the earth not feeing 
 One lining creature any where haue being. 
 Nor any ground wheron flic might remainc, 
 \Vith weary wings rcrurnes to him againc. ^ 
 
 Then rcfted he vntill theday-ftar bright 
 Scucn times rcmoou'd the canopic of nighti . j 
 
 Then once againc the Doue he fendeth out, 
 She mounts aloft and flieth round about. 
 And rinding much dry ground on carth,prcfumei 
 To fall theron,aud roufc her niftlcd plumes, 
 Now (hakes her felfc,and with her bill them peeked 
 No w layes them do wne and orderly them deckes* 
 And hauing longtime frolik'd at her will, 
 Returned with a green leafc in her bill, 
 By this knew Noah that the Flood decreafed, 
 Yec orhcrfcucndaycsinthcarkche refted: 
 And when bright Vefper'm the Welkin pale' 
 Had thrifc and foutc times drawuc the clowdy yalc,' 
 
 7 The
 
 ' f tr4giSf. 
 
 The third time forth againche fends the Done, 
 
 She fwiftly in the aire her wings doth mooue: 
 
 And finding food her body to fuftaine, 
 
 >*nd groun d to reft on,ncucr came againc* 
 
 Yet rcfted Ltmechs of fpring in the A rkc, 
 
 Till fcuen times againc in Welkin darkc 
 
 Btotts guiderof the greater Bearc, 
 
 J?ad fhowne himfelf, and then expelling feare 
 
 Sets ope the doore,and plainclv did efpic 
 
 Floods quite dccreaf'd,and face of earth all dry! 
 
 And then the brd commandment to him gaue . 
 
 That he with all things els the A rkc fhould leaue. 
 
 No flay they made,all things. man 5 bird aud bcarles^. 
 
 Whom T/M*fawfrom cither of his reftes 
 
 Aliueon eanhjcamc foorthwith from thcarke, 
 
 There ftrecsht their iimmcs,vnweldy yet and ftarJce # 
 
 There Emchs ofspring to his God ere&ed 
 
 >*n altar ,who from Roods had him protc died; 
 
 -^nd theron for his prcferuation 
 
 Did offer vp a juft oblation: 
 
 The frrtcll wherof vnto his throne arofe/ 
 
 «^nd call a plcafant odour to his nofe, 
 
 Expelling quite that deteftablc fhnke 
 
 Which crft afcended from worldes filthy finkc^ 
 
 Delighted therfore in this plcafant fnuour, 
 
 He blcft all mankind with his gracious fauour: 
 
 Hence foonh.quoth he) no morcmy wrathfull'curfe 
 
 Ypon the world or man I will disburfcr 
 
 For all his thoughts with wickedncs arc ftayned 
 
 Fuen from his birtfyo time that he is way ned. 
 
 Hencefoouh in lcalon fLall he plant and fow, 
 
 In fcafon ftiaJl he ahcr rcapc and mowe.
 
 In his due courfc hot Sommcr will I fend 
 
 And winter, cill the earth (ball hauean end: 
 
 Increafc aboundantly.bring fborth and breed. 
 
 And earth againe replenish with your feed. 
 
 Bcholdc,your feare all creatures (hall appall, 
 
 Rule thou as Lord and ma 1 lie r ouer all. 
 
 W hofo (hall man bereaue of vitall breath, .■■*<< " 
 
 His I ifc (hall be abridg'd with cruell death. 
 
 Blood will haue blood, w hofo shall cut mans life, . 
 
 His alfo (hall be cut with blooudy kn tfe, 
 
 Encreafc aboundandy,bring foorthand breed, 
 
 The earth againe replenish with your feed. 
 
 Bch old,wit h thee I make a couenant (u re, 
 
 A couenant which for euer shall endure. 
 
 With cart h,and all thinges which thereon remained 
 
 That I will neuer drowne the world againe, 
 
 And to con firme my promifed decree, 
 
 A certaine fcale therof I giuc co thee. 
 
 This is the fcale: a Bowc I meane toshrowde 
 
 Of diuers collours in a pitchie clowd. 
 
 This is the fealc,and this shall be a token, 
 
 That this my league at no time shall be broken, 
 
 A nd when I shall all-hiding heauen cloakc 
 
 Withctouds,fborth-pouringmy(ticraine like fmoke^ 
 
 Then I incloudes will place my certaine feale, 
 
 Mine euer -during promile to reucalc. 
 
 With (urging bitiowes and imparciall raine 
 
 That earth shall neuer be deftro/d againe. 
 
 And thisa(igne infallible shall be, 
 
 Of mine ctcrnall-durable decree, 
 
 finis;
 
 Daoldand Beerfheba: 
 
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 SVch time as Tytsn with his fiery beames 
 In higheft degree, made duskifh Le§ fwcat '.• 
 Field- tilling S wains drme home their toiling tcams^ 
 Out- wearied with ardencie of heat: 
 And country heards to fecke a fliadie (bate : 
 All mortall things from feruency ofweather^ 
 In focltri/ig thades doefhroud thcmfclues together; 
 rj:     . '. • 
 
 tfr^r^wifcyntoVW* flout, 
 A Captaine vndcr hah of reno w nc: 
 W hom princely D*mU with a warring rout 
 Had Cent to beat the pride of Amman downc # 
 And to be (lege and ra t )facke KMdh to wnc, 
 Bctooke her fclfe into a garden rairc 9 
 Inricht with no wers,which fent a plealant ayre? 
 
 On cuery fide this garden was befet, 
 W ith choifc of rare delights and Arbors geafon;   
 The Lcntisk,fig-trcc,and Pomgranct great, 
 Grew there in order Jar furpafsing reafon. 
 The ground was deckt with Gy liflowers fine, 1 
 Carnations fwcct,and fpccklcd fop s,in wine. 
 
 There might you heare vpon the plealant trces^ 
 The litdc birds mdodioully tofing: 
 Vpon the blofloms wrought the painfull Becs, c 
 Ncerc was it to the palkcc of tho?King, . 
 yVit hin it alfo was a plealant fp ring . 
 
 W hofc liquid humour rooyflcned the (anw£ 
 
 A garden w orthy of fo worthy dame. 
 
 '-• ; - ■' F Now 
 
 gl L^ilJ uiC
 
 ttowgtthcreth toeehefweetefttfthcfwcev f ' 
 And pretilie from flower to flower trippcth. 
 Soonc after to the fountain c tutnes her feet, 
 Then daintily her hands ofglones flic fti ippeth» 
 And in the Chryitall wanes her fingers dippetb! 
 
 She likes it wcll,and calles it pa&fng eoofc, ; 
 
 And minds to bath her bodicin-oJiepooIcL 
 
 ITien nimbly cartes tocofThcrDamaskefrocke, = 
 Her Sattcn ftole moft curioufly made: 
 Her Pardet needle- wroygbt,her Cambritkc'imbc^ 
 And on a feat thereby them nicely laicf. ™ 
 
 And (o to wafh her in the well atfaycL * ; 
 
 Ofhue thineciesN^w/^comenorneere- 1 
 LeaitiA the well a burning firtappcarc : * ; ;> 
 
 Sleep flill King Dauid in thy Princely bcd 9 
 W here no w thou takfl thine after-dinners nap: 
 
 proufenotvp^omflecpt/iykiiigjyhcad. wi 
 LealtbymjfchapncethouEIlmtoa-citip, - I, 
 Sec hcerc ofmans fragihtie a map: 
 
 Thou can/l not(DW)necds murtthou vpiW 
 Thy Godwillhaue thccknowjiowfraylcchouarr: 
 
 Now nfeth he,and vp in haflehc flies 
 
 Vpon the highefr turret, of his torn* ^ 
 
 There Aanding,all the Ciicic ouerprics 
 
 » » 
 
   
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 Her carucdBuIwarkcsvHJelech goodly bower 1 • taW 
 But Ovclucky time, Oditaall bowel! < * / 
 Stop ffi M fonne thinc.careijcecp feyfes on hicl * 
 m Lcaii Syrens long* doc dravvc thy miud awry. 
 
 Suruaying
 
 — — * 
 
 T)4ttUdHdBterfl>el*. 
 Suriiay u\% thus his townc,ac length he caft 
 His eyc;Ijds do wne,and faw Becrjkcb* naked: ' j 
 
 J/is princely hcart,whichncucr yet did taft 
 Of cuiJI,ffa:oke with burning feuct quaked: 
 A fire he caught,by no waues to be flaked. , -,/* 
 
 ^nd as he rtriucs to quench this flaming fire^ 
 
 Still kindles it with bcllowes of defire. 
 
 Much better hadft thou kept within thy pallace^ 
 There on thy harpct'aue fed thy mind with joy: 
 Or entertained fomc pretic plcafing follacc. 
 But arc the godly fubjeft to annoy? i 
 
 Muft they be ruled by a wanton boy? 
 
 His cic appro ou'djh is heart it gaue con fen t," 
 And both were fpurres vntohis bad intent. 
 
 W ith wafliing waucs her brcail he 6w her decked 
 He cals it N*rMr,wberof Angels drinke: 
 W ith Iuory armes /he rubs her milky liecke, 
 W hite Doucs which fall on (how he doth them thiol < 
 He wifheth he himfclfe were at the brinkc. 
 But with the candle whilft he thus doth play, 
 At lait his wings were burned quite away, L 
 
 And now begins the combatant aA'auk," 
 Betweene the willing flefh and nilling fpiric . 
 The flefli alluring him vntothc fault, 
 Thefpirit tcls him of a dreadfull merit* 
 And in theendfle/h conquered thefpirit. 
 
 He fends,(hc came,he wooes, fhe gaue content; 
 
 And did the decdjnot fearing to be fhent^ 
 
 F 2 What 
 
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 What haft thou don^O Pfalmiftbluflj for i&amej 
 Thinkft thoii thy finne wril newer come to light. 
 No, no, Ieh*H*h w ill rcueale the fame, 
 Though thou hadft don't in filence ofthc night. 
 Yet would he bring it into open fight: 
 T'was he would put thy piety in trial!, 
 To fee if thou wouldft yecld or make dcnyall. 
 
 Now three t rmes CyntbU in the Welkin bright 
 Her circle full vnto the earth did- lend; 
 Thrife had (he loft againc her borrowed light, 
 Since T>du<d with Burfhcbtdid offend, 
 And now began fhe fcclc her wombe'extend. 
 
 What Oiould (be doc?hcr fault fhe could notcouer; 
 
 Of many dayes fhe had not feen her louer # 
 
 'And now (nee moancs her to the King,and fayes 
 In mournfull for r,ftee feeles her fclfc with child : 
 His guilty mind difturbed many wayes, 
 
 ( W it waites on fearc) finds out a pretie wild, 
 3 Vherwith he hopes hit maker to bcguild. 
 But what?can Prophets then fogrofly aide, 
 And from their God fuppofc their finncs to hide ? 
 
 He fendcth word to h*b pre-entry, 
 
 His true cftatein letters to exprcflc: 
 
 And therewith fend \riat fpeedilie, 
 
 V"*/comcs 3 hcrcadcth their fucceffe, 
 
 And bids him goe rnto his wife in peace. 
 Butfcc. the more he JabourM to concealc ir, 
 So much the more God labour'd toreucale ir, 
 
 yriai
 
 Damd 4niiTeerjiep4. 
 
 Vrias would not goe vino his houfe, 
 But gathered ltrawe,and layd it intheyard, 
 And eating not to frohke with his fpotife, 
 He laid him down to deep amid theGard. 
 A s foo ne as D**id had thefc tydings hard, 
 H c as kes him why he refted not at home^ 
 Fr om toyling warres art thou not lately come? 
 
 No (quoth Vr/*)tisfor mcvnfit 
 
 To fleep within,whilft h*b is without: 
 
 Vnfecmly tis to fee the feruant fit, 
 
 And let his maifter toyleand run about: 
 
 v What,Iycth nottheArkc of God without? 
 I fwearc by Danids cro wnc and princelie head, 
 Whilft thingsgoethus > I will not come in bed* 
 
 And now is T>**td vexed woifc and worfci 
 
 And eueryway isfore'd hiswitstofift: 
 
 By this he hath deuiPd a fecond courfc, 
 
 And means- to put in vrcapretiefhift, 
 
 To make Vrt'tt dtunken was his drift. 
 
 So thinlces he > hec*jll forget his dutiequire> 
 And mooued be therewith to fome delight. 
 
 He charged his fcrdaritcs entcrtaine him well, 
 
 To giuc him ft ore of wine,and comfits daintic: 
 
 Before the King to banquettirg they fell, 
 
 Sweet fytrops there they had,and wine great plcmier 
 
 Jfc dranke to twentie,ancl he pledged twenty. 
 
 They quatt off flagons full,?nd fparcd not, 
 
 The third fell alwayes to Vn'as lot. 
 
 Fa Hers
 
 Hccre,heer(faith one) I drioke vnto my brother^ i . 
 lie pledge hirofquoth V>i* ) hecs ray friend; .. -, 
 I drinkc to fucha Captainc(quoch anodicr) 
 uiad he to all a good carrou Cc would fend :, • 
 Surcharge wimwmc,hcfhggerd in the end. « 
 
 He walkcthvp and downc the /lately hall, . 
 
 But alwaics 1 canes , and cleaucs vnto the wall. 
 
 Full glad was D«««/now, and hop'd his plot 
 Would takecffe&,hcalrnoft wasfceure: 
 He heard the fouldiour talke he knew not what^ 
 He with Bur/Mm name did him allure, 
 He thought that night would breed contentment fur- . 
 But whatfo ere he b uilr, it could not ftand, 
 For all his workc was built vpon the fand. 
 
 Now night was come^ll creatures went to reft, 
 Downc lay the Hitthite where nc flcpt before: 
 King Dsuid with a fca of cares oppreft, 
 Was driuen welnigh to difpairc his doore, 
 Yet fh'U againft the frrcarnc he labours more. 
 
 Thus cuermorcfinnelcadcthvntofinne, 
 
 A leflerends,and greater doth begin^ 
 
 Stay finfull King, looke backc, and a$ke thy pardon,' 
 It boots thee not alas thy fclfe to hide: 
 Soguiltic Ad*m hid him in the garden, 
 So Jonah fled vpon the forging tide. 
 Yet quickly had Iehoudh them cfpidc. 
 
 Looke backc(I fayjeonfefie it is mpch better, 
 
 To hide a lcflcr finnc doc not a greater. 
 
 And
 
 And now againe hee's drhien to inuenr, 
 •^nd vp and downc for pollicics to roue: 
 Yet finds he nothing vnto his content, 
 At length the dcuill a deadly plot doth roouc, 
 w^nd he thereof doth prcfently approue* 
 
 Jn crrour blind ftill walkcs the Letcher further* 
 And thinks to hidcadgltery with murthcr. 
 
 4 
 
 Obliuions Prophet^*!! to mindc thine oth. 
 Thou vowdft to keep the couenant of thy Lord: 
 Wore fweet i hou Caydft then corube or honey botr£ . 
 Wore dcare then Gems which T*gn* doth afford* 
 Thou brag'dft thou joyedft only in his word, 
 Chofe he not thechis tender lambes to keepe > 
 Andlike a Wolfe Wilt thoudcuourehisfheep? 
 
 And now begins this dcuilifhnefTc to bud, 
 He vnto hab letters doth indite, 
 O fearfull letters,meflengers of bloud, : . 
 He w iis him place himforcmoft in the fight, 
 And let him die,whilft they efcape by flight. 
 jln&by VrtM fends h c him away, 
 heguiklcflflixraresafwordhimfelfctoflayi - 
 
 He guilclcnV&eares'a fwbrd himfelfc to flay, 
 And hdrmlcffe fearcs no treafbri to be wrought: 
 So doth the Cony fall into thehay, 
 So is the bir4 vnto theLymevbufh brought, 
 So on tlichookc-thc nibling Ftfh is caught/ 
 he to his Captaire doth fiis letters bring, 
 \V ho rcftdah them,and minds to doe tire thing?
 
 
 Y)**UMtiBeerpicU. 
 Soone after caufd he them the to *vnc to ficke. 
 Next to the walks V rias prcafl'd amainc; | 
 The Rabbanits came out, W flcxi baefce* ' •. < 
 And many of his fouldiours there were flaine, 
 Among mcwhichVriai caught his bane* 
 O joyfiill tydings to th'oircndcrs cares, 
 Now fcolickes he^od no fiirpkion feared 
 
 Securely now he layes himdowneto fleepc, 1 
 Ashewtreblcmifotwithnofinh^fpot, yiiorfT 
 
 As all his dimes were drowned in the deepe, 
 Or Letbet waucs,wbere all thinges be forgot, 
 As though Iebonah winkM and (aw him not. 
 
 Till at the laft vnto his vile dilgrace, ; > 
 
 Thus NAtbdu fent^cproou'dium co his face,' 
 
 Ah ChurIc(quoth he,and fadly tels the tale,) 
 
 Within a little cittic dwelling was : 
 
 Much cattcll had he feeding in his pale, 
 
 And paftures faire , which yccldcd hay and grade, 
 
 None could be fcencin riches him to pafle. 
 
 Great ftoreofgoldehc had.of Gems and treafuw, 
 He felt no want,but lined at his pleasure. 
 
 V 
 
 . 
 
 A very poore man necrc vntohtmdweUj{d, T !,H;.. •''. 
 
 Oac little fticepjwho fettered at his manger* 
 
 To which in louche mightily excelled 
 
 And in his bpforacfliroudcd hcrfrom danger^ -y.'i ?i ^?. 
 
 Now to this Mifers houfedicre came aitrangcrj o2 
 And fparingall his owne,vnto the fcaft ) 
 He bwchced vp , and cat the poore mans bead. 
 
 j/cerac
 
 V*idMHdBeirfl,iU L 
 
 HereatwasD^vcrjelbreincennV / 
 
 He chafM,andrag\J thereat cxeedingtie: 
 Without rcucogc his wrath could not be guench'd, 
 He fwore the man that did the finnc (hould die, 
 i/imfclfc would fee him tortur'd by and by. 
 Thou,thou(quoth^4f*4*)an the man indeed 
 That hath committed this dctcftcd deed. 
 
 Thus fayth thy God,thou werta fliepheards boy, 
 A fcruilearte,and kddcCt (keep in field: 
 Then wert thou fubjeft vnto much annoy, 
 A ruflcc doakedid thee from weather (hicldj 
 ^nd h'uedft of the fruitc thy flockc did yeeld. 
 A fliepheards hooke vpon thy back thou borcft,' 
 A lecher (crip about thy ncckc thou worcft. 
 
 Then ioyeft thou to gather Filberds ripe, 1 
 To play at Barly-breake amongft the Swaines: 
 To tunc rude Odes vpon an Oaeeri p ipe* 
 
 Thy feeding hcards to followroi^thcphines; 
 
 And driue them backe agairtc5,nd little pttines 
 
 From greedy Worocs to MAdthy tender Lambei, : 
 And meat to fetch ynto their Mating Dams* 
 
 And now thytitlelowlhauefubdfned, 
 Made thcemy Prophet of afhephcard bafe: 
 -rfnd with a Regall Crowne thine head adorned, 
 I chaung'd thy (beep-hook to a ptincclic Mace: 
 JVhat earthly man is now in higher place* 
 Thou hadft feuen brethren goodlier in blec.^ 
 Yet I rcfufing thcm > madc chouc of thee- 
 
 G I
 
 DduiddfiA'Retrpjel*. 
 I overthrew Golith with thy fling, » 
 Thou but a dwarfr,and he a Gyaat tall, 
 Igaactathcc the daughter of a King,; 
 I fau'd thee from the hands of murthring SamU } 
 I gaue thee wiues,and concubines and all. 
 J made thee feed my people Ifracll, 
 ^nd all becaufe I loued th ce 10 m ell, - 
 
 And ifiti heart thou hadftdcfired mose^l 
 
 More al fo had I added to thy life.- 
 
 But thou ofwiucs although thou haddeft (lore, 
 
 Haft taken.vnto thee Vr/at\\iic r 
 
 And caiif'd him to be flame by Jmmcmrkniic, 
 And walking (till in this abfurditie, 
 Thinkil to conccalethishaynous fin from me? 
 
 Now whilit thou liuA/or this whkbthou 'haft doncy 
 The (word ftiall ncuer from thy fioufcdcparu 
 And of thy Iced thou &ak lieges afounc, 
 Which flwU^ur^tbQSoAA&aceadry dart, k ' al • ■}> I 
 Now is the BfelnwftOrcken«o.thr bearer'-. . suiibbf *V 
 -Thrcg fuodry times clidcuo jred h6.to- fpeakc, 
 Three jjmes he fbb'd as though hk heart would -break 
 
 And now at Iaft begins he ta relent, . ' 
 
 ui fhowrc of wares diflilled from-his eyes:' 
 
 His hearts humbled, fcaringto-be flicne, ' -,r 
 
 And life og miir i and hands vnto the skies* • 
 
 Teccaut D ^^manic-times be cues;; 
 
 Rife vo (quoth Nathan) God doth hcarc thy cnV ' 
 Thy fin is paidou'djbut thy child fbajl dicv 
 
 And
 
 l^nd then in heart as lowly as a childe,' 
 Betakes him to his chamber all alone: 
 There weepeth he before his maker railde," 
 w^nd oftimes fobbing,maketh piteous mone, r 
 Complayning other help it he hath none. 
 Thus in the end diftrefled as he flood, 
 He tookehis harpe and warbled out this Ode,' 
 
 DAVIDS ODE. 
 
 /"NGreat Creator of rhe ftarric Pole, 1 
 ^^ and hcaucnly things: 
 Omightie founder of the earthly mole,' 
 
 chiefeking of Kings, 
 Whofc gentle pardon eucrmore is nere, 
 To them which crie ynfayncdly with fcare^ 
 
 Diftrcft with fin, 
 
 I now begin, 
 To come to thcc,0 Lord giuc eare,' 
 
 O Lord look down fr5 thy chryftalfin throne, 
 
 enuirond round, 
 With Scraphins^nd Angels manic one, 1 
 
 thy praifc^yhafound: 
 Such fauour Lord on me voucMafe to fend,' 
 As on thy chofen flock thou docfl extend. 
 
 To thee alone 
 
 Imakemymone♦ , 
 Some pittie father on mc fend. - 
 
 Remember Lord, that i t is more then need, 
 cofcndrcdreflc, 
 
 St* My
 
 Ddnti&ABeirfakh 
 My fore will growfrnleflc ihou help with /peed) 
 
 remedileflc, 
 Therfore in mcrac lookc down from about, 
 ujfnd vifit me with thy heart joying louc 
 
 Alas, I fee 
 
 No caufe in me 
 Which vntopitic may thecmouc. 
 
 .With finnc I only hauc offended thee, 
 
 O Lord my God, 
 And therwithall I purchaf'd hauc to me 
 
 thine hcauie rod-* 
 Thcwaight ofitdothpreffemcYeriefbre^ 
 And brings me wel nigh to difpairehis doorc; 
 
 Alas I fhame 
 
 To tell the fame 
 It is before thee euermore. 
 
 ^nd this is not fiift time 1 iinn'd afas r 
 
 by manyjmoc: 
 W ithin the wombc in fin conceuTd I was^. 
 
 Borne was I fo. 
 l^nd fincc that day I ncueryet did ceafe, 
 
 From time to time thy higbneue to difplcafe. ; 
 My life hath bin 
 
 A race of fin: 
 Me with thy comfort fomewhat cafe. 
 
 O why did I offend thy glorious Grace 
 fobainoufly? 
 
 Why fcar'd I not the prefenceoftby face 
 
 who lloodcft by? 
 Bccaufc I fhould acknowlcdgethcc troll juft, 
 
 And 
 

 
 T)4Micl4*il$terp>el4. 
 j4nd inmincowncvprightncsfLuMnottrufl' 
 
 Fraile is my flc(hs} 
 
 ImuftconfefTe, 
 And nought is ic but Ciddc and duft 4 
 
 If thou fhalt mc afpcrgc with fprinkling grafle, 
 
 orHyfopcgrecne.- 
 As Chryftall pure,oras the (hiningglaffe, 
 
 I (hall be cleane. 
 And if thou wilt me wafli with water cleare, 
 More white then Scythan (how I (hall appearc 
 
 Then whitcit (how 
 
 which wind doth blow 
 From place to place both fcrrcand ncere* 
 
 MymindOLord,infcaiousand foule, 
 
 make cleane and pure: 
 Into thy hairds I humbly giue my fbiife 
 
 toheale and cure. 
 Out of thy booke all mine offences blor,' 
 And with thy blood quite take away my fpo£ 
 So (hall my hart 
 
 Be free from fmart, 
 landmine offences quite forgot. 
 
 Turn tack thy face which al things doth behold 
 
 from heau ens vault: 
 Lead thou cfpic my trefpafle manifold, 
 
 and hai nous fault. 
 My faults, which arc in number many more 
 Then little fands which arc vpon the fhorc ; 
 rcfrair.c thine ire. * 
 
 G, 
 
 Wjr
 
 'DanUitndBeerfhcb*; 
 Ithcfdcfirc,, 
 And alfo heale my deadly fore,' 
 
 Within my bread (O Lordjan humble fpirit; 
 
 do thou create : 
 Irfnd of thy comfort doc not me'diQicrit, 
 
 I thee intreac 
 Let me enjoy the fun-fhine of thy face, 
 Take not from me the folacc of thy graced 
 
 The holy Ghoft: 
 
 My comfort mofh 
 Let merctainc in any cafe? 
 
 My tongue vntie > my lips (O Lord) refoluei 
 
 thou art the key: 
 So will my tongue thy mercic great rcuokic, 
 
 from day to day- 
 Then (hall the wicked learne by mine example, 
 To keep thy ftawtcs which be fweec *wl ample 
 
 -^nd feeing me, 
 
 (hall tume to thee, 
 And in the right way learne to trample. 
 
 Wouldft thou haue bin with facrifice content, 
 
 much fat of Rammcs, 
 Much incenfc fweet on thee wold I haue fpent 
 
 and blood of Limbes: 
 But thou (O God)therto haft no re(pe&, 
 A broken heart thou ncucr wilt reject : 
 
 That facrifice 
 
 Isofmoftprice, 
 That onlie with thec takes effeft. 
 
 Be 
 
 *
 
 Dautcidnd'BeerfhehA. 
 
 Be gentle Lord to thy #*»/** towne^ 
 
 bowdowne thyfacc, 
 And on thy Shtlem fend thy mercie downed 
 
 and louing grace: 
 Rcedi£c her buJwarkes like to fall, 
 And vp againc build her decaying wall. 
 
 Then will I praife 
 
 Thy namealwaycs. 
 And giue burnt offrings therewithal!* 
 
 Thus did the Pfalmift warble out his plaints y 
 And cealeth not from day to day to mone, 
 His heart with anguifhorhisforrowc faints, 
 -rfndftillhe kneels before his makers throne. 
 At midnight fends he manic a gricuous grone. 
 
 So did his God in mercie on him lookc. 
 
 And all his finncs did race outofhis bookc. 
 
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