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Under Heraclius, begining 611.
Heraclius rose a Monothelite
Wedding his Neece, the Church did sorely bite,
Some say his Daughter Epiphania.
The Persian 'saile the Empire, Christians slay:
Destroy Jerusalem: give to the Jews
There ninty thousand persons to abuse.
Take Zachary the Patriarch captive
And a Vast multitude away alive.
The banner of Christs Cross too, and the rage
Of King Chosroes flew against all age
Of Christians. He all terms of peace doth fly;
Unless they'l promise first Christ to deny,
And that they worship will the Sun his god.
They take one Anastase (to feel his rod.
He was a Persian monk) and down him throw
Upon his back, and ore his Shins place do
A timber log, upon whose Ends do stand
Two stout men leaping up and down there fand
As in a balance; then they up him high
Do by one hand, and at his legs do ty
A mighty Stone: and then with seventy more
He's hang'd, and's head unto the King they bore.
Th'Arabian dogs, and Mahomet destroy
The Africk, and Asian Churches nigh.
Wedding his Neece, the Church did sorely bite,
Some say his Daughter Epiphania.
The Persian 'saile the Empire, Christians slay:
Destroy Jerusalem: give to the Jews
There ninty thousand persons to abuse.
Take Zachary the Patriarch captive
And a Vast multitude away alive.
The banner of Christs Cross too, and the rage
Of King Chosroes flew against all age
Of Christians. He all terms of peace doth fly;
Unless they'l promise first Christ to deny,
And that they worship will the Sun his god.
They take one Anastase (to feel his rod.
He was a Persian monk) and down him throw
Upon his back, and ore his Shins place do
A timber log, upon whose Ends do stand
Two stout men leaping up and down there fand
As in a balance; then they up him high
Do by one hand, and at his legs do ty
A mighty Stone: and then with seventy more
He's hang'd, and's head unto the King they bore.
Th'Arabian dogs, and Mahomet destroy
The Africk, and Asian Churches nigh.
Theodorick doth rage in France, and sent
Abbat Columban twice in banishment.
He slew his Brother Throdobert the King
Of Mets with thirty thousands who hid him
Vienna's Bishop Desiderius
Exiles, then ston'd to death, but why Sir thus?
Because he did reproove him for his Sin.
An[d] Dagobert did Churches spoile, like him.
Abbat Columban twice in banishment.
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Of Mets with thirty thousands who hid him
Vienna's Bishop Desiderius
Exiles, then ston'd to death, but why Sir thus?
Because he did reproove him for his Sin.
An[d] Dagobert did Churches spoile, like him.
In England Wicked Penda, and Cedwald
Who slew King Edwin, greatly them up halld.
Men, Women, Children too slew Cruelly,
In Countrey and in Cities all destroy.
Towns, Towers, and Temples burnt, Christians do fall
And Idoll Worship up again they hall.
Who slew King Edwin, greatly them up halld.
Men, Women, Children too slew Cruelly,
In Countrey and in Cities all destroy.
Towns, Towers, and Temples burnt, Christians do fall
And Idoll Worship up again they hall.
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