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Superstitious Legends for Imagery.
In th'Virgin Mary's Monastry, built by
Constantinoples Palace, hangs on high
The Image of the Virgin with a Babe
Drawn in her Arms, which while a live, Luke made
Wherewith each Fryday they Procession make,
Through all the City. Thus they did to shake
The Fleet of Saracens at Sea, as wee
A little time before did make you see.
Which, when they finisht had their prayre to't all,
He that them led made under th'waters fall,
Then rose a Storm that brake and sunke the fleet.
Constantinoples Palace, hangs on high
The Image of the Virgin with a Babe
Drawn in her Arms, which while a live, Luke made
Wherewith each Fryday they Procession make,
Through all the City. Thus they did to shake
The Fleet of Saracens at Sea, as wee
A little time before did make you see.
Which, when they finisht had their prayre to't all,
He that them led made under th'waters fall,
Then rose a Storm that brake and sunke the fleet.
Oh! Curst Idolatry, makes Patience weep.
The plague that in Constantinople, and
Cicill, Calabria, and the Crosses-brand
Made on their Vests, and Vails Chargd Constantine
Not to abolish Image Worship fine.
The plague that in Constantinople, and
Cicill, Calabria, and the Crosses-brand
Made on their Vests, and Vails Chargd Constantine
Not to abolish Image Worship fine.
At Berytus Christs Image by a Jew
Reviled, blood and Water from it flew
Out of its Wounded side, which sick folk Cure
The which the Bishop there in Vessells pure
Is said to save, ore all the world to send,
And so Novembers Ides the fift Commend
Yearly to Selibrate as holy day
The Passion of Christs Image: Sing huzza.
Reviled, blood and Water from it flew
Out of its Wounded side, which sick folk Cure
The which the Bishop there in Vessells pure
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And so Novembers Ides the fift Commend
Yearly to Selibrate as holy day
The Passion of Christs Image: Sing huzza.
Constantine Artabasdu's Stable groom
A stone at th'Virgins Image did presume
To hurle, and struck it down, and kickt too.
Then in a Vision she stood by him, true?
And said thou stoutly 'gainst me acted hast.
But this thou hast against thine own head plac'd.
And after when the Saracens up drew
Their force against the Walls, a stone that flew:
Out of an Engin smote him on the pate,
And malld his Face to pieces. Image, Prate.
A stone at th'Virgins Image did presume
To hurle, and struck it down, and kickt too.
Then in a Vision she stood by him, true?
And said thou stoutly 'gainst me acted hast.
But this thou hast against thine own head plac'd.
And after when the Saracens up drew
Their force against the Walls, a stone that flew:
Out of an Engin smote him on the pate,
And malld his Face to pieces. Image, Prate.
An Herdsman who struck with his Goad out quite,
The right Eye of the Virgins image bright:
Did Smite when in the field, his own Eye out,
When he would strike the Cattle in a rout.
Another naild the Image through the head
Drawn on the Wall. And grievously he sped.
His head did ach so sore, naught could avale,
Untill he had out drawn the former naile.
The right Eye of the Virgins image bright:
Did Smite when in the field, his own Eye out,
When he would strike the Cattle in a rout.
Another naild the Image through the head
Drawn on the Wall. And grievously he sped.
His head did ach so sore, naught could avale,
Untill he had out drawn the former naile.
An Hagaren that would pluck out an Eye
Of this Choice Draught, at Gobala, did stroy
One of his own. And what hereby good Sir?
What Image Worship? Fy. Here is no Spur.
Of this Choice Draught, at Gobala, did stroy
One of his own. And what hereby good Sir?
What Image Worship? Fy. Here is no Spur.
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