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Hogsface roots in Saints Peters Patrimony.
Did strap Johns sides who lept at it so stony.
And Crept without imperiall liking in't,
Did out his name (Hogsface) by Sergius din't.
He would not yield the Romans faith, and Oath
To keep With Lothairs Son, calld Lewis: growth
So proud will have invested in his hande
The Powre of making Kings and Supremes stand.
King Lothair Crowns Lewis his Son designs

846

King of the Longbards, but his day declines[.]

Leo the fourth, or fift some say, up hights

847

The Emperour not knowing of the Coits.
(Poor Jack a nobody) He as his Siers
Worships his Saints, in Silver-Gold attires
Esteems the Pope must two Swords at his Side
Possess, to Rule the Church and Realm as guide
And Sovreign Lord. The Empire was not slack
Unto the Greeks again from th'French to back.
He made Monk Ethelwolfe too Englands King.
For which he raisd in's holy Chair a Spring
Of Silver pence from ev'ry house to run
Out of his English Realm. Oh! Loving Son.
He otherwise than Aquisgrane decreed
In Councill held therein, did on proceed
His Papall Cross stuck with rich Gems made goe
Before him born; and people Kiss his toe.
But all his Glory fats the Porkit rich.
He's not made brawn, for death: but Bacon flitch.

854

Good morrow Madam! art thou found at last:
A bucksom Worth, Good Pope, the Chair doth grasp.
An English Priest with's fraighted Miss to Ments
Did go, she there lies in and Pays her rents
Into his arms a daughter Gilbert nam'd
Who grew up prompt, a Vizzor soon obtaind,
Became a Monk in Fulda Monkish sty
And other Monk her femall Points did Spy.
And so improve his sharp invention till
A Monkish Cowl Could not vaile ore their Skill.
Arts quickly shew themselves, grow high and quaint
Will not be Prisoners to a Truss, or point.
Away they pack to Athens Gilbert there
Sharp learning gets among the learned quire
A smart Disputant rose, but off now falls
Her Love, or Husband: none withstand death's Calls:
To Rome she goes: an English man appears.
In Schools, and Abbies taught: Disputes: up rears
A glorious Name. Leo dropt in his den,
She by the Common vote of Comen men,
And of the Clergy with Imperiall Voice
Rose up to Peters Chair and in a trice.
As arch a Crack as any of them all
Pope John or Joan her Jack, or Jin they Call.
Ordains Priests, Deacons: Bishops Consecrates
Makes Abbats, and the Mass she Celebrates,
Administers the Sacraments also
Altars, and Temples Consecrateth too
Doth in a solemn Way Lothair the Son
Of Lewis hid, in Prumy Abby run,

856

Crowns king: And gifts of Englands King obtains
Holds out the foot for men to kiss. Sustains
The Fatherhood of Popedom, grew with Child
Which broke its bounds, and out did lash though Spoild,
While solemnly Processioning Jack-Jin
From th'Vatican, to th'Lateran was in
Twixt Nero's gay Coloss, and Clements Fawn.
Her Soul gusts out even with her Egg and Spawn.

857

And in her groaning place a Marble Cross
Erected is to shun bad mem'ries loss.
Also the Pope nere through this street doth tread
To th'Lateran, where pope John was brought to bed.
What shall be said hereto? doth Hic or Haec
Best Suit your Holiness. And it best deck?
Good Father Pope resolve it if you can
Shall we your Father-hood call dad or Mam?
Though Greeks make use of onely genders three
The Latines can dispense with more wee see.
The Common Genders necessary grow
Unto the Pope, who genders much, although
His Chastity pretends much other wise.
The Epicene is proper to his Sise.
He vari'd must now as his Eagle, bee
Haec Aquila an Eagle He or Shee.
The Doubtfull now grows needfull, they would have
The Honourablest gender in their Knave.
Cocks are not surely known by Combs, Spurs, Crows
The Taile a Surer note of Gender shows.

857

The next Bird Benit tersh, doth when first Caught
Abide an Epicene, wherefore there's brought
A Porphyry Chaire, a Conning Stoole where he
Must by the youngest Deacon Conned bee.
Who finding of the bird with Egg doth sound
Out Habet Habet, to the Cockerills round.
The sex thus found Benit is Chairman made
He Churches built to Saints and them enlaid
With Costly things, his worshipt also stems
Tended with Silver, Gold, and Pretious Gems.
Decrees the Collect Dirige, be red
Yet first of all the Popes, even for the Dead.
And twelve years penance for Curst Parricide
Hee Earthly Princes scornd, was Popifide
Without Imperiall leave, and justles out
One Anastase, Lewis design'd, so stout,
That Lewis made him Jayle bird ly, and's place
He gave to Surrogated Anastase,
Who was by Leo Excommunicate
And made the object whom the people hate,
Hence Benit to King Lewis reconcild
Is in'd again. And th'other prison-spoild
He Sweld in pride is worshipt Idol like

859

The people kiss his toe. Death him doth strike[.]

Then Nicholas is Chose King Lewis there
And is invested too: did Altars reare
And Churches too to Saints and in them Stows
Vests, Vails, Gold Silver things, and Curious shows
Of Reliques, Masses, Gemmed Ornaments,
Priests Wedded damms, and Latine Service, sents
Of Hell, Commands all Churches to attend,
Except Polone and Bulgar. doth ascend
Above Imperiall Might, excludeth Kings
From Synods, save where Faiths sweet doctrine springs.
Will have the Pope all Lawless, judgd of none.
And like to God almighty be alone.
Lewis him meeting doth unmount and led
His horse into the tent, while rode this head.
Did harass Lothair, who had put away
Thietberg his Strumpet wife, took Waldrada
Into his bed. Did threash them both away
And mews him in a Monkish hive to stay
Not hearing of the Case, no right nor reason
Could make him hear both parties. Oh what treason.
Gunthare, and Thetgand in a Counsill calld
At Metz approving the Divorce are halld
Unheard, and Excommunicated and
Deposd, oppresst and smootherd by his hand.
But Death draws on, and tabers on his doore

868

And down he falls. Good Sir, go pay your Scoare.
The Seate to Adrian the Second came
Who took without th'Imperiall leave the Same.
The Church begun by Nicholas he much
Adornd with various Pictures: and he Such
As in a book subscribd that they did own.
The Pope of Rome all Churches heads alone,
Unto Constantinople, Synod would
Admit: permits no laick Prince up hold,
Nor King nor Emperour whoere he be
An hand in choosing Bishops, (Good Decree)
That Patriarchates to themselves inclose.
King Lothair came to Rome himselfe to clear
From Crimes against him that objected were
To whom he so the Supper gave that hee
Soon after his departing's made a fee
For Death, and all his nobles that attend
Him did, did in that year come to their end[.]
Lampert Duke of Spoleto he did Spoile
Ands Dukdom to himselfe Subdue and Soile.
Alphred the King of England he adopts
His Son, and Crowns him, brings him to his Chops.
But after all his pride a morsell he

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Unto the Chops of Death is made to bee.

885

John None doth clap his bum in Peters Chaire
Like to his Predicessors, of them's the Heir.
Did King it o're the Churches and doth slight
Th'Authority of Princes, doth up height
Monks Priest, and goods that to the Church belong
Above all Civill Power, be't right or Wrong.
Rides over Princes heads. And Charles the Balld
By Silver hifts he Emperour enstalld.
Hee did displease the Romans, wherefore they
His Holiness did in the prison lay.
Out of their pound he Slips, to France he go'th
And Lewis Balb Crown King of France he doth.
And Charles the Gross King of the German Men
Makes Emperour with Imperiall Diadem.
And having run his race he did repare
Unto his Fathers as their rightfull heire[.]