 | A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford |  |
Under the Emperours of the West. Lewis the Pious 26–813–839, East as Leo Amenius. 7. [date blotted] Michael 9—839, Theophilus. 10—840
In Europe still I keep the Dane Expell
Hariold their King. But Lewis doth them quell
And him restores. In Brittan Murman would
Be King, but Lewis hath his Courage Cold.
Bernhard the King of Italy doth Swell
Gainst Lewis. Hence his eyes and Realm down fell.
The Pope, and Roman blades Lothair design
For Emperour. Hence Roman Nobles Shine
Under the axe of justice. And the Pope
Paschal slips, by his purging Oath, the cope.
Hariold their King. But Lewis doth them quell
And him restores. In Brittan Murman would
Be King, but Lewis hath his Courage Cold.
Bernhard the King of Italy doth Swell
Gainst Lewis. Hence his eyes and Realm down fell.
The Pope, and Roman blades Lothair design
For Emperour. Hence Roman Nobles Shine
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Paschal slips, by his purging Oath, the cope.
The Vascons strive to shake off Lewis so
Them of Dalmatia, and Pannonia do.
Prince Euphemy in Sicily doth wed
A Nun, the Pretor punish would this bed,
As very wicked; he in Africk flies,
And brings the Saracen which them destroyes
The Saracens from Babylon do come
And Italy infest and Rome do bum.
Them of Dalmatia, and Pannonia do.
Prince Euphemy in Sicily doth wed
A Nun, the Pretor punish would this bed,
As very wicked; he in Africk flies,
And brings the Saracen which them destroyes
The Saracens from Babylon do come
And Italy infest and Rome do bum.
Abats with Bishops: Celtick Princes rise
And Lewis from his Scepter do Surprize
Cause of his Judith's Lust and Tyranny,
Lothair, and Pipin they do Cesars cry.
The Emperour at Neomag gets aide
Of Germans and these Conspirators paid,
They soon rebell again gaining the Pope
The good pope Gregory the door to ope.
Going to France, report strikes Lewis ears
Of Excommunication hence rose fears
Wherefore the Father puts himselfe into
His Childrens hands, the Monky Bishops do
Then soon take Judith from him and her Crowd
Into a Nunnery. And him they bowd
In Methard Abby, but in two years space
Lewis Bavare, and German Princes trace
Lothair till they constrain him to let go
His Father, Arms, Empire, and Wife also.
At length the whole doth on the Bishops quile.
Ebbo of Rhemes and's mates go in Exile.
Lewis by Seven Bishops and their fray
Is loosed from their Chain-Anathema.
Lothair his Son falls fore his Father down
And's reconcild, and renders him his Crown
King Egbert beats Bernulph the Mercian King
The Heptarchy's made Monarchy by him.
The Danes do vex him: yet he Conquours all.
Burthred the Britons fights: and on Danes falls.
But now I to the Eastern Empire do Step.
Leo no peace with Bulgar foes can get.
Doth them ingage and's routed: but obtains
A more Convenient place doth to't again
Taking the foe all Scatterd down them hews,
And by an Arrow Crunnus one persues,
And tumbles from a Cock horse dead but is
With difficulty drag'd away by his
At first for Image worship bent hee burst
Against dissenters out in rage was Curst.
And though when better taught he changd his minde.
The Hand of Michel justice him assign'd.
Thomas the Generall of all the hosts
Confederat brake in the Thracian coast
Bangs Michel both at sea and land and pen't
Him in Constantinople, till he sen't
To Mortagon the Bulgar who soone brakes
The Siege up, and persuite of Thomas makes
And Siegd 'gainst Adrianople for him lay.
The Famine there constrains they him betray.
And hand him unto Michel, who doth set
Him on an Ass after he off had fet
His hand and feet, in Scorn him led about
But Panium, Perinthus too broke out
Against him. Seports till that lost its wall
By Earthquakes, and the Sea made this downfall.
But Stuttering Mich'el Justice off doth take
By a Dread Frenzie; with the Belly ake.
Bardas Mich's Unkle stained with the blood
Of Theoctist, and others, comes out as mud.
And Basil runs him through at th'Emp'rours feet
And others hack him all to mammocks meet.
And thus in Europe justice flowrish ore
Doth all her Scutchons botch't with filth before.
And Lewis from his Scepter do Surprize
Cause of his Judith's Lust and Tyranny,
Lothair, and Pipin they do Cesars cry.
The Emperour at Neomag gets aide
Of Germans and these Conspirators paid,
They soon rebell again gaining the Pope
The good pope Gregory the door to ope.
Going to France, report strikes Lewis ears
Of Excommunication hence rose fears
Wherefore the Father puts himselfe into
His Childrens hands, the Monky Bishops do
Then soon take Judith from him and her Crowd
Into a Nunnery. And him they bowd
In Methard Abby, but in two years space
Lewis Bavare, and German Princes trace
Lothair till they constrain him to let go
His Father, Arms, Empire, and Wife also.
At length the whole doth on the Bishops quile.
Ebbo of Rhemes and's mates go in Exile.
Lewis by Seven Bishops and their fray
Is loosed from their Chain-Anathema.
Lothair his Son falls fore his Father down
And's reconcild, and renders him his Crown
King Egbert beats Bernulph the Mercian King
The Heptarchy's made Monarchy by him.
The Danes do vex him: yet he Conquours all.
Burthred the Britons fights: and on Danes falls.
But now I to the Eastern Empire do Step.
Leo no peace with Bulgar foes can get.
Doth them ingage and's routed: but obtains
A more Convenient place doth to't again
Taking the foe all Scatterd down them hews,
And by an Arrow Crunnus one persues,
And tumbles from a Cock horse dead but is
With difficulty drag'd away by his
At first for Image worship bent hee burst
Against dissenters out in rage was Curst.
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The Hand of Michel justice him assign'd.
Thomas the Generall of all the hosts
Confederat brake in the Thracian coast
Bangs Michel both at sea and land and pen't
Him in Constantinople, till he sen't
To Mortagon the Bulgar who soone brakes
The Siege up, and persuite of Thomas makes
And Siegd 'gainst Adrianople for him lay.
The Famine there constrains they him betray.
And hand him unto Michel, who doth set
Him on an Ass after he off had fet
His hand and feet, in Scorn him led about
But Panium, Perinthus too broke out
Against him. Seports till that lost its wall
By Earthquakes, and the Sea made this downfall.
But Stuttering Mich'el Justice off doth take
By a Dread Frenzie; with the Belly ake.
Bardas Mich's Unkle stained with the blood
Of Theoctist, and others, comes out as mud.
And Basil runs him through at th'Emp'rours feet
And others hack him all to mammocks meet.
And thus in Europe justice flowrish ore
Doth all her Scutchons botch't with filth before.
| A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford | |