 | A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford |  |
Rebellion.
The Eggs of Pride laid in Apostates nest
Hatcht by the Serpent bubs the Shells possest
Of arch Rebellion out do Chearping come
And fly abroad beating the Divells Drum
Which is his Musick. But to see the Same
Patience is greatly Pain'd. Obedience, lame.
Popes up against Popes rise. The Cardinalls
And people too aginst their popes out crawll.
Prelates against their Prince: the Pope doth rise
Against the Emperour: Subjects devise
For to depose their kings. Good Order done.
Nigh all things ravell, and in Snicksnarns run.
Two Popes at once the one against the other
And each do strive his opposite to smother[.]
Benit the Eight his Cardinalls disgust
And in his Seat another pope do thrust
And as he treads the Seat, the golden Spurs
Do gagg him in the Head. And down he whors.
Hatcht by the Serpent bubs the Shells possest
Of arch Rebellion out do Chearping come
And fly abroad beating the Divells Drum
Which is his Musick. But to see the Same
Patience is greatly Pain'd. Obedience, lame.
Popes up against Popes rise. The Cardinalls
And people too aginst their popes out crawll.
Prelates against their Prince: the Pope doth rise
Against the Emperour: Subjects devise
For to depose their kings. Good Order done.
Nigh all things ravell, and in Snicksnarns run.
Two Popes at once the one against the other
And each do strive his opposite to smother[.]
Benit the Eight his Cardinalls disgust
And in his Seat another pope do thrust
And as he treads the Seat, the golden Spurs
Do gagg him in the Head. And down he whors.
Benit the ninth doth finde himselfe too weake
And gets a partner by his Side to wheake.
They bristle do against these two and make
The third Sylvester th'henroost pearch to take
And now three dunghill Cocks do clap their Wings
And Crow at once, untill their Combs were Sindgd.
Henry the third did Bamberge Bishop ripe
Set in their Seate. And so, their noses wipe.
Four Popes at Once Benit Sylvester fare
And Gregory and Clement who off pares
The others Combs. What is the Headship quarterd
In which head is't? Or is't by these quite Slaughterd.
Benit the tenth is Sindgd by Hildebrand
Off of his Seat: and Nicolas in't doth Stand.
The Lombard Prelate rise 'gainst Alexander
Make Cadolus their Pope, a brisk Commander.
He out 'gainst Alexander in the field
And fight doth for the Seat, and will not yield
Though worsted, but the other calld out right
A false Apostle and Adultrous Weight,
But Alexander though he did Spur down
Poor Cadolus, Helbrand tooke by the Crown.
And from the Altar drew him. And did fist
Him soundly, and in prison him off twist.
And gets a partner by his Side to wheake.
They bristle do against these two and make
The third Sylvester th'henroost pearch to take
And now three dunghill Cocks do clap their Wings
And Crow at once, untill their Combs were Sindgd.
Henry the third did Bamberge Bishop ripe
Set in their Seate. And so, their noses wipe.
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And Gregory and Clement who off pares
The others Combs. What is the Headship quarterd
In which head is't? Or is't by these quite Slaughterd.
Benit the tenth is Sindgd by Hildebrand
Off of his Seat: and Nicolas in't doth Stand.
The Lombard Prelate rise 'gainst Alexander
Make Cadolus their Pope, a brisk Commander.
He out 'gainst Alexander in the field
And fight doth for the Seat, and will not yield
Though worsted, but the other calld out right
A false Apostle and Adultrous Weight,
But Alexander though he did Spur down
Poor Cadolus, Helbrand tooke by the Crown.
And from the Altar drew him. And did fist
Him soundly, and in prison him off twist.
Helbrand up starts Gregry the Seventh calld
And Henry fourth that Emperour he malld
Him Excommunicates, and all on's Side
Dissolves his Subjects from their Oath that tide
Them to him, and his Empire gave away.
And unchurcht all that Would not this obey.
And Henry fourth that Emperour he malld
Him Excommunicates, and all on's Side
Dissolves his Subjects from their Oath that tide
Them to him, and his Empire gave away.
And unchurcht all that Would not this obey.
Clement the third Succeeds, at him there flies
Victor that Roost Cock firce, and strikes, and dies
Then Urban, (righter called Turban) up rose
And flies withall his furry to depose
This Clement, cause the Emperour entreats
And so the Conclave Chose him to the Seate,
And thus we see hard Heads do knock, like blocks,
Untill the brains do ring. And th Headship drops.
Prelats do snout their Princes too beside,
Lanfrank against Will Rufus raisd his pride
Untill the Conquouring Will did Clip his Wings.
Whose frowns did wound him in his Vitall Strings.
Victor that Roost Cock firce, and strikes, and dies
Then Urban, (righter called Turban) up rose
And flies withall his furry to depose
This Clement, cause the Emperour entreats
And so the Conclave Chose him to the Seate,
And thus we see hard Heads do knock, like blocks,
Untill the brains do ring. And th Headship drops.
Prelats do snout their Princes too beside,
Lanfrank against Will Rufus raisd his pride
Untill the Conquouring Will did Clip his Wings.
Whose frowns did wound him in his Vitall Strings.
Anselm Succeed in Place and Pride did nose
The Huffing King on Romes behalfe, and goes
In banishment, till Henry rose up king
Then home he's brought, but yet he claps his Wing
For Romes rich intrest, and they're Clipt again
And he to shun the Storm, 'gain stems the main.
The Huffing King on Romes behalfe, and goes
In banishment, till Henry rose up king
Then home he's brought, but yet he claps his Wing
For Romes rich intrest, and they're Clipt again
And he to shun the Storm, 'gain stems the main.
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Subjects against their Sovereigns rebell
Rudolph the Duke of Swevia would quell
His Sovereign Henry the fourth whose throne
Imperiall the Pope had made his own.
And when the Popish bishops had him trimd
Had Scrapt his spurs, and Cut his Comb and wingd
Him for the game, hee in the Cock pit Crows
And on his Master flies, untill he lose
His own brisk Spirits by his masters Heels
That Cramp him in the neck and down hee reels.
Rudolph the Duke of Swevia would quell
His Sovereign Henry the fourth whose throne
Imperiall the Pope had made his own.
And when the Popish bishops had him trimd
Had Scrapt his spurs, and Cut his Comb and wingd
Him for the game, hee in the Cock pit Crows
And on his Master flies, untill he lose
His own brisk Spirits by his masters Heels
That Cramp him in the neck and down hee reels.
Conrade, the Son of Henry Quart, the same
Set by his Father, Italy to reign
When he had it reduc'd and went away
For Germany, was by the Crafty play
Of Machid guggld in to use his arms
For Holy Church against his Fathers Swarms
The Which he doth, and doth the Royall Crown
Invest his Head with. Urban's good renown
For Setting of it on lies here. Who did
To Ruggers Daughter King of Normans bid
Him Welcome, and did Wed him to the Same.
An utter foe unto his Father. Shame.
Oh horrid treachery. But though they crow
Hereat that enmity to's father Show,
Seing the Cockrill to peck in th'eyes
Of th'old Rooster. But before he tries
His heels his Spirits faile him down he falls
And quickly dies. And this them goars like mauls
What dirty things are here? nay thousands more
Of Such a geer my pen might amble ore,
But here's sufficient to evince and cleare
The tugging Worke that turneth Patience Sphere.
Set by his Father, Italy to reign
When he had it reduc'd and went away
For Germany, was by the Crafty play
Of Machid guggld in to use his arms
For Holy Church against his Fathers Swarms
The Which he doth, and doth the Royall Crown
Invest his Head with. Urban's good renown
For Setting of it on lies here. Who did
To Ruggers Daughter King of Normans bid
Him Welcome, and did Wed him to the Same.
An utter foe unto his Father. Shame.
Oh horrid treachery. But though they crow
Hereat that enmity to's father Show,
Seing the Cockrill to peck in th'eyes
Of th'old Rooster. But before he tries
His heels his Spirits faile him down he falls
And quickly dies. And this them goars like mauls
What dirty things are here? nay thousands more
Of Such a geer my pen might amble ore,
But here's sufficient to evince and cleare
The tugging Worke that turneth Patience Sphere.
| A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford | |