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In Constance's, alias Constantines reign.
A mighty Storm flung Strong trees up by th'roots
And many monkish Pillars with them down
At fair Constantinople: Earth quakes shooke
The Roman Provinces and many a town.
A firy Stone like a red lump of steel
Was seen out from the West, like Draco, wheele.
And many monkish Pillars with them down
At fair Constantinople: Earth quakes shooke
The Roman Provinces and many a town.
A firy Stone like a red lump of steel
Was seen out from the West, like Draco, wheele.
It ashes rains: fire out of heaven falls.
Constantinople all amazd is found:
In Summer a dread plague three months them malls
A Spectre's Seen the Parke to circuite round.
And on their doores to knock, then soon their drops
As many in Death's mouth as he gave knocks.
Constantinople all amazd is found:
In Summer a dread plague three months them malls
A Spectre's Seen the Parke to circuite round.
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As many in Death's mouth as he gave knocks.
When Shaved Crowns, and other Romish things
Did Creep in England the Sun did Creep
Behinde the moon the nones of May, then Springs
Such plagues (while their Religion chast did weep),
They fall on latine Masses, Pray to th'Dead,
Images, Altars and the like get head.
Did Creep in England the Sun did Creep
Behinde the moon the nones of May, then Springs
Such plagues (while their Religion chast did weep),
They fall on latine Masses, Pray to th'Dead,
Images, Altars and the like get head.
When Wilfride Sussex had Converted, fell
A Serene ram, the year itselfe did smile
With green Corn fields, where as such want did quell
The people here that they in hunger boile
And many headlong leap into the main,
Three years before having deni'd all rain.
A Serene ram, the year itselfe did smile
With green Corn fields, where as such want did quell
The people here that they in hunger boile
And many headlong leap into the main,
Three years before having deni'd all rain.
Vectarius Captain of the Souldiers brave
Of Forojule with Six and twenty lads
Brave boyes indeed, the army of the Sclave
Assault, and put to flight, away it gads
A Divine terrour with Surprizing fear,
Fell on them as he in their Sight did peare.
Of Forojule with Six and twenty lads
Brave boyes indeed, the army of the Sclave
Assault, and put to flight, away it gads
A Divine terrour with Surprizing fear,
Fell on them as he in their Sight did peare.
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