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Under the Emperours West Conrade. 2. begining 10 ** East Constantine reigns 3, Romanus Arggropulus 5, Michael Paphlago. 5
The East and Western Realms are di'de in blood.
The Agarens, the Turks and Caracens
And Arabs wast do Syria like a flood.
And Haran too Myra in Lycia's fens.
The Ilands of the midland Sea infest.
The Scythian Pazinaks Bulgars molest.
The Agarens, the Turks and Caracens
And Arabs wast do Syria like a flood.
And Haran too Myra in Lycia's fens.
The Ilands of the midland Sea infest.
The Scythian Pazinaks Bulgars molest.
England, and Germany and others more
Do bloody noses carry: and for Lights
Whole towns do flame. Strange Candles great its sure
The Which Strange Prodigies presage, and Sights.
A Comet flames Greate Inundations Spoile
And Famine now, and Plague do mortalls moile.
Do bloody noses carry: and for Lights
Whole towns do flame. Strange Candles great its sure
The Which Strange Prodigies presage, and Sights.
A Comet flames Greate Inundations Spoile
And Famine now, and Plague do mortalls moile.
Locusts and Famine Sore Armenia Stroy
And all those parts. Greate troops of People seek
New quarters and Not long from thence the Cry
Of Christmass Thunder Startles them. Oh Schreek.
At noon a Beam of fire of wondrous Sise
In th'East appears, in th'West falls from the Skies.
And all those parts. Greate troops of People seek
New quarters and Not long from thence the Cry
Of Christmass Thunder Startles them. Oh Schreek.
At noon a Beam of fire of wondrous Sise
In th'East appears, in th'West falls from the Skies.
When Conrade quelld them there in Italy,
Such dreadfull thunder rattl'd in their ears
Many are Struck out of their Wits thereby
And many Strucken dead, and die for fears.
And quickly after Conrade Slips aside
Into his grave. And leaves the World so wide[.]
Such dreadfull thunder rattl'd in their ears
Many are Struck out of their Wits thereby
And many Strucken dead, and die for fears.
And quickly after Conrade Slips aside
Into his grave. And leaves the World so wide[.]
Udo the Vandall under Mistave who
Such mischiefe Wrought comes to his recompence
He's Stobd, and drops to dirt. His Son also
Cald Godeschalk that did in his defence
Great Spoile to be reveng'd though after mild
His people put to death, after exild.
Such mischiefe Wrought comes to his recompence
He's Stobd, and drops to dirt. His Son also
Cald Godeschalk that did in his defence
Great Spoile to be reveng'd though after mild
His people put to death, after exild.
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