 | To Rash Iudgement, Tom Foole, and his fellowes |  |
A Spaniards Foolish Bolt Shot in 88.
In Eighty eight, when Spaines Hell spawne of fleete,Came (in the Deuills name) our Coast to greete,
With all their brasen Spit-fiers full perswading,
That conquest did attend on their Inuading,
A Signeur, that they left behind in Spaine:
(Keeping safe there, for feare of being slayne)
Mendoza call'd, in publique places try'd,
Victoria, on Spaine and Spaniards side.
Which newes at first did very ioyfull sound,
And he for his Victoria was renound;
Till afterwardes the certaine truth being heard,
How that their Flaggs hung vp in Paules Church-yard
And that their Shipes where sunke and laid in steepe,
In Neptunes rough out ragious-foming deepe:
And by the power of dread Iehouahs arme,
They were dispears'd, from doing England harme,
Victoria, was in hatefull discontent,
And poynted at by Children as he went;
And from Mendoza, Spaines victoria cryer,
Was called Mendax, Spaines notorious lyer.
| To Rash Iudgement, Tom Foole, and his fellowes | |