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And now we pass unto the Wainscoat Pews
Of Rancke Apostasy, which doth abuse
Rich Patience, till her Girdle all like gold
For glory shineth in each Sparkling fold.
And as I take the sent the Ranckest fume
Of Arch Apostates, is the Reech of Rome.
Whose pot is wallopping untill its Scum
Runs in the fire, foists of each Popes Sweet bum.
That do perfume the aire breizd ore his Sea
Some hold their nose thereat, come out, away
Others Calld Hereticks do beare this brand
The Papists gave them 'cause they them withstand.
Such was Theoda who professt to have
Celestiall Visions, Doomes day out she gave
Should be that very yeare, wherefore she's ti'de
Unto a Whip stock scourg'd because she li'de
In Beiga Godescalk up sprang who sung
The Father God greater than God the Son
That by necessity of Providence
Some must in Hell, some in Heaven commence.
In Phrygia, Atingans, Paulicians too
Up Sprang a Sort of Manichees up grew.
King Chilperick was Arianisd also
Mich'el the balb a Saducee did grow.
But Image mongery whose Spirits boild
In Romes fat Pottage Pot all Churches oyld.
Whose fopperies that Patience Sighs to see.
Unto the Shine of Truth reserved bee.
But this Apostasy doth mostly range
In Superstitions fields Wherefore her Grange
I come an Hunting in: and lusty Pusses
Do form herein: which up my hunter rushes.

Church Consecrations now they make oh Shame
And do it in the trinity's blesst name,
And put their Names upon them thus, Saint Claries
Saint Peters, or Saint Saviours: or Saint Maries.
They Consecrate their Altars, and them Soile
Mongst royall Gifts with Consecrating Oyle
Their Church accomplishments are Altar-Tables,
Pillars, and Pulpits, Pictures, Missalls-Fables.
Lattasses, Crosses, Candles, Candlesticks
Lanthorns and Censars Frankincense smoak thick.
Asyles, and Relicks, Clocks, and Hourglasses
Bells, Organs, Priestly Robes with various dashes
Hood, Tunicks, Circingles, Mantle withall
Dalmatick, Stole Shooes Surplice and Pall.
Were not these Superstitious all these flaws
Would be but freckles in th' Apostate Cause.
We higher mount: when any one in Zeale
Conferd a dowry on the church this peale
With hand on Altar out he rings and said
To God I give and vow all things convay'd
Here in this Scrowle for pardon of my Sins
And of my Parents, Childrens too: for things
That he would have them make attonement for
What ere to Serve in Sacrificing war.
For Solemn Masses, Prayers, and Candle-lights
Alms for the Poor and Clergy: and Church rites
And who so ever shall them steale away
Let him Sustain a Sacralegious pay:
And Alstan Sherburns Bishop did ordain
On Ev'ry Wednsday fifty Psalms-song plain
Be Sung in ev'ry Church and prayers be read
Both for the Living King, and for the Dead.
And in baptizings Raban Maurus thus
The Sign of th' Cross in Heart, and Forehead push.
Then give him Holy Salt to Kill his Worms
Of Sins, then fell with Exorcism-Spurns
The Evill One. Then Spittle put into
His Ears, and nosthrills, them open so.
Then noint his bosom with your holy Oyle
And tween his Shoulders noint the Div'le so foile.
Then bless the Font, and there baptize thou him
In th' name of holy trinity, Strang thing.
Church Keyes oft errd, the harmless locking out
Rabanus deemd these Keyes should have about
With Such as Mad dogs liver gave to cure
Such as were bitten by a mad dog sore.
The Holy Supper's made a Stage play Shew
Of Maumatrey by Massifying Crew[.]
Pope Adrian the Second did it ply
Like bitter Water that of jealosy,
Upon King Lothair whom he thus bespake
With Bread, and Blood in's hand now to partake
If thou art cleare from all Adultery,
And firmly fixt in mind never to ly
More With Waldrad thy Concubine dismisst,
Approach, and take this Feast: (Strike hard good fist)
But if thy Conscience Check thee and thou wilt
Return unto thy Wallowing in guilt
Presume not to receive lest thou it do
Unto thy Dread Damnation, and thy Woe.
Which when receivd the King returning di'de
Then at Placentia: and his Pears did slide
Into their Tombes before the yeare was done.
Doubtless into this Cup much poyson run.
In imitating which, a Synod held
At Worms ordaind that Secret Crimes be queld,
That the Suspected Friers if innocent
Should purge themselves upon the Sacrament.

Constantinople's Emperour the Son
Of Theodora Michal bred up Some
Vile youngsters who in priestly Dress do fain
To offer up the Host unbloody slain.
In their Assembly Micha'l was one
When they unto this Horrid Sport then shown,
In golden Cups Stuck with rich Gems, did mix
Mustard with Vinegar, and gave in tricks.

And some through folly did instead of Wine
Use Water, most did wine and water joyne.
Some gave to Children, and Bystanders there
The Consecrated Host, Christ Body Cheere.
Raban Condemns the Eating Flesh in Lent:
A Priest that eat then in despare was shent.
They Worship Crosses with Orations, prayers
Yea dead mens bones and Relicks (Holy wares).
Persons possesst, in Sacred places lay
By Dead Saints, thus to chase the Fiend away.
To Fire, or Water Ordial they go
Enchaind to tell if innocent, or no.
They clarkify the Sons of Kings, you'l find
Now Charloman a Deacon 'gainst his minde.
Basil the Emperour his youngest Son
And Drogo Lewis his, are of this Sum.
Ignatius too Son of Michael is plac'de
Constantinoples Bishop all begrac'de.
But these fat Clericks never fed the flock
But for the Golden Fleece they tend the lock.
Now Bartram, and Paschase the Seeds do sow
Of Transsubstantiation, which up grow.
But Romes Fat Bishop overjets the rest,
In tyranny and Supers[ti]tion drest.
But as these things did Patience exercise
So also did those Lying Prodagies.
Of such a die as these my pen recites.
Numeneus King of the Britons hights
On horsback saw Bishop Maurilio
Stand by him looking Crabbidly him to
Saying thou Cruell Roague desist to stroy
Gods Church; and Cudgeld him hence by, and by
He went away thus strapt, was carri'd home,
And quickly left his kingdom for his Tomb.

Constantine, Leo's Son when drunk, they say
Did at great Greg'ry's Statue for eyes pray
And soon a Demon in his Sleep him bid
To rise, and read My Jesus, which he did,
Which when he had, his voice returnd again
And in the Church he red Distinct, and plain.
When Manuel lay at the point of Death
Him Monks did promise life would he give breath
To image worship which when he had done
His health immediatly did to him run.
A Servant Seven years dumb lay sleeping by
A Pillar in Saint Benite while the fry
Chaunt praise to God: Saint Benit came and said
Rise, Spit thrice on the ground Which he assaid,
And having done the gift of Speech he gain'd
If Writers lies have not their papers staind.
When Martins Relicks were translated ore
For fear of Normans, to Altisiodore,
The Monks Consult whether that Church shall be
Calld Martins, or Libories. They agree,
To set a Leper in their presence and
By prayes to try the vertues of Each hand.
Which done an Oracle from Martins Arke
Salutes him thus I now do cleanse one part
Of thy sad body, and the other do
My brother Libory let fall unto.
Wherefore he turnd to Libory the other
And on the other side did health recover.

Cuthbert reveald in Dream to Alfred King
Of England Exild, and his Mothers wing
The Lord me sends to thee with joyous news
England's Sins punishments are ore. She views
Mercie upon her Saints, thou thus Exild
Shalt to thy Throne in glory soon be quoild.
And for a Sign hereof, thy Fishers shall
Come with great Store of fish today took all.
Which is a wonder seing no such thing
Is hoped for in frozen Streams to spring.
But when this happiness doth with thee stay
Me that thee freed and told thee minde I pray.
He and his Mother both this Vision saw
And rising up fell peeling of this Straw.
And in the Fishers came with fish good Store
This seems a Monkish ly, whereof there's more.

They say the Citizens of Chartres hung
The Virgin Marys Gown out, which there run
From Byzant, by the means of Charles the Balld,
Upon the Wall, a Banner, which then mauld
Rollo the Dane and's Army, smote them blinde
Perchance the Blinding Proverb hence took winde.

When Colen Church was Consecrated there,
At night, the Cries of Evill Spirits reare,
Lamenting that they now were drove away
Out of their Seats. How doth the Spirit play.

Lewis his fathers Ghost did to him pear
Adjuring by the Trinity to Steere
Even all his Skill deliverance to bring
Him out of all those torments he was in.
That he at length might have Eternall rest.
Wherefore the Son larg Dowries doth invest
Monasteries withall that they with mass
Might gain his Father from his torments, pass.

When Lothairs Soul did from him Steale away.
Angells and Demons for it fight: then pray
The Monks, and thereby lend their helping hand
Unto the Angells, who then th'Demons bangd,
And so the booty takes, the Soule obtains
Or else this bout was in the monks ranck [b]rains[.]

Turpin asserts that while he was at Mass
Once for the dead, he in a rapture was
And spide a troop of Souldiers with a prey
To whom he said, What Carry you away:
They say, we Carry Marsary to Hell:
Mich'el to heaven bears your Minsterill.

The Souldier Romarick his horse unto
His Cousen gave to sell him, and bestow
The money on the poore, when he was dead,
But he the horse Sold; kept the pay (base head)
The Souldiers Ghost appears, doth thus him treat,
I thirty dayes have been in Hell compleat.
But now I going up to Paradise
Thou shalt go there to day; because through vice
Thou gav'st not what I bad thee to the poore.
Then Divells caught him, and away him bore.
I in Vienna's Church was praying by
The Altar, saith Turpin, an Extasy
Surprizd me while I sung that Psalm so sweet
God is my Helper. And mine eyes soon meet
Greate troops of Valy Fiends pass on to go
To Lotharingy, after whom though slow
Went one like to a tall tall black-a-moore.
To whom I said, Whither away? Wherefore
He said, to Aquisgrane, we thither stretch,
That we the Soul of Charles to hell may fetch.
Quoth I, I thee by our Lord Jesu's name
Adjure to come to me, tur[n]ing again,
The Psalm was hardly sung but by me they
Did in like order back return a way
I to the last the former catcher pole
Spoke thus: What have ye done, at Charles his dole?
Saith he, Galacian in his Scales did weigh
Such, and so many Stones and Timber gay,
Of his Brave Churches that his good works thus
Oreweighing's ill, he tooke his Soule from us.

He likewise said When Charles did vengeance take
Upon the Spaniards for brave Rolands sake
(Who murderd was) the Sun, oh lying quill
For three dayes Space in heaven then Stood Still.

The Priest Peogil at his Mass prostrate
Pray'd thus, Almighty Shew me (thy poore Waite)
In this great mystery the nature true
Of Christs own body present, let me view
With bod'ly Eyes, the Beauty of the boy
The Virgin bore; and with my hands him try.
And while he pray'd, an Angell said arise
Up quickly, if thou'lt see Christ with thine Eyes.
He's here invest with Corporall attire,
The Virgin bore, after thine own desire.
He trembling lookt up, and saw upon
The Altar th'Fathers Son whom Simeon
Took in his Arms, then thus the Angell said
Seing it pleasd thee Christ to see displai'd,
Whom thou wast wont to Consecrate before,
Under the Shape of Bread with words of Store.
Now View with Eyes hand with these hands of thine.
He then amaizd for joy the Child doth twine
His trembling arms about, and joyns his breast
Unto Christs breast his Lips, his lips kisst presst.
Which done he to the uper end of th'Are
The glorious members of Gods Son did bare.
With Heavenly food Christs Table thus he filld,
Then prayd that all might to their first Shape yield.
And so it came to pass, but all this While
A bloody Sweat hereat doth Patience moile.
Imandus lay Sev'n score and twelve years dead
Was found in body whole, Hair on his head,
With nailes on's digitalls, his teeth out took
Blood poured out: Fy of this monkish fruite.

The Earle of Altorff's Lady Irmentrude
Chode a poore woman, as a whore, and rude
Who had three babes at once, Scourgd by her means
Yet Irmantrude though bathing in her gleams
Conceivd and fell in travill, twelve forth come,
At such a time her Lord was not at home.
She fearing of like measure, makes her nurse
Eleven of them take and drown (sad Course)
In th'Scherky by, She in her apron takes
The Innocents: But meets the Earle who spakes
What hast thou there? Whelps, quoth she. Let me see
Of all love, said he, if they pritty bee
Ile save the Same. She with this Check did strike,
What will you look on Such base Filthy Sight?
He's resolute, will look, and Childrens sees
Of Beautious Countences, saith whose are these?
She's forc'd to tell the matter. He doth take
And puts them out to nurse, bad her not speake
A word of't to the Countess. Hence first came
The Guelphine House, (that German tongues Whelphs name)
Six years turn round, the Earle a feast doth make
Invites His and Her kindred all, did take
His 'leven Sons neat dresst and them brings to
His Ladie t'se whether she did them know.
She smelt the matter: on her knees did fall,
And begs a pardon: He forgives her all.
And in the Village of Altorff did build
A Nunnery thereby great thanks to yield.
Some take this Story for a monkish ly.
If so, Patience is Exercisd hereby.
Apostasy by Such Strang lurches gi'n
Unto the truth by lying Wonders, Sin
And Heresy, doth bring a glorious Shine
To Patience for her ornamentall Shrine.
Thus having blazd Some Scutchon of her Glory,
My pen doth glide unto another Story.