A new poem on the dreadful death of the Earl of Essex, who cut his own throat in the Tower by the Embroyan-fancy of anti-Jack Presbyter.

A new poem on the dreadful death of the Earl of Essex, who cut his own throat in the Tower by the Embroyan-fancy of anti-Jack Presbyter.

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A NEW POEM ON THE DREADFUL DEATH OF THE EARL of ESSEX, WHO Cut his own Throat in the TOWER.

A NEW POEM ON THE DREADFUL DEATH OF THE EARL of ESSEX, WHO Cut his own Throat in the TOWER.

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By the Emhroyan-Fancy of Anti-Jack Preſbyter.

COme, with a nimble thruſt of Rapier'd wit,

(My Muſe) now Stab all Traitors, point at, hit

The Throat of a Self-murtherer, whoſe fall

Doth manifeſt his Crimſon Guilt to all.

Led by the Halter to the Stygian Lake.

Many there be, he to prevent the Stake,

Or Hemp or Hatchet, took a ſhorter Cut,

(As if to d [...]e were but to crack a nut,)

To let his Soul fly from its Priſon, Body,

To ſtept to—ask his Chronies, How d'ye?

O pity 'tis that ſuch a Branch as he,

Should thus deſerve ſo ſad an Elegy.

Whoſe Loyal Father pawn'd his life to thoſe,

Who were the grand Promoters of the Cauſe.

So excellent his Father, that t' expreſs

His Excellencies, ſeemes to make them leſs.

"Should I preſume to tell his worth, I fear

"(My Muſe) I ſhould ſubſcribe a Murtherer.

"To do't by halves were fair, but 'twould be ſed,

"'Twere only then but Drawn and Quartered.

My Lord (like Tully's Son) Degenerates.

A Worm, within his breaſt moſt ſadly prates,

Conſc'ence (The Kings Atturney) ſtings his heart

So mortally, that now he dares depart.

"A wounded ſoul cloſe coupled with the ſence

"of Sin, payes home its proper Recompence.

"Could not your active hands had fairly ſtaid

"The leaſure of a Pſalm? Judas has pray'd,

"But later Crimes cannot admit the Pauſe,

"They run upon effects more than the Cauſe.

Hangman will curſe your Feates, 'tis moſt ſevere

To be ones proper Executioner.

Some do affirm, that 'twixt ſuch Acts and Death,

One may repent, even at his laſt breath.

I fear, there is, (after ſo foul a Sin,)

Too narow a gap to let Repentance in.

His Death to th' Saints this Doctrine will afford,

Impatient of being with the Lord

He was good man: Dearly-Beloved, praiſe

His Policy, in ſhortening his Days.

"But if the Saints thus give's the ſlip, 'tis need

"We look about us, to preſerve the Breed.

"Hence ſweep the Almanack: Lilly make room,

"And Blanks enough, for the New Saints to come

"All in Red Letters: As their Faults have been

"Scarlet; ſo limb, their Anniverſe of ſin.

Jack Preſbyter, I tell the Whorſon, Lyar,

Encomiums that do amount much higher.

'Tis height of Valour, Fortitude, to kill

(Not our ſtrong foes, but) a mans ſelf at will.

Brave active Roman Spirit! Purgatory

Shall be to thee, for a new Inventory.

Scylla, Cbaribdis, Python, Acheron,

Medea's Bull, the Tails of the Dragon,

Sea-monſters, Serpents, Gorgons, Centaurs all

Meduſa's, Bugbear-Harpies theſe I call

Mormos and Bugs, (as our ſtout Earl did ſee,)

To fright poor Idiots to Morality.

Cowards do dread the grim pale face of Death,

Who foil'd b' it, are but ſqueezed out of Breath.

Give me an Hector greedy of's own blood

Makes Death to tremble, bids Damnation, ſlud,

Fears not the Gods, 'tis ſin, if they be good,

If bad, why'ere in aw of them men ſtood?

Death, Hell, Damnation and if thou not feareſt,

Jack Presbyter, dy thou thus if thou dareſt.

Or elſe learn hence not to aſpire too nigh

The high Perogatives of Majeſty.

Vive le Roy, let Rebells meet the end,

If their Repentance may not it prevent.

FINIS.

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A new poem on the dreadful death of the Earl of Essex, who cut his own throat in the Tower by the Embroyan-fancy of anti-Jack Presbyter.

Embroyan-fancy of anti-Jack Presbyter.

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1683

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A52959

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Wing N713

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ESTC R41054

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19603520

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ocm 19603520

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109169

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