A prognostication upon W. Laud late bishop of Canterbury written Año Dom: 1641 which accordingly is come to passe.

A prognostication upon W. Laud late bishop of Canterbury written Año Dom: 1641 which accordingly is come to passe.

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A PROGNOSTICATION Vpon W: LAVD late bishop of Canterbury written An̄o: Dom: 1641: Which accordingly is come to passe

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A PROGNOSTICATION Vpon W: LAVD late bishop of Canterbury written An̄o: Dom: 1641: Which accordingly is come to passe

behould a traytors head

My little Lord me thinks tis strange

that you should suffer such a change

jn such a little space

You that so proudly tother day

did rule the king & country sway

must trudge to nother place

Remember now from whence you came

and that your grandsiers of your name

were dressers of old cloth

Goe bid the dead men bring there shers

and dresse your coate to saue your eares

or paune your head for both

The wind shakes cedars that are tall

an haughtie mind must haue a fall

you are but low I see

And good it had bin for you still

If both your body mind and will

In equall state should bee

The King by harkening to Your charmes

Hugd our destruction in his armes

and gates to foes didst ope

Your staffe would strike his scepter downe

your mighter would ore top the crowne

jf you should bee a pope

But you that did so firmly stand

to bring in popery to this land

haue mist your hellish ayme

Your saints fall downe your angells fly

your crosses on your selfe doe lye

your crafts will bee your shame

Wee scorne that popes with Crosier staues

Miters orkeyes should make vs slaues

and to there feete to bend

The pope and his malicious crew

wee hope to handle all like you

and bring them to an end

The silcnce clergy void of feare

jn your damnation will haue share

and speake there mind at large

Your cheskake cap and magpy gowne

that made such strife in everie towne

must now defray your charge

Within this six yeares six Eares haue

bin cropt of worthy men and graue

for speaking what was true

But if your subtil head and eares Can satisfie those six of ther's expect but what's your due

Poore peaple that haue felt your rod

yeild laud to the devill praise to god

for freeing them from thrall

Your little grace for want of grace

must loose your patriarcall place

and haue no grace at all

your white lawne sleeues that were ye wings

whereon you soard to lofty thinges

must be your fins to swim

Tharch bishops sea by thames must goe

with him vnto the tower below

there to be rackt like him

your oath cutts deepe your lyes hurt sore

your cannons made scots cannons rore

but now I hope youle find

That there are cannons in the tower

will quickly batter downe your power

and sinke your haughty mind

The cominalty haue made a vow

no oath no cannons to allow

no bishops common prayer

No lazy prelates that shall spend

such greate reuenues to no end

but virtue to jmpaire

Dum dogs that wallow in such store

that would suffice aboue a score

pastors of vpright will

Now theyle make all the bishops teach

and you must in the pulpit preach

that stands on Tower-hill

When the yeoung lads to you did come

you knew there meaning by the drum

you had better yeilded then

Your head and body then might haue

One death one buriall and one graue

by boyes but two by men

But you that by your judgments cleare

will make fiue quarters in a yeare

and hang them on the gates

That head shall stand vpon the bridge

when yours shall vnder traytors trudge

and smile on your mist fates

The little ren that soard so high

thought on his wings away to fly

like finch I know not whither

But now the subtil whirly wind

debauk hath left the bird behind

you two must flock together;

A bishops head a debutys brest

A finches tongue a wren froms nest

will set the deuill on foote

Hees like to haue a dainty dish

at once both flesh and fowle and fish

and duck and lambe to boote

But this I say though your lewd life

did fill both church and state with strife

and trample on the Crowne

like a blest martyre you will dye

for churches good shee riseth high

when such as you fall downe

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A prognostication upon W. Laud late bishop of Canterbury written Año Dom: 1641 which accordingly is come to passe.

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1645

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A91063

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Wing P3651

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Thomason 669.f.10[18]

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ESTC R210327

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99869135

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99869135

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162559

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— A prognostication upon W. Laud late bishop of Canterbury written Año Dom: 1641 which accordingly is come to passe.,

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.

s.n.,. [London :: 1645]. (Imprint from Wing.) (Entirely engraved.) (In verse - "My little Lord, me thinks tis strange".) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 27".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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