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¶A WARNYNG For the cittie of London. That the Dwellers, there-in may Repent their evyll Lyues for feare of Goddes Plages. |
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To speake the truthe, Let me nothynge spare. | ||
But without feare, the veretie to declare. | ||
For sclaunderus wordes, I do not care | ||
Repent ye cittys[en]s of London. cittysens] cittysnes 1550 | ||
5 | ¶Seke all the plasys, in Christys dominyon. | |
And I do beleue, in my opynyon. opynyon] opyngnyon 1550 | ||
That non hath harde more, of the treu evang[e]lyon evang[e]lyon] evanglyon 1550 | ||
Repent ye cyttizyns of London. | ||
¶Haue ye not had, of Godes worde suche store. | ||
10 | As neuer no cittie, hath had heretofore. | |
And yet amendement of Lyfe, is nere the more. | ||
Repent ye cyttizyns of London. | ||
¶What preachyngs ye haue had, euen in our age | ||
Of lerned men, Both sapient and sage. | ||
15 | Wherof some hath gone, to the counter or cage. | |
Repent ye cittizyns of London. | ||
¶Where hath the Gospell, byne more frely preched. | ||
Where hath the veritie, byne more truly teached. | ||
Where hath Godes flocke, byn more apeached. | ||
20 | Repent ye cittizyns of London. | |
¶I thynke yf the citties, of Gomer and Sodome | ||
Had had suche warnynge, as to you hath come. | ||
They wolde haue Repented, their shamful Hordom. | ||
Repent ye cittizyns of London. | ||
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25 | The people that were drownyd in Noes floude, | |
Suerly in noughtines, were no more woode. | ||
Then is the sittizyns, whiche shoulde be good. | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
Haue not your Byshops, with strange sacrifise. | ||
30 | Whiche they ha[u]e offred, before Godes eyes. | |
Wt Nadab and Abyhu, to haue death lykwyse? | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶Haue not your Priestes, offred vnto Ball. | ||
And do yet on straunge Gods both cry and call. | ||
35 | Deseruynge a Danyell on them to fall. | |
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶What is the cause, that God hath sent, | ||
Such blynde gydes, ouer you to haue Iudgment, | ||
But that you were neuer yet wyllyng to Repent. | ||
40 | Ye sittizyns of London. | |
¶Hath not God sent you, both bussardes and kytes | ||
To mynister vnto you wronge in-stede of ryghtes. | ||
¶and haue ben dombe dogges with lacking ther sightes | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
45 | ¶These haue you mayntayned, and do to this day. | |
Fedynge their panchys, and clothynge them gay. panchys =paunches | ||
And mayntayne them with Horses, to ryde in ryche aray | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶But he that truly preached with you at any tyme, | ||
50 | Was neuer bydden, with most of you to dyne. | |
But was sent to newgate, in chaynes to pyne. | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶Haue you not accusyd, the Innocents to death. | ||
And broght them to smythfyld, ther to lese their breth | ||
55 | God of you wyl axe their bloud, as the scripture saith | |
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
The good creature of God, called An_Askewe. | ||
For declarynge the veritie, both Iust and true. | ||
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Was she not Bourned in Smythfield of you? | ||
60 | Repent ye sittizyns of London. | |
For speakynge agaynst the abuse of the sacr[a]ment. sacrament] sacrmennt 1550 | ||
And for not apeachynge other to your intent. | ||
Was she not for these, both rackyd and brent. | ||
Repent ye sittizens of London. | ||
65 | Was not he glad, that had a Pollax in his hand pollax: =pole-ax | |
Wt it as a witnes, at her death to stande. | ||
Thynkynge therby, to inherite the heauenly lande, | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
O what bloude hath byn shedde in your cittie. | ||
70 | To reherse all their Names, in this simple dittie. | |
It wolde prouoke Tourkes, with lamentable pittie. | ||
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶Hath not the maryed Man, here lost his Lyfe. | ||
And hath not the Housbande here lost his Wyfe. | ||
75 | And all for the Truthe, suche was your strife. | |
Repent ye sittizyns of London. | ||
¶Hath not the Father, seene his Chylde bourned? | ||
And the Mother, the Doughter vnto asshys tourned. | ||
For which dede done, the parentes sore morned. | ||
80 | Repent ye citizens of London. | |
¶With you the brother, hath betrayd the brother. | ||
And hath accused, the one the other. | ||
I am ryght sure, you can saye none other. | ||
Repent ye citizens of London. | ||
85 | Not only this, but you haue also. | |
Hanged the true man, and let the theeffe go. | ||
Example by Hunne, that it was so. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶This blyndnes, hath God let in you to rayne. | ||
90 | Bycause his true prophets, ye haue always slayne. | |
And yet ye shall here of a nother plage agayne. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
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¶Bycause to resyst God, you haue thynges discust. | ||
God hath geu[en] you vp, vnto your hartes luste. geuen] geune 1550 | ||
95 | Causynge you to worshype, thynges made of doust. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶What shamfull Idolatry, hath and douth rayne. | ||
Amunge you in sar[u]ynge Godes, folyshe and vaine. | ||
The presente dedes douth declare, it playne. | ||
100 | Repent ye citizyns of London. | |
¶And now that your Godes, of woode and stone. | ||
Of seluer and goulde, be almoste gonne. goulde =gold; cf. soulde, A4v | ||
Nowe other come, for mene to looke on. other: see OED s.v. other adj, prn, n, B5 & 6 | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
105 | ¶I dare saye that there, is many a one. | |
That be glade that Images, be gonne. | ||
Because that them-selues, may be loked apone. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶Men may with some wemen, in london be aqua[y]nted aquaynted] aquanted 1550 | ||
110 | That carued Idoldes, wer neuer more paynted. | |
With shinynge Facys, as though they sayncted. sayncted: see OED s.v. saint v, 5 | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶And this also, I may truly saye agayne. | ||
That many men, be also as vayne. | ||
115 | And wolde be loked, apone as fayne. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Some make their Godes, of their chyldern. | ||
And wyll not suffer, them to lerne. | ||
Goddes holy Lawes, but of it them warne. | ||
120 | Repent ye citizyns of London. | |
Some make their Godes, of goodes vyle. | ||
Wich they haue gotten, with crafte and gylle. gylle: =guile | ||
They neuer thynke, to leue but a whylle. leue: =live; whylle: =while | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
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125 | Som make their Godes, of their dwellynge-placys. | |
And neuer haue this, afore their facys. | ||
That the buldyng of Heauen, this buldyng outfacis. buldyng: =building | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Alas with my tears, I can not exprese. | ||
130 | the aboundance of, the greate wyckednes. | |
That rayneth in the cittie, doutlese. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶Se what it is frome Godes, Lawes to ronne. | ||
How many great evells, strayght-way doth come. | ||
135 | It may be well sene, by the citie of London. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Whan dyd any Mayer, knowe his Iuste dowtie. | ||
Whan dyd any shereffe, do his office truly. | ||
Whan dyd any sargant, vse him-selfe godly. | ||
140 | Repent ye citizy[n]s of London | |
Whan dyd any Constable, see good order kepte. | ||
Whan dyd a[n]y bedells, loke to pouertie that wepte. | ||
Wha[n] hard ye of Kepers, that from crueltie sl[e]pte. slepte] slpte 1550 | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
145 | ¶Wher dwelleth any, that hath his wyfe in subieccion. | |
¶Wher dweleth any vnder her Husbandes correccion | ||
¶Wher dwelleth man and wyfe, of godly affeccion. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
Wh[e]re dweleth a father, that techeth his child godes lawe Where] Whre 1550 | ||
150 | Wh[e]re dweleth a child, that is vnder his fathers awe Where] Whre 1550 | |
Wh[e]re dweleth he, that often this sawe. Where] Whre 1550 | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Where dweleth a master, that kepeth his saruantes wel. | ||
Where dweleth a saruant, that foloweth his masters good connsel. | ||
155 | Where dweleth these to that tr[u]ly by and selle. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
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¶If I shoulde speake of their byinge and sellynge, | ||
The crafte therin, passe[th] my tounge-tellynge. passeth] passe 1550 | ||
Hit prouoketh agaynst the Gospel great rebellyng. | ||
160 | Repent ye citizyns of London. | |
¶That they haue a delyght, to walke in the nyght, | ||
And can not abyde, of the gospels syght. | ||
Is sene in sellynge their wares with small lyght. | ||
Repent ye citizy[n]s of London. | ||
165 | Of greate Pentysis, they haue no lacke. Pentysis: =penthouses | |
Payntynge their howsys, round about with blacke. | ||
Though the ware be nought, the pryse is not slacke. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶The lyght of the sonne, they can not abyde, | ||
170 | Nor to haue their wyndowes open and wyde. | |
And this do they only, that their craft be not spyde. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
Ye and though the ware be starke nought. | ||
Yet wyll he sweare, by him that vs bought. | ||
175 | That there can no better in Englande be sought. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Fyrste he lyeth, and sayeth that it is good. | ||
Then he sweareth, as tho[u]gh he were woode. | ||
And him-selfe forsweareth, in the same moode. | ||
180 | Repent ye citizyns of London. | |
Here is a Plage for liynge and a Plage for swering | ||
A Plage for periury, that deserueth helle-tearynge. | ||
Thre Plages ar deserued, a heuey hearyng. hearyng] heareryng 1550 | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
185 | ¶Hayll, Brymstone, and also wylde-fyre. | |
Shall come frome Heauen, to pay your hyere. | ||
Unles shortly you, recompence the byear. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
¶Ye brynge the curse of God, dayly on your heade. | ||
190 | Whiche shall fall vpon you, as heuy as any lead. | |
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For Pouertie with you, hath the strete for his bed. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
¶Oh what Hordome Adultery, and Fornycation. | ||
Is vsed amonge you, and not looked vpon? | ||
195 | With all kyndes of other abhomynation. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
¶Amende Amende, I saye and Repente, | ||
And say not but warnynge, God hath you sente. | ||
If you do not, you are lyke to be rent. | ||
200 | Repent ye sittizyns of London, | |
Acknowlege your synnes to the lyuyng god almighty | ||
And repent, frome the bottom of your hartes hartyly | ||
And haue Fayth in the Bloude of Iesu_Christ only. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London, | ||
205 | ¶Pray vnto God, to increse your Faythe. | |
And beleue all thynges, that scrypture saythe. | ||
And god shall saue you, through Christis death. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London, | ||
¶You may well saye, that Fayth you haue. | ||
210 | Sufficient your soules to saue. | |
But your dayly workes, do you depraue. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
Christe saythe, that euery good tree, | ||
By his Frute, is knowne manyfestly. | ||
215 | Your workes, declare that Faythlesse you be, | |
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
¶Can thorns beare grapes, by any meane. | ||
Or Bryers Fygges, was it euer seane. | ||
So a corrupt Fayth, shewe workes vnclene. | ||
220 | Repent ye citizyns of London, | |
¶A good tree must nydes brynge furth good Frut. | ||
Exsample by Christ, I may playnly dispute. | ||
Whiche fyrste with his dedes, dyd the Iewes confute. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
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225 | Euery tree, that bryngethe not forthe | |
Good frut, it is nothynge worthe | ||
But to be cast into fyere, that all-wayse indureth. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London | ||
¶Lett your workes, A_fore mene soo shynne. | ||
230 | Acordynge vnto, the scryptures Devynne. | |
That god may be praysed, your Father and myne. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London, | ||
And If amendement, do not now apere. | ||
That all mene may se it open and clyer | ||
235 | Dowt ye not, but more shortly you shall here. | |
Repent ye citizyns of London. | ||
Lett the voyse of you, vnto God be harde. | ||
To pray for your Lorde and Kynge, Edwarde. | ||
Confessyng you haue not, so good a kynge desarued | ||
240 | Repent ye citizyns of London, | |
Also pray ye, for the holle Counsell, | ||
That the spryte of GOD, in them may dwell. spryte: =spirit | ||
And then no dowt, they shall doo well. | ||
Repent ye citizyns of London, | ||
FINIS. |
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Imprinted at London by me Humfrey_Powell, dewellinge aboue Holburne conduit And are to be soulde by Hugh_syngelton at the signe of saint Augustine in Polles Church[y]arde Churchyarde] Churcharde 1550. |