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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
2136Our glorious body circumvolue? dare night
2138To draw vp darkne
s
s
e on our golden beames:
2139And vs t'ecclipse, why is not Babilon
2140In a contorted chaire made all of
starres,
2141Wound vp by wheeles as high, nay boue the thrones
2143That we might ride heere as the Queene of heauen.
2144And with a spurne from our controwling foote,
2146Of life and heauen them both ot once bereaue,
2147That thither vp dare clime vithout our leaue.
2148
Com.
You doe: you ride there now this is your Sphere,
2149Earth is all one with heauen when you are heere.
2150
3. King.
Yet ther's a hell on earth or if not hell,
2151Diuels there are or worse then Diuels, that roare onely at you.
2152
Emp.
At vs? what, dare they roare?
2153
3. King.
Your pardon, and ile tell it.
2158The great whore, that on many waters
sitteth,
2159Which they call many Nations: whil
st their Kings,
2162For you to drinke or swimme in.
2163
Omn.
O prophane!
2166Follow their blowe and sweare, that where you claime,
2167Supremacie monarchall ouer Kings,
2168Tis but your tiranous pride, and not your due.
2173Your scarlet veiles, and mantles are not giuen you
2174As types of honour and regality,
2176And that (all or'e) y'are with red murder gilt:
2177The drinke euen in that golden cup, they sweare
2179Low on the lees of error, which in ta
ste,
2181Of the true grape, but tis ranke poyson downe.
2183
Emp.
Nay, vtter all.
2186And leaue them glowing as red gads of
steele?
2189That on your brow (they say) is writ a name
2190In letters mi
sticall, which they interpret
2191
Confu
sion, by great Babylon they meane
2192The Citie of Confu
sion.
2193
Emp.
View our forhead?
2195Point out these markes: Which of you all can lay
2196A finger on that Moale that markes our face?
2198To make vs thinke you faire.
2205Repeate our vengeance o're, which to beate Kings
2208Ships, Pynaces, Pataches, huge Caruiles,
2209For number, rib and belly are so great,
2210That
should they want a Sea neere Faiery land
2211Of depth to beare them vp, they in their wombs
2213Of your imperiall Armies.
2214
Emp.
Reade them lowde:
2215Thunder ner'e speakes, but the voice crackes a clowde.
2217Floate like twelue moouing Ca
stles: Zabraes two.
2218Habilimented gloriou
sly for warre,
2219With Souldiers, Seamen,
shot, and ordinance:
2220This Squadron
stout Medyna does command:
2221Who of the maine is Captaine Generall.
2222The second Squadron braue Ricalde leades,
2223Being Admirall to fouretene Galleons.
2224
Flores de Ualdes guides the third, the fourth
2226
Pedro de Valdes that tryed warriour.
2227
Oquendo in the fift front cries a Charge.
2228
Bretandona bringes vp the Leuantines
2229With his
sixt Squadron: Gomes de Medyna
2230Waftes vp the seauenth like the God of warre,
2231The eighth obayes Mendoza: and the ninth
2232Fierce Vgo de Montada: all these Squadrons,
2233For ve
s
s
ell, numbred are one hundred thirtie,
2234The
sight of Souldiers, Marriners, and Slaues
2235Twentie nine thousand, eight hundred thirtie three.
2237Six hundred thirtie: adde to these Gallions
2238Twentie Caruiles, and Saluees ten: which make
2240Add to all these your Generals of Armies,
2241Your Captaines, En
signe bearers, (which in role,
2242Are eightscore and eleauen) the Voluntaries,
2244That are in pay: to these, all men of orders,
2248Will fall to guide vs on: these totald vp,
2251Men will seeme borne with weapons in their handes.
2253And let our Galeons feele euen child-birth panges,
2254Till their great bellies be deliuered
2257Kneeles to these glorious wonders, or be trampled
2258To death for her contempt: burne, batter, kill,
2259Blow vp, pull downe, ruine all, let not white haires,
2260Nor red cheekes blunt your wrath, snatch babes from bre
sts,
2261And when they crie for milke, let them sucke bloud,
2262Turne all their fieldes to lakes of gellyed goare,
2263That Sea-men one day sayling by the land
2267You all are ours, bow and adore the bea
st,
2268On whome we ride.
2269
Omn.
We fall beneath his feete.
2272Humility, he bowes whil
st you adore him:
2274A health to all, and as our cup goes rownd,
2276Who buildes on heartes confirmd, buildes on a rocke:
2277The seale of heauen! who on their foreheads weare it,
2279We marke for Action: Heere, a health to all.