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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071015.apex.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A CROWNE, A CRIME: OR, THE MONARCH-MARTYR.</HEAD>
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<L>" Set up your <HI>Scaffolds;</HI>&mdash;and your <HI>Pri&s;oner</HI> bring;</L>
<L>" Nere wor&s;er Fate befell a worthyer King;</L>
<L>" This will <HI>true Bards</HI> in after ages &s;ing.</L>
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<L>_STate-&s;haking <HI>Cethegus,</HI> cur&s;t <HI>Catiline,</HI></L>
<L>Di&s;&s;ect this <HI>horrid Trea&s;on</HI> of our time,</L>
<L>And tax proud <HI>Rome</HI> for holding yours a crime.</L>
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<L>Un-king a King, becau&s;e He was too good!</L>
<L>Doome Him a <HI>Tyrant,</HI> who for <HI>Ju&s;tice</HI> &s;tood!</L>
<L><HI>Cruell,</HI> who&s;e hand was never dipt in blood!</L>
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<L>Adjudg'd for <HI>living well,</HI> unfit to live!</L>
<L>Deni'd for <HI>heav'ns provi&s;ion</HI> a reprive!</L>
<L><HI>Traitor,</HI> for <HI>pleading</HI> his <HI>Prerogative!</HI></L>
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<L>Barr'd from <HI>Reply,</HI> when he at Bar was tryde!</L>
<L>By <HI>Achans</HI> and <HI>Achitophels</HI> defyde!</L>
<L>Kept from his <HI>Childrens &s;ight</HI> untill He dyde!</L>
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<L>Informe our knowledge, Heav'ns; there's &s;ome ami&s;&s;e</L>
<L>Skrean'd from our <HI>Skaly Eyes</HI> occa&s;ion'd this;</L>
<L>"To &s;natch <HI>three Crowns</HI> from Him ('tis fear'd) from His.</L>
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<L>VVhat might this be!---Me thinks I &s;ee a brave</L>
<L>Creature of His awaking from his Grave,</L>
<L>Shewing <HI>that Hand</HI> which <HI>His Di&s;mi&s;sion</HI> gave.</L>
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<L>Yet to Excu&s;e that <HI>Error,</HI> there is writ</L>
<L>The Doctrine of our <HI>Prelats</HI> under it:</L>
<L>"It was an Act convenient and fit.</L>
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<L>Ay me! How <HI>Cheerfull dayes</HI> produce <HI>&s;ad nights</HI></L>
<L>VVhen <HI>Kings</HI> give eare to Pulpit-Para&s;ites!</L>
<L>VVhich Sceane is here pre&s;ented in our &s;ights.</L>
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<L>A Prince decreed to forfeit his Command</L>
<L>By &s;igning <HI>Others Errors</HI> with His Hand:</L>
<L>Creating &s;o a <HI>Democratick</HI> Land.</L>
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<L>Heav'ns judgement's <NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Which might be imply'd by tho&s;e words He &s;pake before his Execution: <HI>"God forbid that I &s;hould be &s;o ill a Chri&s;tian, as not to &s;ay that Gods Judgments are ju&s;t upon Me; Many times he does pay Ju&s;tice by an unju&s;t&punc; Sen|tence,</HI> &amp;c.</NOTE> ju&s;t! Let <HI>Soveraigns</HI> take heed</L>
<L>In Acts again&s;t their <HI>Con&s;cience</HI> to proceed:</L>
<L><NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Timi&s;ts will find no Advo|<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">ates to plead.</NOTE> Timi&s;ts will prove <HI>weak Reedes</HI> in time of need.</L>
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<L>But tho&s;e pure-crim&s;on Streamlings which were &s;hed</L>
<L>On th' <HI>Sable Stage,</HI> where He re&s;ign'd His Head,</L>
<L>Seal'd with a <HI>deep remorce,</HI> have witne&s;&s;ed</L>
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<L>His peace is made; and that his Diadem</L>
<L>Cannot be now pull'd off by hands of Men;</L>
<L>"His <HI>Courts</HI> remov'd to <HI>New Hieru&s;alem.</HI></L>
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<DIV2 TYPE="epitaph">
<HEAD>EPITAPH.</HEAD>
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<L><HI>BEhold the Mirror of a Prince pourtraid!</HI></L>
<L><HI>The living Embleam of a glorious &s;hade,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who&s;e</HI> Chair <HI>of</HI> State <HI>was late a</HI> Scaffold <HI>made.</HI></L>
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<L><HI>One, then whom never any did profe&s;&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>More Zeal to th'</HI> Publique, <HI>and received le&s;&s;e;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Of more</HI> de&s;ert, <HI>and brought to more</HI> di&s;tre&s;&s;e.</L>
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<L><HI>That</HI> reall lu&s;tre <HI>to our</HI> Royall Garter;</L>
<L><HI>That</HI> late inlarger <HI>of our</HI> Cities Charter;</L>
<L><HI>Who&s;e</HI> Crown <HI>the</HI> Crime <HI>that made this</HI> Monarch-Martyr!</L>
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<L><HI>Adieu</HI> Deare Prince; <HI>Death, like a loving friend</HI></L>
<L><HI>Hath crown'd thy</HI> &s;ufferings <HI>with a peacefull end,</HI></L>
<L><HI>While</HI> headle&s;&s;e <HI>we our ruine mu&s;t attend.</HI></L>
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<L><HI>Nor can we le&s;&s;e expect,</HI> Iudgement's <HI>at hand</HI></L>
<L><HI>To &s;courge the follies of a &s;infull Land:</HI></L>
<L><HI>"What</HI> Brightman <HI>wrote we would not under&s;tand.</HI></L>
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<L>" From th' fatall period of a <HI>Charlemaine,</HI></L>
<L>" VVaine &s;hould a <HI>Kingdom</HI> in her <HI>Charles-waine:</HI></L>
<L>" But Prayers nor tears might call him back again.</L>
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<L>" Lords &s;hould re&s;igne their <HI>Patents</HI> to the <HI>Sword,</HI></L>
<L>" Lurdane &s;hould equall any Engli&s;h Lord.</L>
<L>O brave Platonick Levell! Martiall Boord!</L>
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<HEAD>Augurium Criticum in Au&s;picium Civicum.</HEAD>
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<L>JAne <HI>geris frontem geminam,</HI> Nova Troja <HI>fricatam,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Dum pateris Regem caede perire tuum.</HI></L>
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<L><HI>Sin</HI> Carolum <HI>ne&s;cis; minitantia flebilis &V;rbis</HI></L>
<L><HI>Funera qu&ograve; &s;iccis &s;u&s;picis i&s;ta genis!</HI></L>
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<L>Conjugis, aedis, opis, reditura e&s;t gloria flammis,</L>
<L>Militis aut manibus praeda futura feris.</L>
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<L><HI>Haec cecinit</HI> Vates; <HI>Sed non credenda Superbis;</HI></L>
<L>Ca&s;&s;andra <HI>ulterius non mihi</HI> (Shipton) <HI>eris.</HI></L>
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<L>HEro&euml;s pereunt; Genero&s;i praedia perdunt:</L>
<L>Artifices lachrymant; fana profana jacent;</L>
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<L><HI>Publica Cau&s;a ruit; Terras</HI> A&s;traea <HI>reliquit;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Et</HI> Caroli <HI>ca&s;u Regio tota gemit.</HI></L>
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<L>Haec Simulata fides incendia contulit Urbi,</L>
<L>Exilium Civi, tri&s;tia fata plebi.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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