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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>AN EGLEY UPON THE Mo&s;t Execrable MURTHER of M^r^. CLUN</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">On<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> of the <HI>COMEDEANS</HI> of the THEATOR ROYAL, Who was Rob'd and mo&s;t inhumanely Kill'd on Tu&s;eday-night, being <DATE>the 2^d^, of <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> 1664.</DATE> near <HI>Tatnam-Court,</HI> as as he was Riding to his Country-hou&s;e at <HI>Kenti&s;h town.</HI></HEAD>
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<L>MOurn Royal Stage, your <HI>Poets</HI> pous implore,</L>
<L>To cea&s;e to write, &s;ince <HI>Clun</HI> can be no more;</L>
<L>Turn all your <HI>Sceans</HI> to black, and let them be,</L>
<L>The Emblimes of our cares, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> Tragedy:</L>
<L>Go hide your Tape&s;try, and Clothes of green,</L>
<L>Act now <UNCLEAR>in black, <HI>Clun</HI> will no more be seen&punc;</UNCLEAR></L>
<L>Be <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> nor &s;ighing &s;tand;</L>
<L>For <HI><UNCLEAR>Comick</UNCLEAR> Clun</HI>  that <UNCLEAR>dy'd</UNCLEAR> by <HI>Tragick</HI>  hand.</L>
<L><HI>Mirth</HI> learn to mourn, and bani&s;h all our Smiles,</L>
<L>Since <HI>Clun</HI> has plaid the la&s;t of his <HI>Beguiles:</HI></L>
<L>How can my pen bid thy la&s;t <HI>Rights</HI> adue,</L>
<L>When I want words to &s;et thy fames forth true;</L>
<L>'Tis beyond <HI>Pro&s;e,</HI> or Art of humane <HI>Ver&s;e,</HI></L>
<L>Thy taking-Humours to their worth rehear&s;e.</L>
<L>Dye all de&s;ire of &s;eeing more the <HI>Stage,</HI></L>
<L>Now thou art dead, the Mirrour of our Age;</L>
<L>For in thy Action all our joyes were &s;een,</L>
<L>Nor were thou le&s;s to either <HI>King</HI> or <HI>Queen.</HI></L>
<L>Thou <UNCLEAR>who by</UNCLEAR> poli&s;hed words, and Womans dr<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="3 letters"></L>
<L>Did&s;t Lovers pa&s;sions to the height expre<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters"></L>
<L>And made us weep, at &s;eeming &s;orrow <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L>To hear and &s;ee like truth a Fiction <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L>And <UNCLEAR>when</UNCLEAR> we frown'd at &s;ome pro<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"></L>
<L>Then in a moment chang'd that <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"><NOTE PLACE="marg"><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="4 words"> Henry 4.</NOTE></L>
<L>Then <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> and <HI>Be&s;&s;us,</HI> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"></L>
<L>Broke from thy Lips, to make us <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word">&punc;</L>
<L>Blind in our ha&s;te,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">The Humo|rous Lieu|tenant. More of Venice.</NOTE> will <HI>Be&s;&s;us</HI> run away?</L>
<L>Yet in the mouth of danger get the day;</L>
<L>And thy <HI>Lieutenant</HI> in his <HI>Drink-mad-fight</HI></L>
<L>To gain tho&s;e <HI>Trophies</HI> which was but thy right.</L>
<L>O! but <HI>Iago,</HI> when we think on thee,</L>
<L>Not to applaud thy vice of Flattery;</L>
<L>Yet mu&s;t that Part never in our thoughts dye,</L>
<L>Since thou did&s;t Act, not mean that Subtilty:</L>
<L>Thou all of all, and only Actor he,</L>
<L>That ere trode <HI>Stage</HI> in <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Comedy.</L>
<L>But Helli&s;h Fiends, what Devil reign'd in you,</L>
<L>To Rob and Murder him that fed you too?</L>
<L>Could not his Money your cur&s;t &s;pleen abate,</L>
<L>Without he fell, a victive to your hate?</L>
<L>What Execrations &s;hall my pen indite,</L>
<L>Again&s;t &s;uch Rogues that Eclip&s;'d <HI>Clun</HI> our Light?</L>
<L>Plagues wor&s;e then <HI>Egypts</HI> be your portion here,</L>
<L>And may you never mount Heavens Hyem&s;pear:</L>
<L>Could I &s;ay more, or wi&s;h you wor&s;e I would,</L>
<L>Therefore ile hold, for fear I wi&s;h you good.</L>
<L>But Oh, black death, &s;omething Ile &s;ay of thee,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> thou did&s;t act among this treachery:</L>
<L>And thy hand did &s;eal, our poor <HI>Clus</HI> death,</L>
<L>Who oft us plea&s;'d with (that you took) his breath:</L>
<L>O thou unkind and mortal foe to man,</L>
<L>Who &s;till art blind, yet checks all thou can.</L>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Edward <UNCLEAR>Crowch</UNCLEAR></HI> dwelling on <HI>Snow-hill.</HI></P>
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