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<DATE>2009-05-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Great Turks terrible Challenge, this yeare 1640. Pronounced again&s;t the Emperour of Germany and the King of Poland by <HI>Soloma Hometh</HI> who lately decea&s;ed, but continued by his bro|ther <HI>Ibraim,</HI> the fir&s;t of that name.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of My bleeding heart, or Lets to the wars againe.</OPENER>
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<L>YOu that de&s;ire &s;trange newes to heare,</L>
<L>Vnto my &s;tory now give ears,</L>
<L>Great warres there is pronouncd of late,</L>
<L>By him who doth all Chri&s;tians hate:</L>
<L>Gain&s;t Romes Imperiall Maie&s;ty,</L>
<L>And King of Poland joyning nigh,</L>
<L>By the great Turk who would devoure,</L>
<L>Each Chri&s;tian kingdome by his power.</L>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Soloma Hometh</HI> called &s;o,</L>
<L>This Tirant grat and Chri&s;tians foe,</L>
<L>At thr&eacute;e and thirty y&eacute;eres of age,</L>
<L>Death fini&s;ht vp his dayes and rage:</L>
<L>Yet for all that their Turki&s;h hate,</L>
<L>Gain&s;t Chri&s;tian kings doth naught abate,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God deliver Chri&s;tians all,</L>
<L>That they by &s;uch do never fall.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Though death did happily prevent,</L>
<L>The cruell Tirants bad intent,</L>
<L>Yet h&eacute;e which doth him now &s;ucc&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>More terrors to the world doth br&eacute;ed:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter">ho&s;e bloody purpo&s;e is inclinde,</L>
<L>To pro&s;ecute as twas de&s;ignd,</L>
<L>The Chri&s;tian kingdomes to devoure,</L>
<L>But God confound the Pegans power.</L>
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<L>With fearfull &s;entence challenging,</L>
<L>Romes Emperor, and Polands king,</L>
<L>Their Princes, P&eacute;eres, and Pope al&s;o,</L>
<L>With all that there adjoynes unto:</L>
<L>For by their kingdomes crownes they &s;weare&punc;</L>
<L>To come before their Cities there,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God deliver Chri&s;tians all,</L>
<L>That they by &s;uch do never fall.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
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<L>And will with thirteen kingdomes ri&s;e</L>
<L>The Chri&s;tian world for to &s;urpri&s;e,</L>
<L>Full thirten hundred thou&s;and &s;trong</L>
<L>Of Turki&s;h powers to march along,</L>
<L>With full intention to &s;ubdue,</L>
<L>The Chri&s;tian princes with this crew,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God deliver Chri&s;tians all,</L>
<L>That they by &s;uch do never fall.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Nay more &s;ay they, behold at length</L>
<L>With all our great Imperiall &s;trength,</L>
<L>Such as by you was never &s;&eacute;en,</L>
<L>Nor yet in any kingdome b&eacute;en:</L>
<L>W&eacute;ell come your nations to de&s;troy,</L>
<L>Which you &s;hall never more injoy,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God, &amp;c.</L>
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<L>With mighty power for to &s;ubdue,</L>
<L>The Germane Emperor, and pur&s;ue</L>
<L>Him to the end with fire and &s;word,</L>
<L>And tiranny to be abhord:</L>
<L>Al&s;o the Polanders devoure,</L>
<L>With force of armes and Pagans powre,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God deliver Chri&s;tians all,</L>
<L>That they by &s;uch doe never fall.</L>
</LG>
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<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd Part</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THey give them for to under&s;tand,</L>
<L>How they will terrifie each land,</L>
<L>To rob to murther and de&s;troy</L>
<L>With burning all they do injoy,</L>
<L>And put them to the cruelle&s;t death,</L>
<L>That ever was devizd on earth:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God deliver Chri&s;tians all,</L>
<L>That they by &s;uch do never fall.</L>
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<L>Their bloody minds they thus reveale,</L>
<L>The golden &s;cepter and the &s;eale,</L>
<L>Of Rome &s;ay they w&eacute;e will &s;uppre&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And fill your nations with di&s;tre&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And tho&s;e &s;ay they we pri&s;ners take</L>
<L>More wor&s;e then dogs of them weele make</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God &amp;c.</L>
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<L>The Turke again&s;t the Polands King</L>
<L>Five hundred thou&s;and &s;trong doth bring</L>
<L>And of Tartarians by him &s;ent</L>
<L>To Wallachy Seventy thou&s;and went</L>
<L>Which puts the country in great fear</L>
<L>To &s;&eacute;e their enemies &s;o n&eacute;ere:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But Lord &amp;c.</L>
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<L>The king of Poland for this end</L>
<L>Lord Palatine to Rome did &s;end</L>
<L>Emba&s;&s;adors to certifie</L>
<L>There enimies aproached nigh,</L>
<L>In the meane time the Polander</L>
<L>Great preparation makes for warre,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But Lord, &amp;c.</L>
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<L>The Turkes of Tunnis and <HI>Argier</HI></L>
<L>To aggravate the peoples feare</L>
<L>With &s;ixty &s;aile of galleys goes</L>
<L>The Chri&s;tian kingdomes to oppo&s;e,</L>
<L>Such preparation there is &s;till,</L>
<L>As may the world with rumours fill.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>But God, &amp;c.</L>
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<LG>
<L><HI>A</HI> greater navy there is more</L>
<L>Providing neere the Turki&s;h &s;hore,</L>
<L>Of &s;hips and Gallies &s;ix&s;core &s;ayle,</L>
<L>Lea&s;t they &s;hould of their purpo&s;e fayle.</L>
<L>The Knights of <HI>Malta</HI> they likewi&s;e,</L>
<L>For to prevent their enemies,</L>
<L>The landing of the Turke to &s;top,</L>
<L>Have &s;trongly blockt their Harbors up.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Within five leagues the enemies,</L>
<L>From the Polon<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters">h frontiers lies,</L>
<L>Where unawares they chanc&s;t to fall,</L>
<L>On the Polonians Generall.</L>
<L>Who with foure hundred men and hor&s;e,</L>
<L>Went to di&s;cry the Turki&s;h force,</L>
<L>But mo&s;t part of his men are &s;laine,</L>
<L>And he with hurt return'd againe.</L>
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<L>So that in <HI>Poland</HI> there is bred,</L>
<L>By them great terror and much dread,</L>
<L>For to behold their enemy,</L>
<L>So &s;trong again&s;t their frontiers ly,</L>
<L>For which they have prolaim'd a fa&s;t,</L>
<L>That God in mercy at the la&s;t,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>May rid them of the&s;e Pagans all,</L>
<L>That they by them may never fall.</L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>Richard Harper</HI> at the Bible <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"></P>
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