A ballet declaringe the fal of the whore of babylone intytuled Tye thy mare tom boye w[ith] other and there vnto anexid a prologe to the reders Kethe, William, d. 1608? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A04807 of text S107428 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 14942). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 25 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 17 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A04807 STC 14942 ESTC S107428 99843129 99843129 7839 2240915513

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A04807) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 7839) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 441:10) A ballet declaringe the fal of the whore of babylone intytuled Tye thy mare tom boye w[ith] other and there vnto anexid a prologe to the reders Kethe, William, d. 1608? [32] p. W. Hill, [London : 1548?] Signed at end: Wyllyam Kith. Imprint from STC. In verse. Signatures: [A]-B. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. eng eebo A ballet declaringe the fal of the whore of babylone intytuled Tye thy mare tom boye w[ith] other and there vnto anexid a prologe to the reders Kethe, William 1548 33 3908 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.56 B The rate of 2.56 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2004-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2004-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-04 Sampled and proofread 2004-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-07 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

❧ A Ballet

Declaringe the fal of the whore of babylone intytuled Tye thy mare tom boye with other and there vnto anexid a prologe to the reders

Apocalyps .xviii Alas alas that great syty babylon which was clothed in Rayes purpel and skarlet and decked with gold precyous stones and perells for at one howre is her iudgement come and her grete ryches brought to naught
W. K. To the Reader .

WHen that I had ( deare reader ) of the great ouer throes whyche the howre of babylon had taken , and pattlt perseuid how māfullye she was be sett or campton euery syde with moste valiant and chrysten waryors me thoughte I colde not for the loue which I bare vnto the truth stand stil & Idly to behold the , considering also wyth howe miche Ioye and gladnes of hart the captains of this army hath reseued the commandement of the lord sent vnto them by Iohn his embasator which commandeth them that thei shuld no longer tryffell nor dallye with thes citezeus , Powre in dow bell into that cup that she hath filled vnto you apocalips x. but boldlt to skal ther walles and manfullye to subdue them , Rewardynge them , As they haue deserued , &c.

Yt made me so much the bolder to sett my selfe forwarde in this battell , trustynge that all thoughe I be but an vnworthy sowdyer of Iesus christe , they wil yet bete wythe my rude wekenes or at the leaste accepte my good will and mynde for althoughe ( for lacke of knoleg ) I can not handell my weapons so hansomly as those whiche haue been daily practised in them yet to declare my selfe a trewe harted soudiet to my power will ( in this battel ) take no skorne , nether it be ashamed to gether together son of the pelets & wepons that this cite hath of so long tyme beten & killed vs with al , & lay them vpon hepes that thei mai be so mich the redier at ther hands with can tel ( bettter than I ) how to bestow them in the beting down of our enimies & for so mich as the gretest multitude hath been of so long time blinded in loue with the laws & constitucions of thes false & vngodly citisens , that they can not now perceue the bryght morninge starre which hath apered & doth yet dayli apere vnto them I wold exorte all suche as haue receued ther preste money of christ our hed captayne which is a constant faythe in his blode to lay now hold on that armur & wepons of god ( which is the gospel ) that we mai al to gether come into this filde , & ther eueri man as he shal be apointed & called to fyghte , a gaynste satan ( the captayne of our enymyes & all his powr perseuinge now his kingdome to be in daunger beginneth to sett oute his stremers & blowith out his trompets thinkinge by the police to fer the ost of the lord but now in our merchēg forward let vs beware & tak good hide that aboue al things breke not our arai but kepe our selues in good order against al the assaltes or onsets that they shal hap to geue vs ( that is ) to lede agodly life & conuersacion for ther be a certayn whyche hath craftli crept into our host & haue professed the selues tru & faythful souders when indede the haue proued to the contrary & do it daily for the leue this arai & good order whiche I before spake of ▪ The possesse the truth with mothes but in the deds the vtterly deny yt . & runneth abrode some arowīg & awhore hunting , some a fighting brawling swering dising carding & vnresonabael rioting some geuen to insaciable couetousnes with a great mani of other mischeues by the meanes wherof the haue broght so il a report vpon the hol host of the lord that our enimies whiche wher before easye to be reformed ar bi your euel exampels in amaner hardened against the truth & therfore ar al such sowders worthie to be excomunycated out of this armi vntil ther be sum in them euident tokens of amendment for we haue no nede of ani such sowdiers as long as the lord ys on our side for yf the gospel we fle not back but stand by our wepons , & kepe the a raye which christ our hed captaine hath set vs in then haue we noo nede to fere if men so many whings happen to breke in on euery side vpon vs for he is a bell with turning of his hand to put them al to flyght & vtterly to consume them hauing therfore so sure a protector & Yf god be on our syd how then can ▪ preuaill against vs . defendor at al times to trust vnto what shulde them fere vs to prosyde in our warfar agaynste thes vnfaithful babylonians who althoughe the lie lurking in ther holds castels & dennes ( that being lyke feint harted cowards afraid to skirmish or to trither manhed with good wepons it ar they not in this meane time fre from working of mischeu your harts dayli aeꝑth for uow that tbey setheicā not make your ꝑty good to con face ●rye ther cause they haue inuented a nother praity polyce , and that is this to bring the captaynes of the lordes hoste in an euel name or as yt were in a mortal hatred with ther sowdyers and shuche as ar vnder the , A prety polycy . satan hath now beinge ther grawne captayne sent a brode his crafty spies in to euery corner whiche dothe parswade the ingnorant & rude sowdyers that ther captayns dothe seke all that they can to faymyshe the and to take from them al thyngs that ar necessary for them that they may ther dye lyke brent bestes that is to saye our stiffe necked pharyseys I meane to bringe our Kynge and his counsel in an euel name amonge your subiectes and commons . Runneth a brod in to euery towne & taueren betyng in to the innorante peoples hedes that the hier powres with your statutes yng nacions And other of this new lerning with ther bokes balatts & songes goeth about no thing elles but to destroy & take away all godly lawes & ordynances as baptym matrimony & such like which wicked persuasions often tymes causethe many to ryse a gainst there rulers whom they owste to obey in al thinges & not to resiste vpon payne of damnation as paul plainly afirmeth to the Romans where he saith let euery soul submit himselfe vnto the octorite of the hier powers for there is no power but of god who so therfore resisteth them resysteth the ordynance of god & reseueth to them selues dampnation this be the very wordes of . Exampelles ar to euident Roma , xiii . S. paul writen in the .xiii chapiter to the Roma . Obai the rulers not only for fere but by cause of conciens . bi the with place & many other mai al men perseue how far the wicked papiste haue in al rages swarued fro the truth & specyal they in our time for neuer were the pharysies in the tyme of christ by the tenth parte so wicked wych sought like wise by al ways & meanes that they told to fere the peple from christ & his doctin whose hard and stony harts he wil perseuing sessed not to cal them scribes pharysis ypocrites painted sepulkres aders a generacion of vepers & blind guds with locked vp the kingdom of heuen before men but nowe to my pourpose considering the wrong interpretacions the this wicked & vngodlye papistes do gather as wel of the moste godly statuts & lawes set forth by the kinges magesty , Mathew . x. xxiii . as of other bokes balates songes I take ocacion gentel reder acording vnto this smal talent which I haue reseued of the lord to set forth this simpel preface in the defence of this rude & raged time folowing withal other that ar consonant & agreing to the scriptures to put my weke brethern that ar not as yet dom to that knoleg of the truth in remembrance that we do not therin n anye godly lawe but wold gladly wishe the that were extoled & mangnyfyed as to haue the souper of the lord that worthye memori of his deth & passion ofte and reuerently vsed , baptym to be ordered as the apostels dyd leue yt , marieng to be had acording to paules consel & As well prystes as other for them shal the not haue so muche of other mens . in honor among al men & that the Gospel maye be sinseerly taght & preched for that was the commaudement which christ gaue vnto his Apostles before he assended vnto his father sayeng al powre is now geuen me in heuen & in erth go therfore saith he into al partes of the worlde and preache the gospel and as many as do beleue and are babtysed shal be saued but we fynde not in all the whole Scryptures but we fynde not in all the whole scripturs that euer he commanded any of them to say masse or to set vp stockes & stones & to make the peple beleue in the fylthy tradicions of mens inuencions , as water , salt , bedes bowes , belles , with such other bagag and therfore ought all true Christen men without ceasing to praye vnto the lorde that he wold vouchsafe of his greate mercy to helpe and strenghten our noble kynge with all his godly counselers in takinge away of all suche popisshe constitucions which hath bene the destruction of many soules and to the great hinderaunce of his most blessed word for the encrease nowe wherof let vs all with one mynde praye vnto god the father of our lord Iesus christ . whose pease I hartely wysh vnto al them that vnfaynedly loue his testimonies

Amen Finis .
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Bothe pistells and gospells , ye alway obskured to mayntayne fatt mossels ye haue vs alured as satons apostels this ar we assured your meulls trymd with tossels ▪ May not now be vsed Ty the mare tom boye Lyke humayne vyces ye were styll grene dowers of popyshe pastymes ye were great alowers for your deuylyshe crymes . ye muste be now plowers or in these rymes with ores to be rouers ty the mare tom boy . ye haue vs detected With your false commycyon So subtell infected were ye wythe ambycyon As men not elected In chrystes tuycyon , But Iustlye regected : As sons of perdycyon ty the mare tom boy ye serued with knyues At other mens tables and had by theyr vices yonge chylderen in credels your great sinfull lyues For all your fyne sables I feare with rych diues In hell be your stables ty thy mare tom boy With dysshes full denty So costly ye fared the pottes went so plentye No hote wynes ye spared tyll go could ye scanty your eyes so then stared yet poore men full empty to speke not ones dared Ty the mare tom boy By other mens fyers your childeren were warmed With cruell desyres the christenye armed Lyke roarars and criers In churches ye charmed lyke sellers and byers the whole earth ye fermed Ty the mare tom boy Your deuelysh dissentinos and loude exclamations with youre false inuencions wolde aske long narrations your subtyll suspentions And wronge accusations with spitfull pretencions they nede no probacyons ty thy mare tom boye ther was neuer treason But ye did inuente it in eares thys to reason ye do yet frequente it With some ly or leson abroade ye forth sent it But come ys the season that ye must repente it ty the mare tom boy Lyke Ioly masse singers ye haue vs deluded your lytell bell ringers at them we much mused for all your cleane fyngers , ye must be a cused , In that ye were bringers Of such wares abused , Ty the mare tom boy with lawes so prophane , that were full vnruly your ashes and palme . mainteined so dulie , your darke laten salme , this will I assurer ye ▪ Comme wynde or comm calme It must a waie trulie ty thy mare tom boy with bocke bell and candell ye gaue vs your curses and wolde vs so handell that walke shoulde our purses some tyme for to strangell , with ropes ye wolde trusse vs no longer nowe dandell , for we ar past nursses ty the mare tom boy Yt were greate dispensers and there with releuers as shepes with sencers , Good basens and euers In vessmentes at venters ye sange many prayers for them that were lenters and to your suche leuers , Ty the mare tom boy , your veluettes and satten By suche trickes ye winned Betwene masser and mattens salte water ye sprenged a sparges in latten forth with them ye singed , to call Iacke and wat in the belles out ye ringed ty the mare tom boye your fyne waxen tapers Besides your longe torches , with there fumminge vapers , Caryed before corses awaye with clappers ▪ And puddels in porches , With al such like maters Ty ar of no forces Ty the mare tom boy Your bedes and your bedroles It was but abusion Your trendels and trentals Went al to confusion your oyells and your yemnolls , It was playne delusion So was your mementoes To tel the conclusyon ▪ Ty the mare tom boy Your deryge so netye , For sowles hens disaesed your portas so prety Wherin ye styll preched Withe feates that were fety ye haue vs defeted From gods worde so mety , For vs to be teached Ty the mare tom boy Gon is your nasty And laten procession And so must your casty That false deare confession Which was alway apty To rayse insurrertion Perswading with suertie To geue vs remissyon Ty the mare tom boy At mydnyght to mattens ye came from dormyra With lyghtes in youre lantarnes To se your latins , Away must your antems Of Gaude maria In latin your seuen psalmes With salue regina Ty the mare tom boy ye prestes with your presentes ye must be now lerned your lyes and your legendes Ar lyke to be burned your picktures with presents May not be adourned For all remes & regentes will shortely be turned , Ty thy mare tom boy your god ye longe kepe it yt wexeth now rustye , And exepte ye strike yt ye wil be all dustye In no wise now slype yt But shew your selfe lusty for if the mowse myte yt He will eate yt : trust me Ty thy mare tom boye your cursinge and blessinge , your brethinge and blowynge your lycking and kissige your mockinge and mowynge your tossinge and tissinge , Stroud myscheue in soinge , therfore your false missing , Is now a downe throstyng , Ty thy mare tom boye A nende of my balet , Anone I wyll make you With pollax nor sallet In no wyse now crake you for thens by the pallet all good men will take you Locke vp bagge and wallet and ingland forsake you Now harken good tom boy this mare with her baggage away loke thou haue her and make here no tariage Lesse ypocrites scraue her Strong cartes for her cariage She shall haue to saue her Let sees make her mariage for landes wyll depraue her away wyth her tom boy And cleane to despache her that none may genesay her Wyth some good poorte mach her as no doubt ye maye her whych wyll so strayght watche her that if men wolde staye her At see they shulde fetche her , Ye may so convaye her . and ther leaue her tom boy For as she dothe sealle hee betwene france and douer : and ther doth bewaylle her . that she is a rouer , the carte wheles may fayll her before she come ouer . then can she not bayell her , But be a sea drouer . therfore leaue her tom boy and in england staye the where none shal ones crake the nor neuer more fray the Ne yt ones for sake the , But newly to ray the , And euer obaye the , this promyse we make the , ther fore tari tom boye . my song some wil mocke it I am not ashamed the kye to vnlocke yt I haue not yet framed the truth yet nocke it I was mythe inflamed now forthe haue I shot yt let me not be blamed for now mythe I care not althoughe I do end yt to telle all I dare not and then to come sende yt , But stampe not nor stare not for it canne not mende yt Finis quod william kythe
An exortacion to the papists O A papysts repent you & for mercy cry you the last day preuent you for yt ys full nye you with gods worde content you the pops laws defye you No lenger absente you But vnto Christe hye you For he is a sauiour that wyll neuer fayle you yf ye will not wauer But mekely bewayle you of your misbeauiour and forthe with apele you to his grace and fauour He wyll surely heale you for so hathe he tolde you By Mathewe his hys writer And also to bolde you by luke his inditer the stories beholde you Of Paule Iohan and Peter Men doth it vnfolde you Both in prose and myter for all this his kyndnes Which he doth yet bere you As men that were mindles ye rent you and teare you Therfore of payne endles ye had nede to feare you for it is not blyndnes At last day shall were you The prophetes this telleth Who so lyst to rede them Whych saythe all that swelleth Oor blyndely proceade them He that aboue dwelleth Shal surely outwyde them Let they that rebelleth beware and take hide them For though god forgeued Many that offended and also relyued Shuch as were sore spended Yet some he sore greued and also condempned as Iudas which fided with Christe that asscended Therfore now amende you And shortly confesse you , To god who may sende you , His spret to possesse you And also defende you , That none shal oppresse you We wil reprehende you Until ye addrssesse you Now mekely downe syt you , and this I exorte you The gospel to get you and therin to sport you , yf that do ones fyt you , we wolde reporte you , And this I commyt you to christe who conforte you FINIS quod . Wyllyam Kith
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