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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A19796) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 14424) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 922:04) Marke well the effect, purtreyed here in all ... 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill S. n., [London : c. 1580?] A ballad. Imprint from STC. Title taken from 1st line of text. Also sometimes called: The dance of death--STC. Woodcut, with letterpress verses below--STC. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 16th century. Dance of death -- Early works to 1800. eebo Marke well the effect, purtreyed here in all: ... [no entry] 1580 1 659 2 0 0 0 0 0 30.35 C The rate of 30.35 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

I. KILL YOV ALL

Marke well the effect , purtreyed here in all : The Prelate with his dignities renowne , The King that rules , the Lawyer in the hall , The Harlot and the countrey toyling Clowne : Howe and which way together they agree , And what their talke and conference might be . Ech to their cause , for gard of their degree , And yet death is the conquerour you see . THe bishop vaunts to pray for thother fower , As who wold say , he holds the palme & pri e , And that in him and his most holy power , It doth depend , their causes to suffise I pray ( saith he ) that Christs continual grace May them conduct , & guide in euery place . THe puissant King he claimeth to defend , The bishop and the other three like case , In all conflictes or broyles vnto the end , Who but his power their enemies doth deface He ●ursters men , and sends them forth a farre In their behalf , to maintaine deadly warre . THe smiling queane , the harlot cald by name , Stands stiffe vpon the blafe of beauty braue , To vanquish all , she makes her prized clame . And that she ought the golden spurs to haue , For by her flights she can bewitch the best , The strong , the Lawyer , & the rest . THe Lawyer he , in title of his clame , Presumeth next , by law and iustice true , Somwhat the more , to eleuate his name : For law ( saith he ) all discord doth subdue : It endeth strife , it giues to ech his right , And wholy doth contention vanquish quight THe contry clowne full loth to lose his rigth , Puts in his foot , and pleads to be the chiefe . What can they do ( saith he ) by power or might , If that by me they haue not their reliefe ? For want of food they should all perish than , What say you now to me the countrey man . For want of me they should both line and lacke , For want of me they could not till the earth , And that s the cause I cary on my backe , This table here of plenty not of dearth . I feast them all , their hunger I appease , For by my toyle they feede euen at their ease . DEath that aloofe in stealing wise doth stand Hearing the vaunts that they begin to make . Straight steppeth forth , with piercing dart ● hand And boldly seemes the quarell vp to take . Are they ( saith he ) so proud in their degree , Lo , here by me soone conquered shall they bee , And standing by to giue their later foode , He entreth straight , the conquest to attaine , Ther s none of them ( saith he ) the chiefest blond That valiant death intendeth to refraine , I le crop their crowne & garlands fresh and gay , And at the last I le shrine them all in clay . I pray for you all . I help you all to your right . I defend you all . I vanquish you all . I seede you all . I will kill you all .
( ⁂ ) The Authors Apostrophe to the Reader . Here may you see , what as the world might be , The rich , the poore , Earle , Cesar , Duke , & King ▪ Death spareth not the chiefest high degree , He triumphes still , on euery earthly thing , While then we liue let vs endeuour still , That all our works agree with Gods goodwill .