A True relation from Rome, of a bloody and cruel monster, that for many years hath destroyed an infinite number of men, women and children, devoured the growth of that country, and reduced other nations to want vvith a description of its prodigious shape, terrifying aspect, and fox-like craftiness, the like never yet seen in any other part of the world. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A95136 of text R229245 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T2869B). 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. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A95136 Wing T2869B ESTC R229245 38875966 ocm 38875966 152460 2240872174

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A95136) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 152460) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2297:23) A True relation from Rome, of a bloody and cruel monster, that for many years hath destroyed an infinite number of men, women and children, devoured the growth of that country, and reduced other nations to want vvith a description of its prodigious shape, terrifying aspect, and fox-like craftiness, the like never yet seen in any other part of the world. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [London : 1688] Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in: Cambridge University Library. eng Catholic Church -- Controversial literature. Anti-Catholicism -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. eebo A true relation from Rome, of a bloody and cruel monster, that for many years hath destroyed an infinite number of men, women, and children; devoured [no entry] 1688 2 562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A True Relation from Rome , of a bloody and cruel Monster , That for many Years hath destroyed an infinite Number of Men , Women , and Children ; devoured the Growth of that Country , and reduced other Nations to want : With a Description of its prodigious Shape , terrifying Aspect , and Fox-like Craftiness ; the like never yet seen in any other part of the World .

WE are assured in Scripture , That before the Dissolution of the Universe , there shall appear Signs in the Heavens , and Wonders : But there never has been known such a Wonder , or Prodigy , as the Monster in this monsterous Narrative will appear ; yet it is not so strange as true , as too many Nations have felt , and found by woful Experience .

The Letter which gives a Description of him runs thus : In this City there is a Monster , such as never was seen , but only in this Place : He at first sprang out of the Sea , having Seven Heads , and Ten Horns ; and on his Head the Name of Blasphemy : He is spoted like a Leopard , his Feet are like a Bears , and his Mouth is like a Lyon's : He hath done great Wonders , and deceived many Nations ; slain many Thousands of Innocents , and is drunken with the Blood of Saints : He causeth himself to be worshiped , and exalteth himself above all that is called God's , and he sits as God in the Temple of God : He is Letcherous as a Bore , as full of Poison as a Toade , Cunning as a Fox , Surly as a Lyon , Bloody minded as a shee Bear , Deceitful as a Leopard , Wise as a Serpent , and as Proud as the Devil ; treading upon the Necks of Emperors and Kings : And although he is of the Nature of a Wolfe , yet he always goes in Sheeps Cloathing , the better to deceive the Multitude ; but he is known by his Works . To describe him to the Life , would be almost impossible ; but thus much we can say of him : He is an Idolatrous , Traditious , Malicious , Superstitious , Perfidious , Deceitful , Hateful , Bloody-Minded , Proud , Letcherous , Lofty , Factious , Perjur'd , Equivocal , Vgly , Wicked , Damnable , Devil Incarnate ; and is called the POPE . He sells Heaven for Money , and lets who he pleases in ; He forgives who he pleases , and who he pleases he damns ; He dethrones Kings at his Pleasure , and them that will not worship him he Excommunicates , or puts to ignominious Deaths : He extols and exalts himself above all others ; and therefore , by all that hath been said , can be no other than the Son of Perdition , the Whore of Babylon , a Burthen to the Earth , and a Limb of the Devil ; unfit to live , and more unfit to dye ; loathsome to Heaven , and a Shame to Mortals ; therefore fit for nothing but a Brakefast for Satan .

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