Cur percussisti? Or Balaam reproved, for cudgelling the asse. H. G. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B03553 of text R220116 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing G22). 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. 4 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 B03553 Wing G22 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[18] 99884925 ocm99884925 182689 2240882476

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B03553) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182689) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A4:2[18]) Cur percussisti? Or Balaam reproved, for cudgelling the asse. H. G. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for the author, London, : 1661. Signed: By H.G. Verse: "Alas! the Asse is cudgel'd in good sadnesse: ..." In response to Robert Chamberlain's Balaams asse cudgeld. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Chamberlain, Richard, b. 1607. -- Balaams asse cudgled -- Early works to 1800. Political satire, English -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. eebo Cur percussisti? Or Balaam reproved, for cudgelling the asse. H. G. 1661 1 519 3 0 0 0 0 0 57.8 D The rate of 57.8 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-03 Sampled and proofread 2009-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
CUR PERCUSSISTI ? OR BALAAM REPROVED , FOR Cudgelling the Asse . ALas ! the Asse is cudgel'd in good sadnesse : Why so I pray ? To shew the Prophets madnesse . Patron of scandall and of ignorance ; From which we prayed a deliverance . This was the sum of the Petition , Which guilty Balaam termes sedition . Who , but a soule empty of grace , and reason Would think this cry preparative to treason ? At vices Orthodox the poor Asse greives : Not at the Cassocks or the rev'rend sleeves . These are , by Canon , decent , yet I shall Think constant preaching more Canonicall . Are Mitres , Cassocks of so neer a kin To sloth and drunkennesse , that beastly sin , That who the Clergy warnes these sins to flee , ●oth mean , Bishops and Priests there , must not be ? ●he Crown and Mitre are so haply twisted , The last infring'd , the first is then resisted . ●●t both with equal zeal disown they do Factious Preachers , and bibbing Readers too . Where 's the sedition then ? 't is in a dish Cook't up , yes the water turnes pork to fish . Ill manners 't is sure , soft , the man 's well bred , His belly is not empty , but his head . Foul Patriot , scandal and vices support . Kickt by an Asse , thou put'st him into Court . A Priest well drench't , the Constable did seize on , 'T was cry'd , hold factious Officer , 't is treason . At length the Pris'ner sweares , 't was said , swear on , This Parish is full of sedition . 'T is an Essay to Church and States confusion , To shew the Larck's grief , or Priests collusion , There needs no Cham , these secrets to betray , Darknesse can't hide what 's done in the mid-day . Is this the man of God ? or is he sent To drink and swear , for th' Gospels ornament ? Reviv'd impieties , Black mouth'd debaucherie , Ne're can be whit'ned with thy Poetry . Unhappy solecisme , when was it true That Sin's ruine would make the State to rue , Or Church ? whose noble growth and lasting age , Decay of vice increase of grace presage . Arm then ( ye Mitred Lords ) be cloth'd with power , Full charge your Canons and then let them Roar 'Gainst Scandal , Ignorance , and Lazinesse , 'Gainst saucy pride , and factious peevishnesse . Hophni and Phinehas , their fatal doom , Should startle those that succeed in their room . The Sacrifice was then abhorr'd , they 'r slain , Eli falls too , 'cause he did not restrain . Long live King Charles , prosper in Grace and Glory , Let 's Name be written in Eternal Story . By H. G.

LONDON , Printed for the Author , 1661.