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 eng Ballads, English. eebo The Masse priests lamentation : for the strange alteration, begun in this nation, wherefore he makes great mone, and sings o hone, o hone : the tune i n/a 1641 2 544 5 0 0 0 0 0 91.91 D The rate of 91.91 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Masse Priests Lamentation , FOR The strange alteration , Begun in this Nation Wherefore he makes great mone , And sings O hone O hone . The Tune is Poore Shon
SAint Peters Seat , Is in a sweat , Alas , Alas , The triple Crowne Is tumbled downe , Adue deare Masse . Never shall I sipp On Nuns cherry lipp , A halter or a whip , is my doome , Made of Scottish Broome , To swéepe us all to Rome , O hone , O hone . Woe is me , This tyme to see , Alas , Alas , A Puritan , The onely man , will put downe Masse . I fast , and I pray , But my Beads the● take away and say I goe astray , from the Truth . ●here is none will me releive , ●herfore now must I greeve . O hone , O hone . The Papists fyne , With me did ioyne Alas , Alas . While there was hope , The new Pope , would set up Masse : But now he is downe , We all begin to froune , which maks me in a swound thus to faint . O helpe me some deare Saint , And heare my sad complaint . O hone , O hone . Me Papist poore , Turnd out of doore , Alas , Alas And holy Fryer , Is in the myre farewell deare Masse , For now all Priest , Banished thou seest , all pray to Criest , none to Mary . To custome quite contrary That heere him will not tarry . O hone , O hone .
The second part , to the same tune .
S●me unknowne voyage , A Pilgrimage , Alas , Alas . Through p●aces strange , Now must I range , to find out Masse : So till I come , Quite unto Rome Fortune at home , will not flatter , Nor suffer Holy-water : Which wee on brows did scatter O hone , O hone . The time is spent , I shal be shent , Alas , Alas . If héere I stay , On Beads to pray , and read more Masse . If I recant , Turne Protestant . no Pardon grant will the Pope . Then shall I want such hope , If I Religion coape . O hone , O hone . St. Marys Creed , Be my good spéed , Alas , Alas . Where should I run , This scourge to shun . Adue deare Masse Tyme with his whip , Maks me to skip , Where should I slip , me to hide For such as Masse deride , they can not me abide O hone , O hone . Very sick , Is Catholique Alas , Alas . The Parliament , Is fully bent , to put downe Masse Iesuit and Frier hang in the Bryer Like Dun in the mire well-aday . And those that were my stay Must hang , or run away O hone , O hone .

London , printed for Richard Burton . at the signe of the Horshoe in Smithfield . 1641.