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The shamefull downefall of the Popes Kingdome
Contayning the life and death of Steeven Garnet, the Popes chiefe Priest in England:
being executed in Paules Church-yard in London the 3. of May last. 1606.
To the tune of, Triumph and Joy.
Garnet, the Popes chiefe wandring Priest, his habite and attire.

LEt all true English heartes now sing
Unto the Lord our heavenly King,
Which Treasons unto light doth bring,
To th' Authors endlesse shame.

No Treason was more vild and bad,
Which Popish crew conspired had,
To make all England morne and sad,
To Papists endlesse shame.

Nor former age was ever bent,
Such Treasons strange for to invent,
And turne them to so ill intent:
To Papists endlesse shame.

The Treasons all, God hath bewraide,
Which Pope & Priests and Papists laide:
For God above is still our ayde,
To Papists endlesse shame.

These thirtie yeares no Traytors spight
Was wrought against the Gospels light,
Nor yet against our Soveraignes right,
To Papists endlesse shame.

But Steeven Garnet (voyde of grace)
Knew when, and how, and where the place
That Treasons plotting were apace,
To Papists endlesse shame.

He travaile did both farre and neare,
Like to a Woolfe and ravenous Beare,
To keepe poore silly soules in feare,
To Papists endlesse shame.

He hath seduced many a soule,
And in his Booke did them inroule,
To make them pay the Divell toule,
To Papists endlesse shame.

[?]lesse Priest which ever sought
[?]

For he to bring them in th[e] briers,
Hath sent part hence for to be Friers:
And trayterous seducing liers,
To Papistes endlesse shame.

The Women Nunes he hath ordayn'd,
Thinking thereby that he hath gain'd:
Their soules in Hell for to be chain'd.
To Papists endlesse shame.

His Pardons and his Buls are crost,
His Popish dignitie is lost:
His Reliques eke, to his great cost,
And Papists endlesse shame.

His holy Bones, and holy Stockes,
His holy Shirtes, and holy Smockes:
Are come unto the Hang-mans boxe,
To Papists endlesse shame.

His (Holinesse) pride is now puld downe,
Which Traytors lov'd in Citie & towne
Derricke (the Hang-man) hath his gowne
to Papists endlesse shame.

Now naught availes his holy Masse,
For time hath brought it so to passe,
That he is proovd worse then an Asse,
To Papists endlesse shame.

His Abbots, Priors, Monks, & Friers,
And other his religious squiers,
Have proov'd themselves all to be liers,
To Papists endlesse shame.

Their great Commaunder he is gone
Which Holinesse seemde to put on:
But proovde himselfe a trayterous on[e]
To Papists endlesse shame.

The ti[?] third [?]
[?]

And by the Shirifes of London [?]
Hee thence was brought with m[?]
Even as a Woolfe forst from his [?]
To Papists endlesse shame.

In Paules Church-yard on Scaff[?]
Was built a Gibbet painefully,
On which this ravenous Wo[?]
To Papists endlesse sham[e.]

Unto which place they did him b[?]
There for to learne him for to si[?]
And take his farewell in a string,
To Papists endlesse shame.

Hee traytor-like was hanged there
But that to hange they did him sp[?]
Till he was dead: that was his share
to Papists endlesse shame.

Hee then was quartered presently,
By Derricke and his men then by,
To be set up in places hie,
to Papists endlesse shame.

Hee well was called Garnet [?]
Being counterfayte to [R]
For his reproch will still [?]
to Papists endlesse sha[me.]

Let Poope and Papistes h[?]
That such a Counterfayte w[?]
Which hath their Kingdome [?]
to Papistes endlesse sham[e.]

And let them with Candle[?]
Curse all the Divels their f[?]
Which makes them against k[?]
to Papists endles shame[.]

Let Christians p[?]
Which brough[t ?]
And hath t[?]
to P[apists endlesse shame.]

Pr[?]
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