A web-based edition of early seventeenth-century political poetry from manuscript sources. It brings into the public domain over 350 poems, many of which have never before been published.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

N. The Spanish Match Crisis (c.1618-1623)

Ni. Prophecy and Portent c.1618-23

Ni1. You men of Britaine, wherefore gaze yee so (html),   (pdf)

Ni2. These put together, thus they crye (html),   (pdf)

Ni3. A Prince out of the North shall come (html),   (pdf)

Ni4. If 88 be past then thrive (html),   (pdf)


Nii. Bohemia and the Palatinate

Nii1. Some say Sir Edward Cecill can (html),   (pdf)

Nii2. Whiles thy sonnes rash unluckye armes attempt (html),   (pdf)

Nii3. The famous Embassador, brother to the French Favorer (html),   (pdf)

Nii4. The Belgick Frogge, out of the bogge, with Brittish mouse doth strive (html),   (pdf)

Nii5. When we but heare that Turkes and Tartars fight (html),   (pdf)

Nii6. Religion the most sacred power on earth (html),   (pdf)


Niii. Gondomar

Niii1. Why? what meanes this? England, & Spaine alike (html),   (pdf)

Niii2. Adew deere Don & Priest for ever (html),   (pdf)

Niii3. Anagram on Count Gondomar (html),   (pdf)


Niv. Saint Elizabeth

Niv1. If Saints in heaven cann either see or heare (html),   (pdf)

Niv2. Your bold Petition Mortalls I have seene (html),   (pdf)


Nv. Jack and Tom go to Spain

Nv1. What suddayne change hath dark’t of late (html),   (pdf)

Nv2. From Englands happy & unequall state (html),   (pdf)

Nv3. I’ve read of Ilands flotinge and removed (html),   (pdf)

Nv4. False on his Deanrye? false nay more, Ile lay (html),   (pdf)

Nv5. Tell mee for gods sake Christs Church what you meane (html),   (pdf)

Nv6. The day was turnd to starrelight, & was runne (html),   (pdf)

Nv7. A Phillipp once to england came (html),   (pdf)

Nv8. The starre that rose in Virgo’s trayne (html),   (pdf)

Nv9. Since Arthure, or his stable stood (html),   (pdf)

Nv10. Ilium deplores, but still old Priams glad (html),   (pdf)

Nv11. Our eagle is yett flowne, to a place unknowne (html),   (pdf)

Nv12. Poor silly wight that carkes in the night (html),   (pdf)

Nv13. Our Prince whom we soe dearely lov’d (html),   (pdf)

Nv14. The Prince of Wales with all his royall traine (html),   (pdf)

Nv15. All the newes thats stirringe now (html),   (pdf)

Nv16. Oh for an Ovid or a Homer now (html),   (pdf)

Nv17. The Prince is now come out of Spayne (html),   (pdf)

Nv18. The fift of August, and the fift (html),   (pdf)


Nvi. Against the Libellers

Nvi1. O stay your teares yow who complaine (html),   (pdf)

Nvi2. Contemne not Gracious king our plaints and teares (html),   (pdf)

Nvi3. Withold thy fiery steeds great God of light (html),   (pdf)