%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> To a Vertuous and Judicious Lady, who (for the exercise of her Devotion) built a Closet, wherein to / secure the most Sacred Booke of COMMON-PRAYER, from the view and violence of the / Enemies thereof, the Sectaries and Schismatiques of this Kingdome. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1646-1646 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/09/2012 32558

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

R232877 SInce it hath pleas'd our wise and new-born State / The Common-Prayer-Book t'excommunicate: Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 439414 To a Vertuous and Judicious Lady, who (for the exercise of her Devotion) built a Closet, wherein to / secure the most Sacred Booke of COMMON-PRAYER, from the view and violence of the / Enemies thereof, the Sectaries and Schismatiques of this Kingdome. To a Vertuous and Judicious Lady, who (for the exercise of her Devotion) built a Closet, wherein to secure the most Sacred Booke of COMMON-PRAYER, from the view and violence of the Enemies thereof, the Sectaries and Schismatiques of this Kingdome. To a Virtuous and Judicious Lady, who (for the exercise of her Devotion) built a Closet, wherein to secure the most Sacred Book of COMMON PRAYER, from the view and violence of the Enemies thereof, the Sectaries and Schismatics of this Kingdom. 1646-1646

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/ health alcohol Americas animals/ nature Bible/ biblical figures buildings/ architecture catastrophe children class clothing/ appearance country/ nation crime death economics/ commerce entertainments family folklore gender holidays/ seasons infidelity labor/ craft law London love maritime marriage military/ war monstrosity mythology/ Classical news nobility/ court politics/ government procreation punishment race/ ethnicity religious concepts religious figures religious groups royalty rural life servitude sex/ sexuality supernatural/ magic travel trickery/ deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgar humor youth/ age Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 5/9/2012 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America politics/ government religious groups Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM XBallad Tokatyan, Anita Created XML Version of Ballad 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM Transcription Supervisor Meyer, Shannon Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM Double-Key Comparison and Merging Meyer, Shannon Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM Transcriptionist Two Bell, Erik Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/9/2012 1:32:36 PM Transcriptionist One Doss, MacKenzie Transcription of ballad manuscript 8/1/2011 Checker Percy Ross Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 5/18/2011 Bibliographer Shannon Meyer Initial Ballad Catalogue Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To a Vertuous and Judicious Lady, who (for the exercise of her Devotion) built a Closet, wherein to </hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">secure the most Sacred Booke of COMMON-PRAYER, from the view and violence of the</hi></seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Enemies thereof, the Sectaries and Schismatiques of this Kingdome.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic"><hi rend="bold">Written by a most Orthodox, Moderate, and Judicious Divine,</hi></hi></seg> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">A banished Minister of this miserable Kingdome.</hi></hi></seg>
SInce it hath pleasd our wise and new-born State The Common-Prayer-Book texcommunicate: To turne it out of all, as if it were Some grand Malignant, or some Cavaliere: Since in our Churches t is by them forbid To say such Prayers, as our Fathers did: So that Gods House must now be calld no more The House of Prayer, so ever calld before: As if those Christians were resolvd to use That House, as bad, as ever did the Jews: Since that of Christ, may now of Prayer be said, It wants a place whereon to lay its head. I cannot choose but think, it was your care, To build your Closet for distressed PRAYER; Which here in mourning clad, presents it selfe, Begging some little corner on your shelfe: For since t is banishd from all publique view, There be none dare it entertain, but you. How times and men are changd! who would have thought T have seen the Service-Book thus set at naught? A Book worth Gold, if rightly understood; Composd by Martyrs, sealed with their blood. Once burnt by Papists, meerly for this cause, It was repugnant to their Popish Lawes.
Now by our Zelots t is condemnd to die, Because (forsooth) t is full of Popery. And thus we see the Golden meane defyd, And how (twixt two extreames) t is crucifyd. But t is no matter, we see stranger things, Kings must be Subjects now, and Subjects, Kings. The meaner sort of men have all the power; The upper end is now beneath the lower: The head below the feet; theyll weare the Crown: who would not think the worlds turnd upside down? Learning must now give place to Ignorance, So must a Statute to an Ordinance; Religion to Prophanenesse, and vain-glory; The Common-Prayer-Book to the Directory. All things are out of order, and I feare, Are like to be, till we are as we were: Till Bishops doe returne to end the stir Twixt th Independent and the Presbyter. Till Kings be Kings, and till we (wished) see The Church enjoy her ancient Lyturgie. Till Loyalty be had in more regard: And till Rebellion hath its just reward. And that these things may be, well not despaire: All this, and more, may be obtaind by Prayer.
FINIS.