The rustick rampant or rurall anarchy affronting monarchy : in the insurrection of VVat Tiler. / By J.C.
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- The rustick rampant or rurall anarchy affronting monarchy : in the insurrection of VVat Tiler. / By J.C.
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- Cleveland, John, 1613-1658.
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- London :: Printed for F.C. and are to be sold at Westminster-Hall and the Royall Exchange,
- 1658.
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- Tyler's Insurrection, 1381 -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Early works to 1800.
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"The rustick rampant or rurall anarchy affronting monarchy : in the insurrection of VVat Tiler. / By J.C." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A79967.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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John of Lydgate, lib. 4.
ANd semblably to put it at a prefe,
And execute it by clere experience,
One the most contrarious mischiefe
Found in this earth by notable evidence,
Is onely this by Fortunate violence
When that wretches churlish of nature
The estate of Princes unwarely doth recure.
A Crown of Gold is nothing according,
For to be set upon a knaves heed
A Foltish clerk for to weare a Ring,
Accordeth nat, who that can take hede,
And in this world there is no greater drede
Then power ••••e (if it be well sought)
Vnto such one that first rose up of nought.
There is no manner iust convenience
A royal Carbuncle, Ruby, or ••arnet,
Nor a chast Emera••d of v••rtues exclence,
Nor Inde Saphirs in Copper to be set,
Their Kind'ly power in foule metal •••• let,
And so the State of politike puysance
Is ever lost where knaves have Governance.
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For a time they may well up ascend,
Like windy smokes their fumes sprede,
A crowned asse plainly to comprehend,
Voyde of discretion is more for to drede
Then is a Lyon for that one indede;
Of his nature is mighty and royall,
Voyde of discretion that other beastiall.
The gentle nature of a strong Lyon,
To prostrate people of kynde is merciable,
For unto all that fall afore him doun,
His royall puisaunce cannot be vengeable:
But churlish Wolves by rigour untreatable,
And foliyshe asses eke of beastialty
F••aying reason brayde ever on cruelty.
None is so proude as he that can no good,
The l••uder heed the more presumption,
Most cruelte and vengeance in lowe blode
VVith malapertnesse and indiscretion:
Of Churle and Gentle make this division
Of outhor of them I dare right well repor••
Fro thens thei came, thereto the wyl resorte.