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in unum» och »Miserere mei Deus». Texten under bilden, som märkligt
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1.
Greate Brittaine wth proud Rome at tables playes
Rome looseth euery stake that downe shee layes
Yet frets & sweares to winn ali though shee pawne
Iler reliques, these shee sets & these are drawne
The last stake is the Pax Great Brittaynes hand
Is drawing that too. The Pope wlio by dotli stand
Wth Austria botli beeing betters ön Romes side
Ilolde fast the Pax t’was Gamsters’ law they cried
To snatch the last stake up Brittaine tlien svvore
To liaue the triple Crowne Romes Vicar wore
The Cardinall quarrels in defence of Rome
And beeing armd troubleth ali Christendome.
2.
Denmarke not sitting farr and seeing what hand
Great Brittayne had & how Romes loss did stand
Hopes to winn something too, Maw is the game
At wch liee playes and Challengeth at the same
A Muneke who stakes a Chalice Denmarke sets gold
And sliuffles, the Muncke Cuts Denmarke beeing bold
Deales freely Round And the first Gard hee showes
Is the fine finger wch beeing turnd up goes
Cold to the Munckes lieart the next Denmarke sees
Is the ace of hearts the Muncke cries out I lees
Denmarke Replyes Sir Muncke sliew what you liaue
The Miuicke Gould sliew liim notliing but the knaue.
3.
Rome thus by Brittayne and by Denmarke pould
And knowing that Gamsters winnings neuer hould
Ventures to Challenge Sweden, the dice comes
To Swedens hand who trowes and winns from Rome
Ali that hee playes for whilst Bethelem Gabor stands
Only to see faire play yet fils Iiis hands
By betting against Rome bearing away
So nuich that Rome noe möre Dare bett or play.
Her Crosses Crucifixes Miters Cowles
And ali the Nets shee throwes out to catch soules
Rome now hath lost, shee that did all désiré
Is left möre Bare tlien a Bald shauen ffrier.
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