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.
Pii9 I mmortal man of glory, whose stout hand
Notes. This acrostic shares an almost identical first line with the longer poem “Immortall Man of glorie, whose brave hand”. The allusion to “new studied torments” suggests that this verse was prompted in part by the news that the authorities intended to torture Felton to elicit a full confession of his supposed co-conspirators.
I mmortal man of glory, whose stout1 hand
O ne lustfull creature hath cut from our land
H ave patience for to suffer, for thy name
N or time, nor hower ever shall defame.
F ear nere possest thy manly brest
5E ach torment that thou sufferest bringest rest.
L et ther new studied torments use cruilty
T is to ther shame, ads glory unto thee
O h may thy soul rest in blest peace secure
N o matter what thy body here endure
10Source. Bodleian MS Eng. Poet. e.14, fol. 12v
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