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

B. Early Jacobean England (c.1603-1610)

B1. Nevil for the protestant, L Thomas for the papist (html),   (pdf)

B2. The Great Archpapist Learned Curio (html),   (pdf)

B3. Come all you Farmers out of the Countrey (html),   (pdf)

B4. Watt I wot well thy over weaning witt (html),   (pdf)

B5. Wilye watt, wilie watt (html),   (pdf)

B6. Water thy plaints with grace divine (html),   (pdf)

B7. To whome shall cursed I my Case complaine (html),   (pdf)

B8. I speake to such if any such there bee (html),   (pdf)

B9. As Cats over houses do go a catter-walting (html),   (pdf)

B10. Who doubts of Providence, or God denyes (html),   (pdf)

B11. The prelats Pope, the Canonists trope, the Courtyers oracle, virginities spectacle (html),   (pdf)

B12. A Romane right, then rotten at the Kore (html),   (pdf)

B13. The Divell men say is dead in devonshire late (html),   (pdf)

B14. Here lyes the Lady Penelope Rich (html),   (pdf)

B15. Heere lye’s a Lord that Wenching thought no sinne (html),   (pdf)

B16. Immodest death that wouldst not once conferre (html),   (pdf)

B17. Here Lyes Dick of Canterburie, suspected a Papist (html),   (pdf)

B18. Here lieth one who if his case be bad (html),   (pdf)

B19. Heer lye’s my Lord’s Grace at six & at seaven (html),   (pdf)

B20. Bancroft Was for Playes (html),   (pdf)

B21. Seventh Henryes Counsayle was of great renowne (html),   (pdf)