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London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…
London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our (once renowned) city into a ruinous heap also the several lessons that are incumbent upon those whose houses have escaped the consuming flames / by Thomas Brooks.
London: printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Cardinal Crescentius was a most desperate Persecutor of the people of God, he was the Popes Ambassador to the 1Council of Trent, and being one night busy in writing to his Master the Pope, a huge black Dog with great flaming eyes, and long ears dangling down to the ground, appeared to him in his Chamber, and went under the Table where he sate: Upon which the Cardinal was amazed; but as as soon as he had recovered himself, he called his Servants to put out the black Dog that was come into his Chamber: but they looked round about his Chambers, and the next Chambers, but could find no black Dog: upon which the Cardinal fell presently sick with a strong conceit, which never left him till his death, still ⟨p. 161⟩crying out, Drive away the black Dog, drive away the black Dog, which seemed to him to be climbing up his Bed; and in that humour he dyed.
Cardinal Crescentius was a most desperate Persecutor of the people of God, he was the Popes Embassador to the 1Council of Trent, and being one night busie in writing to his Master the Pope, a huge black Dog with great flaming eyes, and long ears dangling down to the ground, appeared to him in his Chamber, and went under the Table where he sate: Upon which the Cardinal was amazed; but as as soon as he had recovered himself, he called his Servants to put out the black Dog that was come into his Chamber: but they lookt round about his Chambers, and the next Chambers, but could find no black Dog: upon which the Cardinal fell presently sick with a strong conceit, which never left him till his death, still ⟨p. 161⟩crying out, Drive away the black Dog, drive away the black Dog, which seemed to him to be climbing up his Bed; and in that humour he dyed.
- 1Anno 1552.