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Zion in distressSion in distress
Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]
London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
But with unheard of Cruelties she must
But with unheard of Crueltys she must
Their Bodies mangle, to assuage her Lust;
Their Bodys mangle, to asswage her Lust;
Some hanged in Water, yield their strangled breath;
Some hang'd in Water, yield their strangled breath;
Some brained on Anvils, some were starved to death;
Some brain'd on A•vils, some were starv'd to death;
Some hauled with Pulleys, till the Top they meet