A47607:2583
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.
My serious thoughts upon black sixty six,
Thou bloody Strumpet, how canst thou repair
The loss of Englands great Imperial Chair;
How many rich men were to beggars turned,
How many rich men were to beggars turn'd,
When that brave Isles, Metropolis was burned
When that brave Isles, Metropolis was burn'd