A Book of Scotish Pasquils 15681715 Author:James Maidment Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PASQUILLUS CONTRA EPISCOPOS, 1638. The Latin Pasquil upon the Scotish Bishops, according to Sir James Balfour, of Denmyln, amongst whose manuscript collectio... more »ns it was found, " wes written by Ja. Cleye, Schoolmaster of Dundee, in Appryle 6, 1638." It is in one or two places not very intelligible, the paleness of the ink having made it difficult to decypher. The translation that follows is also from the Balfour MSS., but the name of the author has not been given. In violence it exceeds the original. Both poems are singular illustrations of the extent to which religious intolerance can be carried. Atheus Andreas est, Stultus Glasgua, Brechin Moechus, Edinensis Saccus Avaritiee est, G-allua papista est, Dives Caledonius auri. Aulicus est Rossen : Lismoriensis sedax. Pauper Aberdonius : Morravius vafer : ebrise satis Dumblanen : fraudem dira Sodora ferax. Arcum Orcus tractat, Cathaneus pharma, Christi (Proh pudor) his sacrum prostituisse gregem. Atheus Andreas tremit et mens conscia rupti Fcederis, vltorem non cupit esse Deum. Glasgua stultescit cerebri nutritius humor Fluxit, et huic barba gravis est caputque leve. Moechatur Brechin, sponsi contemptor Jesu, Servet legitimi quomodo jura thori Pasquinades, MS., 19, 3, 8. Parcus Eden et auarus auet terrena; nee vlla est Turgidula Christum prendere cura manu. Gallua papanus quare est ? Immite furentis Ingenium Recto non petit astra pede. Cur dives Caledon ? favet huic nam Plutus amico Post habito coluit quod sua regna Jove. Aulicus est Rosseu : pater illi et Regia coeli Sordet, honor, comites, principis aula placet. Hie patre plebeio, furiosa mater, catellus Prodiit, et fulmen fronte minasque gerit. Cur gula tam Argadio cordi est, quin quamlibet offam Vir pius et simplex autumat e...« less