A prophecy, said to be vvritten three hundred years ago, for this year lately found in a chest, hid in the wall behind the altar in the Temple-Church.

1682

A PROPHECY, Said to be VVritten three hundred Years ago, for this Year; lately found in a Chest, hid in the Wall behind the Altar in the Temple-Church.

 [...].
REgem inter Populúmque diu de crimine Chartae,
Lis erit, eventúmque Urbs malè tuta timet:
Scindentur varii, studia in contraria, Patres,
Rex propriâ semet Judice lite cadet.
Vinci dum voluit, potuit cum vincere, Patrem
Rex Patriae, Regem se probat esse sui.

Haec est Billa vera & Originalis Copia.
REx erit, an Populus Dominus mage, Nomine Chartae,
Lis est: Eventum Pars malefida timet:
Hinc Variae Partes studia in contraria currunt,
Arbitrio credunt cedere cuncta suo:
Rex tamen invictus dum vult fraenare superbos,
Et Patriae, & Regem se probat esse sui.

The Interpretation of Billa vera.

THe Question lyes, is Charles 
or Rabble King?

Charter retriev'd, or lost, will speak the thing;

Mean while True-Protestants 
Dissent and Vary,

Owning nought, but y
 [...] own will, Arbitrary:

Yet Caesar 
stoops not: Ergo, 
Rebels yield,

We fear no Flails, since Caesar 
is our Shield.

LONDON, Printed for S. Carr, 1682.

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