. The Roxburghe ballads. ent words rose loud From God a man was sent whose name was This was originally the exclamation of Pope Pius V. when heheard of Don John of Austria having conquered the Turks atLepanto, in 1571. But it was repeated, more appropriately, by thepriest at the Te Deum in which Sobieski joined as thanksgivingfor the Belief of Vienna, in 1683. When the Turks were about tobesiege the city, we are told by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, that the Emperor Leopold had neither men nor money sufficient to enable him toconfront such a deluge of invasion ; and, after many abject ent
. The Roxburghe ballads. ent words rose loud From God a man was sent whose name was This was originally the exclamation of Pope Pius V. when heheard of Don John of Austria having conquered the Turks atLepanto, in 1571. But it was repeated, more appropriately, by thepriest at the Te Deum in which Sobieski joined as thanksgivingfor the Belief of Vienna, in 1683. When the Turks were about tobesiege the city, we are told by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, that the Emperor Leopold had neither men nor money sufficient to enable him toconfront such a deluge of invasion ; and, after many abject entreaties, he obtaineda promise of help from King Sobieski of Poland, whom he had previously treatedvtfh contumely and neglect. Poland was at peace with Turkey, nor had the Turkin auv way failed in observance of the recent treaty. But neither Sobieski norother Christian adversaries of the Turks were very scrupulous as to such obligations;and the Polish King promised to aid the Austrian Emperor with fifty-eightthousand R 352 Dn tt)e i&eitef of Vienna* a $pmn foe %vut protectants* Enownd be [the] Christian Arm, the Turkish Whigs be p^uurep,And lousie Holwel in their Head, who our £/«<? Saints hasshammd. These are your precious Bogues ! rather than not rebel1 Against their lawful Prince, aud God, theyl joyn the Devil of Hell. These are your True-Blue-men, who Persecution cry, When they, with Julian3 their old Friend, the Christian God dene ! But he has found an Arm to do the Royal Work, And vindicate Himself, against True Protestant and Turk. Twas a true Christian Prince, that made him know His pleasureAnd taught the Villains what is due both to their God and Censor. God bless our good King Charles, and James, his own dear Brother,And may they botli live long, to succour one another. God bless the King of Poland too, and every Christian King,The Name is sacred: Hang the Dogs who do not love the Thing. [la White-letter. No woodcut. Printed hy N[athanael] T[hompsori\, at th
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