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In Aurora Anutiantionis 1618 visio Me: ditantis Angeli anuciantis

[nb: I have chosen to use F in place of ff when a capital F is intended]

[column 1] Whats this that from heavens high topp Falls downe like a Shinning deopp And as through the starres it passes Makes them blasse with light like glasses Still it selfe it hither throwes And downe slyding greater groned Sure it is some heavenlyy might from the Father, sent, of light for as Pha'bus setting wese through a Cloude darts to the East Soe from forth the place he brake followes him a heavenlye streake darting light through all his path till on Earth he lighted hath

Harke he speakes, All Creatures peace Stayd yor orbes, yor Musicke cease: Whilst ride wind lett moysty Calme all the whistling winges enbalme, least rufe Neptune underneath frowne or chafe to heare you breath And you vast Saa cease to chide Th'unnubred beach whereon you slide rouse the greate allmighyies hands Chaines thee upp in such weake bands Not a Beast nor yet a Bird give a Sound nor man a word while an Angell to a Mayde Such a message shall have said that you all for wye may singe for 4 thousand yeares yor kinge Said to Adam yor first Lord He to Earth would send this word Now behold bright Gabriell Starr like flyes this newes to tell Nazareth first sees his raynes Where he lowlye loutes and sayes Hayle chast Mary full of grace God is wth thee in this place blest are thou above all other (Blessed virgine blesed Mother feare noy Maryem holye Mayde

Gods

[column 2] Gods highe love on thee is layde: thou a Sonne shall breed & bringe call him Jesus, for a Kinge he shall bee, and son of God ruling nations with his rodd He to Jacobb shall be Friende and as his raigne shall never end

Harke How Mary givs a tthat her divine Magnificate cease all Creatures, peace all thinges listen while ye virgin Singes, stint yor ever humming noyce While by her transcending voyce Angells caper up to Skye and bright Gabriell backe doth flyd; Silence be in heaven and Earth till this blessed one hath birthe, But when hymes full tyme is come that to us is borne this sonne then shall all their glorious trayne poure themselves to Earth agane

Then singe all advance of yor throats and stretch loud yor sweetest notes For thousand of sweet heavenly Souldiers then [nb: mark indicates that 'then should be on this line] Shall glory sing to God & peace to men

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