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Pluralitie that huddle, have also their brace of wives:But all the better, all that while hells heer-imployment thrives.That thus and worse hold, and increase, sith Rome may not returne,Pray, fairies, graunt, infernals, that in fire of envie burne.I have, faire fairie-elfes, besides large catalogue of sinne,Observed in this land, in this short time I heere have bin,The which at my departure, when Elizabeth first raign'd,Were not in beeing, or were then religiously refraind.Howbeit, hence for Ireland at the least I must transfreat:Where Rome hath roome there riot I: somes faith is heere too great.Yet largelier than most statesmen know, heere could I sport long while,Insociable is not, ywis, for catholics this ile.Suppose the shepheard all this while to have a troubled sleepe:Well might he heare the preachment, by the pulpit could not peepe:
