And then with dread and horror to dismay Their wauering thoughts, they set before their eyes The generall slaughter of that dismall day, When Spaine’s black fleet on Neptune’s liquid skies Should woefull England suddenlie surprise; Wishing them craue the pope’s protection T’escape such horror and confusion. 77. But as the wolfe disguis’d with fleecie skin Of sillie sheep, the shepheard long did blinde, And 'mongst the flock thereby did credit win, Till he at length, did by his bloodie minde Bewray himselfe to be a wolfe by kinde: So they, though making manie saint-like showes Did by their deeds themselues at length disclose. 78. With shamefull death, their shamefull liues took end, Leaning on earth for signes of infamie Their totter’d carcases, to which no friend At anie time, could giue due obsequie, Or scarse bewaile their woefull destinie; But left they were for prey, both daies and nights To black night rauens and to hungrie kites. 79. [Sidenote: _Anno Reg. 24._] Which might haue been a terror vnto those, That after sought the faire _Elizae’s_ fall, And in their harts did wickedlie suppose To England’s bounds againe back to recall The popish pride and Romane slauish thrall: But after this did manie vndergoe Dire death and shame, to worke _Elizae’s_ woe. 80. [Sidenote: _Anno Reg. 26._] First furious _Sommeruile_, that posting came With his owne hands to act his soueraigne’s death, Preuented in the way, to shun such shame As might ensue, did stop his owne deare breath, Thinking the same a far more glorious death; But simple man with far more shame thereby, Thy trembling ghost vnto the dead did flie. 81. [Sidenote: _An. eodem._ _F._[rancis] _T_[hrogmorton]] The next, whose shame no time away shall sweepe, Was he, who by the helpe of traytor’s hand, Searching the mighty Neptune’s waterie deepe, Vs’d all his art and skill to vnderstand The depth of euery hauen in this land; Thereby to giue safe conduct to the foe, And bring them in to worke his countrie’s woe. 82. He went to that great God’s dread kingdome’s bounds, Who often chargeth on the clouds in skie, Who cuffes the seas, who by his power confounds High hils and mountaines, who doth terrifie Euen the sad ghosts of Plutoe’s emperie; He went to know what winde the fleet should wing, That should confusion vnto England bring. 83.