Besides all this a thing more strange and rare
Than all the things were seen in Freezland fair,
An ox was roasted whole, which thousands saw,
For ’twas not many dayes before the thaw;
The like by no man in this present age
Was ever seen upon this icy stage.
And this hard frost it did so long endure,
It pinch’d, and almost famish’d many poor.
But one thing more I needs to you must tell
The truth of which thousands do know full well,