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<HEAD>BLACKE TOM, his Speech to the Hou&s;e, after the delivery of the City by a cowardly Southwarition crew.</HEAD>
<L>GOe on, brave Gallants, pray goe on,</L>
<L>Seeme to con&s;ult for peace,</L>
<L>But if you love your &s;elves and me,</L>
<L>My Army don't relea&s;e.</L>
<L>What though I doe pretend to bring</L>
<L>The King into his Throne,</L>
<L>Feare not I may do what I plea&s;e,</L>
<L><HI>Militia</HI> that's our own?</L>
<L>By crying up his Maje&s;ty</L>
<L>The peoples hearts I gaine,</L>
<L>What thinke you? that's the only way</L>
<L>If ere we meane to raigne.</L>
<L>Their twenty hundred thou&s;and pound</L>
<L>My &s;ouldiers for to pay,</L>
<L>Which when they have they'l doe their be&s;t</L>
<L>The&s;e warres for to delay&punc;</L>
<L>Wee'll tell them that the Citizens</L>
<L>Poore CHARLES doe much de&s;pi&s;e,</L>
<L>And &s;hould we &s;tate him in his throne,</L>
<L>They &s;uddenly would ri&s;e.</L>
<L>When twenty hundred thou&s;and pounds</L>
<L>Againe to them is due,</L>
<L>Weell &s;top their mouthes with flattering words,</L>
<L>Which &s;hall be for me and you.</L>
<L>Then I brave Southwarke will requite,</L>
<L>My promi&s;e to effect,</L>
<L>Of all the Independents they</L>
<L>A Major &s;hall elect.</L>
<L>Be&s;ides this, they &s;hall &s;uddenly</L>
<L>A Corporation have,</L>
<L>For that brave entertaynment which</L>
<L>They to my &s;ouldiers gave.</L>
<L>Thus having them now on our &s;ides</L>
<L>Weell make an in&s;urrection</L>
<L>Of all that Presbyterian crew.</L>
<L>Not one &s;hall finde protection&punc;</L>
<L>But when that Independency</L>
<L>By us &s;hall be promoted</L>
<L>There is no need of Monarchy</L>
<L>Its downefall &s;hall be Voted.</L>
<L>Weel then poore CHARLES &s;end into France</L>
<L>With his wife to abide,</L>
<L>He ab&s;ent, betwixt me and you</L>
<L>The Kingdome wee'l divide.</L>
<L>T'will be a conque&s;t certainly</L>
<L>If ere a conque&s;t were,</L>
<L>Wee'l rule in triumph and will cau&s;e</L>
<L>All others us to feare.</L>
<L>But as for Engli&s;h men who then</L>
<L>Shall Independents be,</L>
<L>Troubled by none they &s;hall enjoy</L>
<L>Their con&s;cience Liberty.</L>
<L>Then &s;hall proud <HI>Ma&s;&s;ie</HI> &s;tampe and &s;tare,</L>
<L>And <HI>Poyntz</HI> &s;hall franticke be.</L>
<L>Then will the Major of London flee,</L>
<L>And all for feare of me.</L>
<L>Then <HI>Peters</HI> &s;hall a Bi&s;hop be,</L>
<L>And <HI>Goodwin</HI> &s;hall be Voted</L>
<L>The chiefe&s;t man in England while</L>
<L>King <HI>Thomas</HI> is promoted.</L>
<L>Then downe &s;hall goe the Steeple hou&s;es,</L>
<L>That freeze in Winter night,</L>
<L>And weell have Chimneyes in the Church</L>
<L>Which people more delight.</L>
<L>Weell Vote the A&s;&s;embly null, and put</L>
<L>Downe <HI>Cranford</HI> with his grace,</L>
<L>Weell race out <HI>Calamy,</HI> and &s;et</L>
<L>Up <HI>Patience</HI> in his place.</L>
<L>Weell bani&s;h <HI>Ca&s;e</HI> with all his ho&s;t,</L>
<L>His converts &s;hall returne</L>
<L>Unto our Independency,</L>
<L>Or el&s;e weel make them burne.</L>
<L>Then you and I &s;hall live at ea&s;e,</L>
<L>And thinke that naught's a &s;in,</L>
<L>Unle&s;&s;e we doe in Engli&s;h coa&s;t</L>
<L>Let Monarchy creepe in.</L>
<L>If you de&s;ire that this my plot</L>
<L>May have effect &s;till &s;till,</L>
<L>Take dayly care that peoples hearts</L>
<L>With thoughts of peace to fill.</L>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE><ADD>7ber 16. 1647</ADD></DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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