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<NAME>Emma Leeson Huber</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071010.apex.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A Common Ob&s;eruation upon the&s;e TIMES.</HEAD>
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<L>AS I about the towne did walke,</L>
<L>I heard the People how they talke,</L>
<L>Of the brave Parliament.</L>
<L>Some prai&s;e the <HI>Lords,</HI> and &s;ome the <HI>Scots,</HI></L>
<L>Some thinke that they have further plots,</L>
<L>Some blame the Government.</L>
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<L>Cau&s;e <HI>Oxford Lords</HI> can &s;weare and rore,</L>
<L>And breake a Lance halfe broke before,</L>
<L>They talke of mighty Fights.</L>
<L>But when they come to <HI>Le&s;hlyes</HI> hand,</L>
<L>Hee made them quickly under&s;tand,</L>
<L>They were but Carpet Knights.</L>
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<L>The Caluini&s;ts may plainly &s;ee,</L>
<L>That all election now is free,</L>
<L>Yet Schi&s;maticks complaine:</L>
<L>Though <HI>Canterbury</HI> to their Face,</L>
<L>Hath prov'd a Man may fall from grace,</L>
<L>And never ri&s;e againe.</L>
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<L>Poore <HI>Prin</HI> and <HI>Ba&s;twick</HI> now appeares,</L>
<L>And <HI>Osba&s;ton</HI> may &s;hew his Eares,</L>
<L>The Iu&s;tice being knowne:</L>
<L>Of that high Court where plannets rul'd,</L>
<L>Who too long had the World befoold,</L>
<L>With knavery of their owne.</L>
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<L>Yet &s;ome of them did keepe a &s;tir,</L>
<L>And &s;aid they onely did concur,</L>
<L>With tho&s;e were wi&s;er knowne.</L>
<L>Twas <HI>Rhetorcick</HI> betraid their eares,</L>
<L>And he hath none <HI>Long Philip</HI> &s;weares,</L>
<L>Were it to &s;ave his owne.</L>
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<L><HI>Thom Trevor</HI> made a iu&s;t complaint,</L>
<L>That he in Lawes was ignorant,</L>
<L>How far they would encroach:</L>
<L>But <HI>Spani&s;h Franck</HI> cannot &s;ay &s;o,</L>
<L>Nor &s;ome tunns el&s;e that I do know,</L>
<L>VVhich are not yet abroach.</L>
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<LG>
<L>There is a new Lord Keeper in,</L>
<L>And for to pray can be no &s;inne,</L>
<L>To keepe his Con&s;cience free:</L>
<L>And not grow greazy like his Pur&s;e,</L>
<L>Who had no VVife to make him wor&s;e,</L>
<L>As had old <HI>Coventrey,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Our Secretary knavery,</L>
<L>Hath left his Brother Vanity,</L>
<L>VVho is of prattle full:</L>
<L>And yet he could not find a &s;peech,</L>
<L>For to protect the <HI>Reverend Breech,</HI></L>
<L>Of <HI>Tom</HI> the great <HI>Mogull.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Some &s;ay her ioyncture made the Queene,</L>
<L>So oft at <HI>We&s;tminster</HI> to be &s;eene,</L>
<L>Though <HI>Carlile</HI> &s;hew her Face,</L>
<L>To &s;teele the forehead of that Lord,</L>
<L>For whom the State proclam'd accord,</L>
<L>More proper then &s;uch grace.</L>
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<L>And <HI>Heath</HI> they &s;ay might &s;afely &s;weare,</L>
<L>He never did a bribe for beare,</L>
<L>VVhat ere was the condition;</L>
<L>VVhen he was iudge with theeves he &s;hard,</L>
<L>And yet tis knowne that he was &s;pard,</L>
<L>His &s;onne brought the Petition.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Although that <HI>Goring</HI> have a &s;troke,</L>
<L>In tavernes and the <HI>Indian</HI> &s;moke,</L>
<L>Let <HI>Dor&s;et</HI> &s;cape for one.</L>
<L>Though he approves of <HI>Venus</HI> play,</L>
<L>I never yet heard mortall &s;ay,</L>
<L>He lov'd the <HI>whore of Rome.</HI></L>
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<L>The <HI>Popes</HI> did never keepe &s;uch &s;tirs,</L>
<L>As his late Grace and Officers,</L>
<L>For every &s;mall offence.</L>
<L>For <HI>Venery</HI> was in their dayes,</L>
<L>Which I remember to their prai&s;e,</L>
<L>at mo&s;t but &s;ixteene pence.</L>
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<L>Let <HI>Arundell</HI> be puni&s;ht then,</L>
<L>That plagud all were not Gentlemen,</L>
<L>VVhich makes me much affraid.</L>
<L>That he or his Po&s;teritee.</L>
<L>VVill prove as poore as thee or mee,</L>
<L>VVhen all his debts be paid.</L>
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<L>Our Churches now are purged cleane,</L>
<L>From Prelats, Chapters, and the Deane,</L>
<L>VVho long have liv'd like Hogs.</L>
<L>God gave no VVarrants for &s;uch toyes,</L>
<L>Nor can he but abhor the noi&s;e,</L>
<L>they made like ma&s;ty Doggs.</L>
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<L><HI>Will</HI> the <HI>German</HI> may reioyce,</L>
<L>To heare that <HI>Mal</HI> that hath &s;uch choi&s;e,</L>
<L>Doth place him by her &s;ide.</L>
<L>Nor can the State be counted free,</L>
<L>Vnle&s;&s;e they &s;et up Monarthy,</L>
<L>to gratifie the Bride.</L>
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<L>Here is no roome for <HI>Conaway,</HI></L>
<L>Nor many more that run away,</L>
<L>Of pardon that di&s;paire.</L>
<L>Nor <HI>Hopton</HI> that no charge refu&s;'d</L>
<L>VVho hath already beene abu&s;'d,</L>
<L>Sufficient for his &s;hare.</L>
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<L>I may be thought an <HI>Heritick,</HI></L>
<L>Although I &s;peake it in this fit,</L>
<L>I &s;inne in that and wine.</L>
<L>Becau&s;e I creepe not to the Cope,</L>
<L>But hold the Bi&s;hops from the Pope,</L>
<L>But not by right Divine.</L>
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<L>If that the Hou&s;e continues &s;till,</L>
<L>To puni&s;h tho&s;e that have done ill,</L>
<L>and the&s;e our warres doe cea&s;e.</L>
<L>The purer &s;ort ile celebrate,</L>
<L>To whom I owe both Life and State,</L>
<L>I &s;ay God &s;end us peace&punc;</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed in the yeare, 1645.</P>
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