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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>A SPEECH MADE TO THE Lord General MONCK, AT Clotheworkers Hall in London
<DATE>The 13. of <HI>March,</HI> 1659.</DATE> at which time he was there entertained by that VVorthie Companie.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>NAy, then let me come too with my <HI>Addre&s;&s;e,</HI></L>
<L>Why mayn't a <HI>Ru&s;tick</HI> promi&s;e, or profe&s;&s;e</L>
<L>His good Affection t' you? Why not declare</L>
<L>His Wants? How many, and how great they are?</L>
<L>And how you may &s;upply them? Since you may</L>
<L>See our Hearts mourn, although our Clothes be <HI>gray.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Great <HI>Hero</HI> of three Nations! Who&s;e Bloud &s;prings</L>
<L>From <HI>pious</HI> and from <HI>pow'rfull Grand&s;ire Kings;</HI></L>
<L>With who&s;e <HI>Bloud-Royal</HI> you've <HI>enrich'd</HI> your <HI>veyns,</HI></L>
<L>And by continu'd <HI>Policy</HI> and <HI>Pains</HI></L>
<L>Have equall'd all their <HI>Glory;</HI> So that now</L>
<L>Three <HI>Kingle&s;s Scepters</HI> to your Feet do bow,</L>
<L>And court <HI>Protection,</HI> and <HI>Allyance</HI> too;</L>
<L>And what Great men &s;till <HI>reach'd</HI> at <HI>&s;toups</HI> to you.</L>
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<LG>
<L>But you're too truly <HI>Noble</HI> to a&s;pire</L>
<L>By <HI>Fraud</HI> or <HI>Force</HI> to <HI>Greatne&s;s;</HI> or t' acquire</L>
<L><HI>Scepters</HI> and <HI>Crowns</HI> by Robbery, or ba&s;e</L>
<L>And wilfull breach of <HI>Tru&s;ts,</HI> and <HI>Oaths,</HI> nor place</L>
<L>Your <HI>Happine&s;&s;e</HI> in <HI>avi&s;hed</HI> Dominion,</L>
<L>Who&s;e <HI>Glory</HI>'s only founded in <HI>opinion;</HI></L>
<L>Attended &s;till with danger, fear, and doubt,</L>
<L>And fears <HI>within,</HI> wor&s;e than all tho&s;e <HI>without.</HI></L>
<L>You mu&s;t &s;till <HI>watch</HI> and <HI>fear,</HI> and <HI>think,</HI> and mu&s;t</L>
<L>Lo&s;e all <HI>Content</HI> to gratifie one <HI>Lu&s;t,</HI></L>
<L>Should you invade the <HI>Throne,</HI> or aym at <HI>Pelf,</HI></L>
<L>Throw <HI>down</HI> three Nations to <HI>&s;et</HI> up your &s;elf;</L>
<L><HI>Kings</HI> are but <HI>royal Slaves,</HI> and Pri&s;oners too,</L>
<L>They alwaies <HI>toyl,</HI> and alwaies <HI>guarded</HI> go.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You are for making <HI>Princes,</HI> and can find</L>
<L>No work proportion'd to your <HI>Pow'r,</HI> and <HI>mind,</HI></L>
<L>But <HI>Atlas-</HI>like to bear the <HI>World,</HI> and be</L>
<L>The great <HI>Restorer</HI> of the Liberty</L>
<L>Of three long captiv'd <HI>Kingdoms</HI> who were thrown</L>
<L>By others &s;trong <HI>Delu&s;ions,</HI> and their own</L>
<L><HI>Mi&s;guided zeal,</HI> to <HI>do</HI> and <HI>&s;uffer</HI> what</L>
<L>Their very Souls now <HI>grieve</HI> and <HI>tremble</HI> at,</L>
<L><HI>Debauch'd</HI> by tho&s;e they thought would <HI>teach</HI> &amp; <HI>rule</HI> 'um,</L>
<L>Who now, they find did <HI>ruine</HI> and <HI>befool</HI> 'um.</L>
<L>Our <HI>meanings</HI> &s;till were <HI>hone&s;t,</HI> for <HI>alas!</HI></L>
<L>We never <HI>dream't</HI> of what's &s;ince come to pa&s;s;</L>
<L>'Twas never our <HI>intent</HI> to <HI>violate</HI></L>
<L>The &s;etled <HI>Orders</HI> of the <HI>Church</HI> or <HI>State,</HI></L>
<L>To throw down <HI>Rulers</HI> from their lawfull Seat,</L>
<L>Merely to make ambitious <HI>&s;mall things</HI> great,</L>
<L>Or to <HI>&s;ubvert</HI> the <HI>Laws;</HI> but we thought then</L>
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<LG>
<L>The <HI>Laws</HI> were <HI>good</HI> if manag'd by <HI>good</HI> men;</L>
<L>And &s;o we do think &s;till, and find it true,</L>
<L><HI>Old Laws</HI> did more good, and le&s;s harm than <HI>New;</HI></L>
<L>And 'twas the <HI>Plague</HI> of Countries and of Cities,</L>
<L>When that <HI>great-belly'd Hou&s;e</HI> did &s;pawn <HI>Committees.</HI></L>
<L>We fought not for <HI>Religion,</HI> for 'tis known,</L>
<L>Poor men have <HI>little,</HI> and &s;ome great Ones <HI>none;</HI></L>
<L>Tho&s;e few that <HI>love</HI> it truly, do well know,</L>
<L>None can take't from us, where we <HI>will</HI> or no.</L>
<L>Nor did we fight for <HI>Laws,</HI> nor had we need,</L>
<L>For if we had but <HI>Gold</HI> enough to feed</L>
<L>Our taking <HI>Lawyers,</HI> we had <HI>Laws</HI> enough,</L>
<L>Without addre&s;&s;ing to the <HI>Sword,</HI> or <HI>Buff.</HI></L>
<L>Nor yet for <HI>Liberties;</HI> for tho&s;e are things</L>
<L>Have co&s;t us more in <HI>Keepers,</HI> than in <HI>Kings.</HI></L>
<L>Nor yet for <HI>Peace;</HI> for if we had done &s;o,</L>
<L>The <HI>Souldiers</HI> would have beat us long ago;</L>
<L>Yet we did <HI>fight,</HI> and now we &s;ee for what,</L>
<L>To <HI>&s;hufle</HI> mens <HI>E&s;tates;</HI> tho&s;e <HI>Owners</HI> that</L>
<L>Before the&s;e wars, could call <HI>E&s;tates</HI> their own,</L>
<L>Are beaten out by others, that had <HI>none.</HI></L>
<L>Both <HI>Law</HI> and <HI>Go&s;pel</HI> overthrown together,</L>
<L>By tho&s;e who ne're <HI>believ'd</HI> in, or <HI>lov'd</HI> either.</L>
<L>Our <HI>truth,</HI> our <HI>trade,</HI> our <HI>peace,</HI> our <HI>wealth,</HI> our <HI>freedom,</HI></L>
<L>And our full <HI>Parliaments,</HI> that did <HI>get,</HI> and <HI>breed</HI> 'um,</L>
<L>Are all <HI>devour'd,</HI> and by a <HI>Monster</HI> fell,</L>
<L>Whom none, but you, could <HI>&s;atisfie,</HI> or <HI>quell.</HI></L>
<L>You're <HI>great,</HI> you're <HI>good,</HI> you're <HI>valiant,</HI> &amp; you're <HI>wi&s;e,</HI></L>
<L>You have <HI>Briarius</HI> hands, and <HI>Argus</HI> eyes;</L>
<L>You are our <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Champion, you're the true</L>
<L><HI>St. George for England,</HI> and for <HI>Scotland</HI> too.</L>
<L>And though his <HI>Storie</HI>'s que&s;tion'd much by &s;ome.</L>
<L>Where true, or fal&s;e, this <HI>Age,</HI> and tho&s;e to come,</L>
<L>Shall for the future find it &s;o far true,</L>
<L>That all was but a <HI>Prophecy</HI> of you;</L>
<L>And all his great and high <HI>Atchievements</HI> be</L>
<L>Explain'd by you in this <HI>Mythologie.</HI></L>
<L>Herein you've far out done him, he did fight</L>
<L>But with one &s;ingle <HI>Dragon:</HI> but by your might</L>
<L>A Legion have been tam'd, and made to &s;erve</L>
<L>The People, whom they meant t' <HI>undo</HI> and <HI>&s;tarve.</HI></L>
<L>In this you may do higher, and make fame,</L>
<L><HI>Immortalize</HI> your <HI>celebrated</HI> name,</L>
<L>This Ages <HI>glory, wonder</HI> of all after,</L>
<L>If you would free the <HI>Son,</HI> as he the <HI>Daughter.</HI></L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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