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<HEAD>The Religious Turncoat; Or, a Late <HI>Iacobite Divine turn'd Williamite.</HI></HEAD>
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<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>London is a Fine Town.</HI></OPENER>
<LG N="1">
<HEAD>(1)</HEAD>
<L>I Lov'd no King in Forty One,</L>
<L>When Prelacy went down;</L>
<L>A Cloak and Band, I then put on,</L>
<L>And Preach'd again&s;t the Crown.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chorus.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat is a Cunning Man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That Cants to Admiration;</HI></L>
<L><HI>And Prays for any King, to gain</HI></L>
<L><HI>The Peoples Approbation.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="2">
<HEAD>(2)</HEAD>
<L>I &s;hew'd them Paths to Heaven untrod,</L>
<L>From Popery to refine 'em;</L>
<L>And taught the People to &s;erve God,</L>
<L>As if the Devil were in 'em.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat.</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="3">
<HEAD>(3)</HEAD>
<L>When <HI>Charles</HI> return, d into our Land.</L>
<L>The <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Church Supporter,</L>
<L>I &s;hifted oft my Cloak and Band,</L>
<L>And &s;o became a Courtier.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="4">
<HEAD>(4)</HEAD>
<L>The Kings Religion I profe&s;t.</L>
<L>And found there was no harmin't&punc;</L>
<L>I Cog'd and Fatter'd like the re&s;t,</L>
<L>Till I had got Preferment.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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</LG>
<LG N="5">
<HEAD>(5)</HEAD>
<L><HI>I</HI> taught my Con&s;cience how to Cope</L>
<L>With Hone&s;ty or Evil;</L>
<L>And when I rail'd again&s;t the Pope,</L>
<L>I &s;ided with the Devil.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor,</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="6">
<HEAD>(6)</HEAD>
<L>When Royal <HI>James</HI> began his Reign,</L>
<L>And Ma&s;s was u&s;ed in Common,</L>
<L>I &s;hifted off my Faith again,</L>
<L>And then became a Roman.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="7">
<HEAD>(7)</HEAD>
<L>I Orders took i'th' Church of <HI>Rome,</HI></L>
<L>And Read the Declaration,</L>
<L>And prov'd that all the World mu&s;t come</L>
<L>To Tran&s;ub&s;tantiation.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="8">
<HEAD>(8)</HEAD>
<L>His Holyne&s;s the Pope to plea&s;e,</L>
<L>By the Lords A&s;&s;i&s;tance,</L>
<L>To bring in Popr'y with more ea&s;e,</L>
<L>I preach't up <HI>Non-Re&s;i&s;tance.</HI></L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="9">
<HEAD>(9)</HEAD>
<L>Our Prince of <HI>Wales</HI> was &s;oon betray'd,</L>
<L>And then the Head-&s;trong Rable</L>
<L>Grew angry with the Child, and made</L>
<L>The Devil rock the Cradle.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="10">
<HEAD>(10)</HEAD>
<L>When Cau&s;e grew Sick, and King grew tame</L>
<L>I fell from <HI>Prie&s;t</HI> to <HI>Pagan;</HI></L>
<L>Ju&s;t as the Belgick Lyon came,</L>
<L>To quell the <HI>Romi&s;h</HI> Dragon.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG N="11">
<HEAD>(11)</HEAD>
<L>When <HI>William</HI> had po&s;&s;e&s;t the Throne,</L>
<L>And Cur'd the Nations Grievance,</L>
<L>New Principles I them put on.</L>
<L>And &s;wore to him Allegiance.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<LG N="12">
<HEAD>(12)</HEAD>
<L>And now Preach up King <HI>William</HI>'s Right</L>
<L>Pray for his Foes Confu&s;ion;</L>
<L>And &s;hall remain a <HI>Williamite,</HI></L>
<L>Till another Revolution.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<HEAD>Chor.</HEAD>
<L><HI>A Turncoat is a Cunning Man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That Cants to Admiration;</HI></L>
<L><HI>And Prays for any King, to gain</HI></L>
<L><HI>The People Approbation.</HI></L>
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<P>London, <HI>Printed for</HI> Rich. Kell, <HI>in</HI> We&s;t-Smiethfield. <HI>1694.</HI></P>
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