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<HEAD>M^r^. <HI>Hampdens</HI> Speech, occa&s;ioned upon the Londoners Pe|tition for PEACE.</HEAD>
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<L>BUt will you now to peace encline,</L>
<L>And langui&s;h in the maine de&s;igne,</L>
<L>and leave us in the lurch.</L>
<L>I would not Monarchy de&s;troy,</L>
<L>But onely as the way t'enjoy,</L>
<L>the ruines of the Church.</L>
<L>Is not the Bi&s;hops Bill deni'd,</L>
<L>And we &s;till threatned to be tri'd?</L>
<L>you &s;ee the King imbraces</L>
<L>Tho&s;e coun&s;els he approv'd before,</L>
<L>Nor does he promi&s;e which is more</L>
<L>that we &s;hall have their places.</L>
<L>Did I for this bring in the Scot,</L>
<L>(For 'tis no &s;ecret now) the plot</L>
<L>was <HI>Say's</HI> and mine together;</L>
<L>Did I for this returne againe?</L>
<L>And &s;pent a winter then in vaine</L>
<L>once more t'invite them hither.</L>
<L>Though more our money then our cau&s;e</L>
<L>Their brotherly a&s;&s;i&s;tance drawes,</L>
<L>my labour was not lo&s;t;</L>
<L>At my returne I brought you thence</L>
<L>Nece&s;&s;ity my &s;trong pretence,</L>
<L>and this &s;hall quit your co&s;t.</L>
<L>Did I for this my Country bring,</L>
<L>To helpe their Knight again&s;t their King,</L>
<L>and rai&s;e the fir&s;t divi&s;ion;</L>
<L>Yet I the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e did decline</L>
<L>Though I contriv'd the whole de&s;igne,</L>
<L>and taught them to petition.</L>
<L>So many nights &s;pent in the City</L>
<L>In that invi&s;ible Committee,</L>
<L>the wheele that governs all;</L>
<L>From thence the change in Church &amp; State</L>
<L>And all the mi&s;chiefes beares their date</L>
<L>from Haberda&s;hers Hall.</L>
<L>Did we force Ireland to de&s;paire?</L>
<L>Upon the King to ca&s;t the war,</L>
<L>to make the world abhor him;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e the Rebels u&s;ed his name,</L>
<L>Though we our &s;elves can doe the &s;ame,</L>
<L>while both alike are for him.</L>
<L>Then the &s;ame fire we kindle here</L>
<L>Whil&s;t we pretend to quench that there,</L>
<L>and wi&s;ely lo&s;t that Nation;</L>
<L>To doe as crafty beggars u&s;e</L>
<L>To maine them&s;elves only t'abu&s;e</L>
<L>the &s;imple mans compa&s;&s;ion.</L>
<L>Have I &s;o often pa&s;t betweene</L>
<L>Win&s;or and We&s;tmin&s;ter un&s;eene?</L>
<L>and did my &s;elfe divide,</L>
<L>To keep his Excellence in awe,</L>
<L>And give the Parliament the Law,</L>
<L>for they knew none be&s;ide.</L>
<L>Did I for this take paines to teach</L>
<L>Our zealous ignorance to preach,</L>
<L>and did their lungs in&s;pire;</L>
<L>Read'em their texts, &s;hew'd them their parts</L>
<L>And taught them all their little arts</L>
<L>to fling abroad the &s;ire.</L>
<L>Sometimes to beg, &s;ometimes to threaten,</L>
<L>Then &s;ay the Cavaleers are beaten,</L>
<L>and &s;troake the peoples eares.</L>
<L>And &s;treight when victories grow cheap,</L>
<L>And will no more advance the heap,</L>
<L>to rai&s;e the price of feares.</L>
<L>And now the books, and now the bells,</L>
<L>And now our arts the Preacher tells</L>
<L>to edifie the people;</L>
<L>All our Divinity is newes,</L>
<L>And we have made of equall u&s;e</L>
<L>the Pulpit and the Steeple.</L>
<L>And &s;hall we kindle all this flame,</L>
<L>Onely to put it out againe,</L>
<L>and mu&s;t we now give ore.</L>
<L>And onely end where we begun,</L>
<L>In vaine this mi&s;chiefe we have done,</L>
<L>if we can do no more.</L>
<L>If men in peace may have their right,</L>
<L>Where is this nece&s;&s;ity to fight,</L>
<L>and break both law and oath?</L>
<L>Who &s;ay that they fight for the cau&s;e,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> to defend the King and Laws,</L>
<L>But 'ti<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">them both.</L>
<L>Either the cau&s;e at fir<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"></L>
<L><UNCLEAR>Or</UNCLEAR> being good it is &s;o &s;till,</L>
<L>and thence they will in<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="3 letters">erre;</L>
<L>That either now, or at the fir&s;t</L>
<L>They were deceived, or which is wor&s;t</L>
<L>that we our &s;elves may erre.</L>
<L>But plague and famine will come in,</L>
<L>For they and we are near of kin,</L>
<L>and cannot goe a&s;under;</L>
<L>For while the wicked &s;tarve indeed,</L>
<L>The Saints have ready at their need</L>
<L>Gods providence and plunder.</L>
<L>Princes we are if we prevaile,</L>
<L>And gallant villaines if we faile,</L>
<L>when to our fame 'tis told,</L>
<L>It will not be our lea&s;t of prai&s;e,</L>
<L>When our new &s;tate we could not rai&s;e,</L>
<L>we have de&s;troy'd the old.</L>
<L>Then let us &s;lay, fight, and vote</L>
<L>Till London be not worth a groat,</L>
<L>oh 'tis a patient Bea&s;t,</L>
<L>When we have gal'd and tir'd that mule,</L>
<L>And can no longer have the rule,</L>
<L>weele have our &s;poyle at lea&s;t.</L>
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