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<DIV1 TYPE="poem">
<PB REF="1">
<PB REF="1">
<PB REF="2">
<PB REF="2" MS="y">
<HEAD>Bothwell Lines.</HEAD>
<LG>
<HEAD>1</HEAD>
<L>O Woe be unto Prelacie,</L>
<L>That ever it did &s;tand,</L>
<L>And woe be to your new made Laws,</L>
<L>but and your cur&s;ed Bands.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>2</HEAD>
<L>And woe be to you Prelates all</L>
<L>if you do not repent,</L>
<L>For ye have bani&s;hed Chri&s;t away</L>
<L>and broken his Covenant</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>3</HEAD>
<L>You Prelates ay when that you look</L>
<L>you do mi&s;take the Figure,</L>
<L>You think it &s;ervice good enough</L>
<L>to pre&s;s the Poor with Rigour.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>4</HEAD>
<L>Our whori&s;h Council apo&s;tates</L>
<L>hath made a foul Defection,</L>
<L>For they have &s;hed the righteous Blood</L>
<L>&s;ince Prelats their Election.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>5</HEAD>
<L>Our Teachers they have bani&s;hed,</L>
<L>from City and from Town,</L>
<L>And rai&s;ed up a perjur'd pack</L>
<L>to trade the Go&s;pel down.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="2" REF="3">
<HEAD>6</HEAD>
<L>When they appear at the latter day</L>
<L>their Tales will have no bearing,</L>
<L>I hope its be their hinder end,</L>
<L>their Covenants Men&s;wearing.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>7</HEAD>
<L>When we drew up into the We&s;t</L>
<L>again&s;t tho&s;e In&s;urrections,</L>
<L>At <HI>Pentlandhills</HI> there we did fight,</L>
<L>to Witne&s;s again&s;t Defections.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>8</HEAD>
<L>They burried Chri&s;t at <HI>Pentlandhills,</HI></L>
<L>that day at <HI>Rullein</HI> green,</L>
<L>But yet the Lord will ri&s;e again,</L>
<L>and reign in <HI>Zion</HI> King.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>9</HEAD>
<L>For there a King in Zion was,</L>
<L>when Man that there was none,</L>
<L>And there &s;hall be a King in it,</L>
<L>when this King &s;hall be gone.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>10</HEAD>
<L>When this was done they did us turn</L>
<L>back into <HI>Edinourgh</HI> Town,</L>
<L>Our cur&s;ed Council did command</L>
<L>to put the Pri&s;oners down.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="3" REF="3">
<HEAD>11</HEAD>
<L>Both Heads and Hands they did &s;tick up</L>
<L>in every publick Town,</L>
<L>The rea&s;on was we would not yeild</L>
<L>to every Bi&s;hop Lown.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>12</HEAD>
<L>But evermore the Martyers Blood</L>
<L>the Churches &s;eed doth prove,</L>
<L>But and the Church found on a Rock</L>
<L>nothing &s;hall her remove,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>13</HEAD>
<L>For in that time the &s;eed was &s;own</L>
<L>that ever &s;ince hath grown,</L>
<L>That all the powers of Prelacie</L>
<L>&s;hall never get overthrown.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>14</HEAD>
<L>Our whori&s;h Council did devi&s;e,</L>
<L>an other evil De&s;ign,</L>
<L>An helli&s;h band they did contrive,</L>
<L>which was a devili&s;h thing.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>15</HEAD>
<L>And for to bring this thing about,</L>
<L>&s;ome Lords out of the North,</L>
<L>Came with a drift of <HI>Amorites,</HI></L>
<L>out ov'r the Water of <HI>Forth.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="4" REF="4">
<HEAD>16</HEAD>
<L>And for this End they did draw up,</L>
<L>their whole mi&s;chievous Troups,</L>
<L>And brought them in be <HI>Lenrick</HI> Town,</L>
<L>to &s;earch the Land throughout.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>17</HEAD>
<L>And killed all that they did find,</L>
<L>the Go&s;pel that did preach;</L>
<L>And made a final End of all,</L>
<L>that would not &s;erve the Bea&s;t.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>18</HEAD>
<L>And then they came to &s;uch a Height,</L>
<L>to per&s;ecut the Band,</L>
<L>And never to hear the Go&s;pel preach'd</L>
<L>almo&s;t into this Land.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>19</HEAD>
<L>And now they are not &s;ettled yet,</L>
<L>for all the Wrongs they did,</L>
<L>They think for to di&s;throne our King,</L>
<L>the Crown take off his Head.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>20</HEAD>
<L>It would take up now too much Time,</L>
<L>to &s;et down all Things here,</L>
<L>How Prelates have us pere&s;cute</L>
<L>this more than Twenty Year.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="5" REF="4">
<HEAD>21</HEAD>
<L>But now to crown all their Mi&s;chief</L>
<L>which they have further done,</L>
<L>They think to make an end and lay</L>
<L>on him a Burial &s;tone.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>22</HEAD>
<L>They did di&s;charge us for to hear</L>
<L>his hone&s;t Servanes Preach,</L>
<L>And threatened Death unto all tho&s;e</L>
<L>the Go&s;pel that did teach.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>23</HEAD>
<L>They were &s;o mad again&s;t the Truth</L>
<L>that they would give no bield,</L>
<L>To Christ nor to his followers</L>
<L>in City nor in Field.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>24</HEAD>
<L>The&s;e perjured Troups did &s;till go on</L>
<L>in bloodie Cruelty,</L>
<L>And took our Friends at <HI>Gla&s;gow</HI> Town</L>
<L>to &s;end beyond the Sea.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>25</HEAD>
<L>When we drew up into the <HI>We&s;t</HI></L>
<L>our deare&s;t blood to &s;pill,</L>
<L>And for our Covenants we fought</L>
<L>that day at <HI>Lowdin-hill.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="6" REF="5">
<HEAD>26</HEAD>
<L>Although that <HI>Clevers</HI> &s;hould go mad</L>
<L>and all his Men had &s;worn,</L>
<L>The Lord did order us and he,</L>
<L>our Foes then back did turn.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>27</HEAD>
<L>We were a&s;&s;embled for to hear</L>
<L>the joyfull &s;ound I &s;ay,</L>
<L>But we were ne're amind to fight,</L>
<L>upon a Sabbath-day.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>28</HEAD>
<L>This <HI>Clavers</HI> now of whom I &s;peak,</L>
<L>a Tirent &s;tout was he,</L>
<L>A &s;udden deed him overtake,</L>
<L>for he began the Plea.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>29</HEAD>
<L>He came full far to &s;eek a Plea,</L>
<L>he met with one that day,</L>
<L>His Men were killed in open Field,</L>
<L>him&s;elf wan ill away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>30</HEAD>
<L>He ran a long way on his Foot,</L>
<L>his Hor&s;e did him forlorn,</L>
<L>Di&s;mounted was his Trumpeter</L>
<L>that blew the bra&s;en horn.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="7" REF="5">
<HEAD>31</HEAD>
<L>And then they fled to <HI>Gla&s;gow</HI> Town,</L>
<L>with many wounds and Pricks</L>
<L>They made a Trench about the Cro&s;s</L>
<L>with many Boards and Sticks.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>32</HEAD>
<L>When we had gathered our Pri&s;oners</L>
<L>was left in <HI>Evendail.</HI></L>
<L>Then we per&s;ued to <HI>Gla&s;gow</HI>-town</L>
<L>the morn, yea without fail.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>33</HEAD>
<L>We entered into <HI>Glo&s;gow</HI> town</L>
<L>at all the enteries four,</L>
<L>The timber Trenches was &s;o hie</L>
<L>that we could not win ov'r.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>34</HEAD>
<L>But yet we put them in a fear</L>
<L>and then returned again,</L>
<L>Unto the gliming &s;treams of <HI>Clyde,</HI></L>
<L>and Camped on the Plain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>35</HEAD>
<L>Upon the blooming Braes of <HI>Clyde</HI></L>
<L>we laid our Ligour down,</L>
<L>Our Friends re&s;orted unto us</L>
<L>from City and from Town.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="8" REF="6">
<HEAD>26</HEAD>
<L>For to defend in our Gods Name,</L>
<L>the Go&s;pe<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> in our Land,</L>
<L>The which we &s;olemnly had &s;worn,</L>
<L>yea with uplifted Hand.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>37</HEAD>
<L>We were ingaged in Covenant</L>
<L>Chri&s;t and his Cau&s;e to win,</L>
<L>And for to bring the bani&s;hed home,</L>
<L>and ding the Prelates down.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>38</HEAD>
<L>For we had rather lo&s;s our Lives</L>
<L>and dy in open Field,</L>
<L>Before we would perjure our &s;evles,</L>
<L>to Prelacie to yeild.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>39</HEAD>
<L>For they did ly at <HI>Gla&s;gow</HI>-town</L>
<L>and we in open Field,</L>
<L>Untill the time they fled away</L>
<L>to <HI>Stirling</HI> to get bield.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>40</HEAD>
<L>They marched ea&s;t throw <HI>Lithgow</HI>-town</L>
<L>for to inlarge their Forces,</L>
<L>And &s;ent for all the <HI>North</HI>-Country,</L>
<L>to come both Foot and Hor&s;es.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="9" REF="6">
<HEAD>41</HEAD>
<L><HI>Montro&s;e</HI> did come and <HI>Athole</HI> both,</L>
<L>and with them many more,</L>
<L>And all the <HI>Highland Amorites,</HI></L>
<L>that had been there before.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>42</HEAD>
<L>The <HI>Lowdien-Malli&s;ha</HI> they</L>
<L>came with their Coats of Blew,</L>
<L>Five hundred Men from <HI>London</HI> came</L>
<L>claid in a reddi&s;h hew.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>43</HEAD>
<L>When they were a&s;&s;embled one and all</L>
<L>a full Bragade were they.</L>
<L>Like to a pack of helli&s;h hounds,</L>
<L>roreing after their prey.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>44</HEAD>
<L>When they were all provided well,</L>
<L>in Armour and Amonition</L>
<L>Then thither we&s;ter did they come</L>
<L>mo&s;t cruel of Intention.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>45</HEAD>
<L>When they came in by <HI>Blackburn</HI> Town,</L>
<L>and there lay down to re&s;t them;</L>
<L>And then to plunder they began</L>
<L>of all they had they reft them.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="10" REF="7">
<HEAD>46</HEAD>
<L>When they came in by the <HI>Whitebu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI></L>
<L>and be <HI>Pockemet</HI> Town:</L>
<L>Upon the hight of the Moorhead</L>
<L>they laid their Ligour down.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>47</HEAD>
<L>And there they lay until the time</L>
<L>that Ordinance was ready;</L>
<L>Both Knight and Knave and Mu&s;quiti<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></L>
<L>mu&s;t have a Ligour Lady.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>48</HEAD>
<L>Then <HI>Monmouth</HI> down from <HI>Lond<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI> cam<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>for to govern the Battle,</L>
<L>On Saturday late they took the Gate:</L>
<L>with many Droves of Cattle.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>49</HEAD>
<L>They marched Clo&s;ly in the Night,</L>
<L>and had their Soldiers ranked</L>
<L>I trow their talls they were right bra<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></L>
<L>with bulls and open &s;anked.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>50</HEAD>
<L>They marched clo&s;s by Tuck of Dru<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1+ letters"></L>
<L>in that mo&s;t worldly Gai&s;e;</L>
<L>And then drew near to <HI>Bothwell</HI> Tow<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>while as the Sun did rai&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="11" REF="7">
<HEAD>51</HEAD>
<L>When as we &s;aw them fir&s;t appear</L>
<L>and for the Battle dre&s;t,</L>
<L>To keep the Entries of the Bridge:</L>
<L>we thought it was the be&s;t.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>52</HEAD>
<L>Some Men were &s;et to keep the Bridge,</L>
<L>who plaid their part full well;</L>
<L>While Amonition did remain</L>
<L>they made their foes to reel:</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>53</HEAD>
<L>When the Enemies came near the Bridge,</L>
<L>into their full bragades</L>
<L>Stilling their Cannons us before,</L>
<L>Di&s;charging at our Lads.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>54</HEAD>
<L>And then the Battle it did Join,</L>
<L>each one did charge the other:</L>
<L>The longe&s;t Gun a vollie gave,</L>
<L>aloud like Mu&s;ket &s;mother.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>55</HEAD>
<L>It would have made a Coward fear'd</L>
<L>to hear &s;uch Cracks of war</L>
<L>For many Sadles were made toom,</L>
<L>the &s;hooting was &s;o &s;ore.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="12" REF="8">
<HEAD>56</HEAD>
<L>And many Grooms were in a ga&s;t,</L>
<L>that were &s;tout Men before:</L>
<L>This was a day of &s;ad reproach,</L>
<L>and of Great Lamentation.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>57</HEAD>
<L>The Laws of God, were broken down</L>
<L>the Glory of our Nation;</L>
<L>Then Mr. <HI>Hamilton</HI> did Command</L>
<L>&s;ome &s;ays he was to blame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>58</HEAD>
<L>Becau&s;e he was not Valiant,</L>
<L>in battle for Gods Name;</L>
<L>But whether Guilt or Ignorance</L>
<L>God knoweth and him&s;ell.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>59</HEAD>
<L>For whether of the two it was</L>
<L>my Author does not tell;</L>
<L>The Men who at the Bridge did &s;tan<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>did Amonition laike.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>60</HEAD>
<L>And no relief at all they got;</L>
<L>and &s;o they did draw back</L>
<L>The Hor&s;e Men they did flee away</L>
<L>and left the Foot behind.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="13" REF="8">
<HEAD>61</HEAD>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he enemie did &s;eize on them,</L>
<L>for all the re&s;t were gone:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hen the Enemy had won the Bridge</L>
<L>the we&s;tland Men did flee.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he <HI>Engli&s;hmen</HI> and <HI>Clavers</HI> both</L>
<L>did kill them Grievou&s;lie:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">nd all along throw Hamilton Town</L>
<L>they did both kill and wound.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>62</HEAD>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ntil the Streets with Bodies Dead,</L>
<L>was Covered in the Town</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ome were dead and &s;ome were &s;ick,</L>
<L>and &s;ome were &s;orely wounded.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hey drove them Ea&s;t like unto &s;heep,</L>
<L>before the Dogs were hounded.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hen &s;ome were dead &amp; &s;ome were &s;ick,</L>
<L>and &s;ome for Quarters Cryed.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>63</HEAD>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">nd many a brave Gallants Blood,</L>
<L>upon the Ground there lyed</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hey took twelve Hundred Pri&s;oners:</L>
<L>when fighting it was done.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">nd on the morn when it was Day</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hey gathered all right &s;oon</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hey drove them to the Gray friers Yeard</L>
<L>and there they were Inclo&s;ed.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="14" REF="9">
<HEAD>64</HEAD>
<L>It would have made an whole Heart &s;ore</L>
<L>to &s;ee them &s;o abu&s;ed;</L>
<L>And there they lay for many a day,</L>
<L>Starving for Hunger and Cold.</L>
<L>Our Cur&s;ed Council did command</L>
<L>they over the Seas were &s;old;</L>
<L>Then Arazion did undertake,</L>
<L>to go to new plantations.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>65</HEAD>
<L>And to remove them far away,</L>
<L>one of their Native Nations;</L>
<L>But Judgment &s;hall him overtake</L>
<L>either here or hereafter.</L>
<L>When Lords of Council &s;halt not then</L>
<L>be able him to &s;helter,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>66</HEAD>
<L>They did not &s;end them to the Sea,</L>
<L>not only for their Lives</L>
<L>For two they hang'd in <HI>Edinburgh</HI> town</L>
<L>and five of them in <HI>Fife.</HI></L>
<L>For &s;uch a helli&s;h pack as they</L>
<L>I think &s;hall never renown;</L>
<L>That &s;ent the wounded Pri&s;oners,</L>
<L>into the Sea to drown.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="15" REF="9">
<HEAD>67</HEAD>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">or of two hundred Pri&s;oners,</L>
<L>that to the Sea did go,</L>
<L>Was never Man returned at all</L>
<L>but only fiftie two.</L>
<L>And now they are not &s;ettled yet,</L>
<L>though they be Inbrewed in Blood;</L>
<L>They are begun a new again</L>
<L>to pr&s;ecute mo&s;t rude.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>68</HEAD>
<L>With Fining and with Roberie,</L>
<L>the Poor they did oppre&s;s,</L>
<L>And all that on Gods Name do Call,</L>
<L>either in more or le&s;s.</L>
<L>When they &s;end out their helli&s;h hounds</L>
<L>an Inventer to take.</L>
<L>Although the Man be never &s;o poor,</L>
<L>the fyne they will not lake.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>69</HEAD>
<L>They call us rebels to the King,</L>
<L>and traitors to the Crown:</L>
<L>Becau&s;e we'll not Men&s;wear our &s;elves</L>
<L>for every Bi&s;hop Lown.</L>
<L>But we will not acknowledge them,</L>
<L>nor own them as our head,</L>
<L>Nor will embrace no mortal Man,</L>
<L>into our Ma&s;ters &s;tead.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<PB N="16" REF="10">
<HEAD>70</HEAD>
<L>We &s;hall prove Loyal to the King,</L>
<L>throw City and throw Town,</L>
<L>If they will place our Mini&s;ters,</L>
<L>and ding the Bi&s;hops down</L>
<L>The Bi&s;hops they are hie in power,</L>
<L>and &s;ets them&s;elves as Lords,</L>
<L>But when the wheel of fortune turns,</L>
<L>beware of &s;harp rewards.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>71</HEAD>
<L>The Bi&s;hops they betrayed the Church</L>
<L>of God within this Land:</L>
<L>And they have &s;et them&s;elves as heads,</L>
<L>above the Church to &s;tand,</L>
<L>But yet I hope to &s;ee the day,</L>
<L>when he will it recal.</L>
<L>And bring us back from <HI>Babylon,</HI></L>
<L>in &s;pite of Prelates all.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<HEAD>72</HEAD>
<L>The Prelates they are but ba&s;tard weeds</L>
<L>and wounde<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> at the root,</L>
<L>There's nothing grows on them but</L>
<L>or then &s;ome withered fruit.</L>
<L>But when the Ma&s;ter Gardiner comes leaves</L>
<L>and &s;ees how blait they are like,</L>
<L>He'l neither dig nor delve no more</L>
<L>but ca&s;t them ov'r the Dyke.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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