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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<HEAD><HI>Helter Skelter, OR THE Devil upon two Sticks.</HI> In a Comical Dialogue between HIGH CHURCH and LOW CHURCH, Relating to the Times.</HEAD>
<BYLINE>By the Author of&punc; All Men Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></BYLINE>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>High Church Man.</SPEAKER>
<L>HERE Drawer, bring us t'other Quart,</L>
<L>I love the Church with all my Heart,</L>
<L>'Tis the maintains the Power Royal,</L>
<L>And teaches Subjects to be Loyal;</L>
<L>Altho &s;ome ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ting Drones and A&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>Revile her Common-Pray'rs as Ma&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>And thro' Fools Con&s;ciences call'd Squeami<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">,</L>
<L>Condemn her &s;potle&s;s Faith as <HI>Romi&s;h.</HI></L>
<L>I &s;ay, &s;uch Scandals are but Fictions,</L>
<L>Malicious whiggi&s;h Contradictions:</L>
<L>And I'll be bound my &s;elf, by <HI>Jove,</HI></L>
<L>Not only to a&s;&s;ert, but prove,</L>
<L>She &s;avours of no Popi&s;h leaven,</L>
<L>But i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> the &s;ure&s;t Guide to Heaven&punc;</L>
<L>Come Drawer fill a Gla&s;s to th'bri<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc;</L>
<L>Let the Low &s;in<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">, and High-Church &s;wim,</L>
<L>For we that are the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">ns o'th' High,</L>
<L>Shall &s;urely once &s;urmount the Sky,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t the dark Zealots of the Low,</L>
<L>S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters"> down wards to the bottom go,</L>
<L>In this &s;alubrious Gla&s;s of Claret,</L>
<L>The be&s;t of cordials I'le aver it,</L>
<L>I wi&s;h Pro&s;perity with all</L>
<L>My Heart, to the Church Epi&s;copal.</L>
<L>And hope the Crown, the &s;ame will nouri&s;h.</L>
<L>That the true Faith may ever flouri&s;h&punc;</L>
<L>Huzza <HI>I</HI> here goes a merry Bumper,</L>
<L>Come pledge me, Sir, or you're a Rumper&punc;</L>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Low Churchman.</SPEAKER>
<L>Methinks good Sir you're mighty warm,</L>
<L>I'd have you think I wi&s;h no harm.</L>
<L>To th'Bi&s;hops, or the Church, God mend'em'</L>
<L>Or any Hot&s;purs that defend 'em,</L>
<L>But I mu&s;t plainly tell you this, Sir.</L>
<L>Ill drink no Wine but what I plea&s;e, Sir</L>
<L>No High. Fly's of you all, Gad take me,</L>
<L>If I refu&s;e to drink&punc; &s;hall make me.</L>
<L>Nay I'll not pledge, for all your grinning,</L>
<L>Such Popi&s;h Healths as your beginning:</L>
<L>I'd have you think I &s;corn to fear,</L>
<L>Any Tantivy&punc; Ranter he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e&punc;</L>
<L>Ay; nod your Head, and knit your Bro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc;</L>
<L>We've Liberty of con&s;cience now,</L>
<L>Come, Neighbour Cant, <HI>GOD</HI> &s;ave the Queen</L>
<L>We value no &s;uch fiery Men,</L>
<L>God grant her Grace as well as Breath,</L>
<L>To live and Reign like <HI>Elizabeth.</HI></L>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>High Churchman.</SPEAKER>
<L>Blood, Sir; for all you talk &s;o big,</L>
<L>I &s;ay you're but a canting Whig,</L>
<L>A tank di&s;&s;embling Presbyterian,</L>
<L>The Spawn of &s;ome old <HI>Oliverian</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e Heart maliciou&s;ly is bent,</L>
<L>Again&s;t both Church and Governments;</L>
<L>And tho' you &s;eem to wi&s;h the Crown</L>
<L>So well, you'd gladly pull it down,</L>
<L><HI>And drink the Q<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters">s Health, yet you'd rather</HI></L>
<L>Betray the Daughter like the Father;</L>
<L>For all the Wheedles<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc; and God ble&s;s ye<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">,</L>
<L>Found in your glavering Adre&s;&s;es;</L>
<L>Adorn'd with florid canting &s;tuff,</L>
<L>We know your in&s;ide well enough.</L>
<L>I &s;ay, he's Rumpi&s;h that abu&s;es</L>
<L>The High-Church, or her Health refu&s;es,</L>
<L>And that he would be glad to &s;ee</L>
<L>Once more the &s;cene of Forty-Three;</L>
<L>And who approves the Blood then &s;pilt&punc;</L>
<L>Mu&s;t be a Partner in the Guilt,</L>
<L>And make him&s;elf a vile Abetter,</L>
<L>By now con&s;enting to the matter.</L>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Low Churchman</SPEAKER>
<L>I &s;ay, &s;ir, you're a meer <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">hite-fire,</L>
<L>You a good &s;ubject, you a Lyar,</L>
<L>A flanting&punc; tanting Pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">kenire;</L>
<L>A Popi&s;h &s;lave, a Jacobite;</L>
<L>That would have all the Nation groan,</L>
<L>Beneath the Whore of <HI>Bab<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">lon:</HI></L>
<L>What tho' a King once lo&s;t his Head.</L>
<L>Why &s;hould the Blame on us be &s;aid&punc;</L>
<L>Why did not your Church Militant,</L>
<L>That o'er your Wine &s;o rave and ran<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>Behave them&s;elves like better Soldiers</L>
<L>And fight to keep it on his &s;houlders&punc;</L>
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<L>Are we ro blame becau&s;e you lo&s;t.</L>
<L>What many Thou&s;and Liv<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> had co&s;t;</L>
<L>Why did not all your <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">cas rally,</L>
<L>To &s;top the Mi&s;chiefs that befal ye,</L>
<L>But tamely &s;tand, and &s;ighing &s;ee</L>
<L>Your Martyr's &s;ad Cata&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ophe;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">me henceforward cea&s;e to brag on</L>
<L>Y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ur Church wh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> emblem <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ho' a Dragon</L>
<L>To &s;how it is her Con&s;titution</L>
<L>To uphold Popi&s;h p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">r&s;ecution:</L>
<L>Yet a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e her Sons &s;uch ba&s;tard <HI>Romans,</HI></L>
<L>They fight u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> ba&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">n<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> <HI>Doctors Commons.</HI></L>
<L>Wher<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> their C<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t-Spiritu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">s the Field.</L>
<L>The Pen the Sword, and Gold the Sh eld:</L>
<L>But now be prais'd w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">'t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> out of danger,</L>
<L>And fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">r no high flown Bi&s;hops Ang<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">r.</L>
<L>No fiery Churchman s Informa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ion,</L>
<L>No griping P<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">octor or Citation;</L>
<L>But can &s;erve GOD, w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">re o'<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">r we plea&s;e</L>
<L>In <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">pight of en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">mies l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">k<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">; <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">rig<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t us</L>
<L>Th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> your high flying wo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ds &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">n't</L>
<L>You<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Chu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">h is gag'd and cannot bite us.</L>
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<SPEAKER>High Churchman.</SPEAKER>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ell you. Sir, for all your bawling,</L>
<L>You r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">n <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">ing K<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ip<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters">oling.</L>
<L>A Ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">v<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> Kn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ve a Fla&s;h a Bounce;</L>
<L>A grey ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">'d gr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters"> illit rare Du<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">.</L>
<L>Di<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> not your Trib<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">h Civil Wars,</L>
<L>And &s;et th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Nation by the Ears,</L>
<L>P<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">uck down the church by heaven appo n red</L>
<L>And <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">mple on the Lord's Anointed</L>
<L>Murder and plunder all his Friends,</L>
<L>A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">d Tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;on p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters">ch to gain their Ends;</L>
<L>And when your Swords thro' vile di&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ters</L>
<L>Had made you <HI>England s</HI> bloody M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ters.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> no<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> you than with <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">antick Joy,</L>
<L>The Monuments <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">'th' dead de&s;troy,</L>
<L>A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">d l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">k<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> a heatheni&s;h pack of Knaves,</L>
<L>D &s;tu b their A&s;hes in their Graves,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">k God's Al<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">s with you<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Forees.</L>
<L>Prophane his Churches with your Hor&s;es</L>
<L>B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters">k &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">cred Windows in your Fury.</L>
<L>Painted long &s;ince to Heavens Glory,</L>
<L>B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">cau&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> malicious Fools, in &s;pight,</L>
<L>C<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">y d out they gave a Popi&s;h Light;</L>
<L>And when&punc; like wild <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">eb<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">luous Devils.</L>
<L>You'd done all the&s;e inf<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">rn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">l Evils</L>
<L>And had the Sov'r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">gn Power &s;ubdu'd,</L>
<L>By drinking up th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Nation's blood'</L>
<L>Could you tell <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">w to Rule the Roa&s;t,</L>
<L>Or u&s;e that Pow r you had ingro&s;s'd;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> fir&s;t 'twas &s;eat<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">d in the Rump.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">hence did in<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">o th' A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">my jump;</L>
<L>Then was it plac'<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> in Regu ators.</L>
<L>Th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">y had the Ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">v<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;&s;ing of Matters;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">om thence again&s;t th' Parliament<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">.</L>
<L>To Cromwel next, by their con&s;ent:</L>
<L>T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> back and forwards was it handed,</L>
<L>And <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 word"> about the Nation banded,</L>
<L>Not knowing how to long maintain</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">he Pow'r they did &s;o ba&s;ely gain</L>
<L>But was at la&s;t forc'd with di&s;honor.</L>
<L>To giv<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> it back to it's right Owner,</L>
<L>So bu&s;i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">nkeys that have &s;een;</L>
<L>Their Ma&s;ter handle what is keen,</L>
<L>Will in his ab&s;ence, take in hand,</L>
<L>What &s;illy B ut<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">s don't under&s;tand-</L>
<L>But whan they've hurt &s;ome tender part,</L>
<L>And &s;ee the Blood, and feel the &s;mart;</L>
<L>They gladly lay down what they found,</L>
<L>And lick to heal the painful wound.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Low Church Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L>I &s;ay, &s;ir, you're a Popi&s;h Biggot,</L>
<L>A Tyrant's Slave, a Loyal Maggot,</L>
<L>A &s;peaking &s;ervile <HI>Tom a doodle,</HI></L>
<L>That has no Brains within thy N<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">dle;</L>
<L>A zealous, poor, Crown &s;erving To<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">.</L>
<L>F<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t only to give K<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ngs thy money;</L>
<L>A Cow'rdly non-re&s;i&s;ting B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">bble.</L>
<L>Aw'd by the &s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> of Death or Trouble&punc;</L>
<L>A Wo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">m for M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">j<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ty to tread on,</L>
<L>An A&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> for Ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">thens to be leid on;</L>
<L>A Gover<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">men<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">'s mo&s;t u&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ful Tool.</L>
<L>A Sacred Monarch's humble Fool,</L>
<L>A Bi&s;hop<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="3 letters"> d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> Jack<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ndy,</L>
<L>A Papi&s;t, &s;ir, I under&s;tand ye;</L>
<L>A Foot-ball &s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ffe with Loyal Zeal.</L>
<L>For Prie&s;ts to kick 'twixt Heaven &amp; H<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ll</L>
<L>I'l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> war'nt you're &s;uch a Loyal Slave,</L>
<L>You'd &s;erve the Crown w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">th all you have</L>
<L>Lay down your Life or y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ur E&s;ta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e,</L>
<L>To mak<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> your Prince p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">u&s;ely g<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">;</L>
<L>Or &s;ight like Butcher's favourite Brindle;</L>
<L>R<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ther than Pr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">lacy &s;hould dwindle:</L>
<L>N<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> a Martyr for the Church.</L>
<L>B fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e you'd leave her in the lu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">h&punc;</L>
<L>E'en hug thy high flown Loy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">l Fury,</L>
<L>I'm no &s;uch Block hand I'l a&s;&s;ure ye;</L>
<L>Kings by the People fir&s;t were made,</L>
<L>And &s;hould no longer be obey'd</L>
<L>Than whil&s;t they mind our pre&s;ervation;</L>
<L>And act for th' wel-fare of the Nation.</L>
<L>Truely maintaining their Compaction,</L>
<L>Without encroachment or Exaction;</L>
<L>But if at any time we find 'em</L>
<L>Gra&s;p at more pow'r than we de&s;ign'd 'em</L>
<L>O that they've broke thro', or for&s;aken</L>
<L>The &s;olemn Vows &amp; Oaths they've taken</L>
<L>Or if they prove &s;uch Storks <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t Logs,</L>
<L>Complain'd of by old Ae&s;op's Frogs;</L>
<L>The &s;uffering People may di&s;mount</L>
<L>Such Kings, and call them to accoun<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">;</L>
<L>GOD only made them Men, 'tis we</L>
<L>That yield them their Authorie,</L>
<L>It's Conque&s;t gives a right to Rule,</L>
<L>The Throne is &s;uch a precatious Stool.</L>
<L>That who&s;oever fi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e thereon,</L>
<L>Mu&s;t alwayes have his Dagger drawn;</L>
<L>For if the people can by force.</L>
<L>Dethrone the Victor or do wor&s;e;</L>
<L>Their Native freedom to recover,</L>
<L>Their Right's the &s;ame with his all over.</L>
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<L>'Tis not to &s;ay he made us &s;wear,</L>
<L>That we would true Allegiance bear;</L>
<L>And that we are his Slaves in troth;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e we've taken &s;uch an Oath;</L>
<L>N<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">, &s;ince we cann't di&s;pute his title;</L>
<L>We're forc'd <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">o flatter him a little;</L>
<L>And only do what he de&s;ires;</L>
<L>To gain tho&s;e points our cau&s;e requires</L>
<L>Not that an Oath can binding be</L>
<L>Extorted in nece&s;&s;ity:</L>
<L>For bonds in pri&s;on are not good;</L>
<L>There is no rea&s;on that they &s;hould:</L>
<L>What tho' a thief upon the Road;</L>
<L>Robs me, and makes me &s;wear by G&mdash; d.</L>
<L>I'd ne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">er di&s;cover him &s;hould <HI>I</HI> find him</L>
<L>Do you believe this Oath is binding?</L>
<L>No, by my troth for all I'd &s;worn;</L>
<L>I'd make him take a Tyburn turn:</L>
<L>And after all your mighty Rattles,</L>
<L>Of Norman Victories and Battles;</L>
<L>A Conqueror 'twixt me and you;</L>
<L>Is but the greater thief o'th' two:</L>
<L>Nor can the Oaths he puts upon us</L>
<L>When by the Sword he'as over run us:</L>
<L>Bind us t'acknowledge his protection:</L>
<L>Longer than <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> can force Subjection?</L>
<L>But when we find his &s;trength doth fail,</L>
<L>And we can ove<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> his pow'r prevail;</L>
<L>We have the &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">l &s;ame title then</L>
<L>To Govern, a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> he <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ad to Reign.</L>
<L>And if we pull the Tyrant down,</L>
<L>And from h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters"> T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">mple <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> the Crown)</L>
<L>We ta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e no mor<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> than what's our own.)</L>
<L>Y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">t you poo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> Loyal Fools, will c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">y</L>
<L>W <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> wrong to Maj<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ty.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> as pow r to quel;</L>
<L>O<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">l &s;ay that W<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">bel;</L>
<L>A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> 'tis we that mu&s;t be halter'd,</L>
<L>B <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">or attempts we falter'd&punc;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="3 letters">e&s;s &s;houl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> crown our matters.</L>
<L>T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> K<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">g and Friends are then the Traitors</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> Law we've &s;een it often try'd;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> on the &s;tronge&s;t &s;ide.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>As <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> your proud and lazy Prelates,</L>
<L>S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> touch <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">or'd by Popi&s;h Zealots;</L>
<L>I tel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">u plainly I abhor 'em.</L>
<L>And think th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">re's no occa&s;ion for 'em.</L>
<L>T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e Sh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">pherds Cro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">k their Lord&s;hips wear</L>
<L>To &s;ig<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="3 letters">y their P<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;toral Car<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">,</L>
<L>Is of no other Service grown</L>
<L>Unle&s;s to ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters"> the Chu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ch to th' Crown.</L>
<L>Nor do<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">s th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters"> fitting in the H&mdash;</L>
<L>To th' Publick &s;ignify a Lou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e;</L>
<L>O<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ly in matters of Debate.</L>
<L>That happ n to e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">flame the State,</L>
<L>I <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">m <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="3 letters">ing to forget</L>
<L>The m ghty Goo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> they did of late;</L>
<L>But f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ar they'l p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ove &s;uch pious Men,</L>
<L>As to undo it all again.</L>
<L>To tell you truely I &s;u&s;pect 'em;</L>
<L>And cannot cordially affect 'em;</L>
<L>But dare to own before my Betters;</L>
<L>I love no Car<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">nals&punc; Caps or Mitres.</L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>High Church Man.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L><HI>Now rage thy envious Heart has fir'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I't war'nt thou thi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">k'&s;t thy &s;elf in&s;pir'd;</HI></L>
<L><HI>And that thy ba&s;e rebellious Babble,</HI></L>
<L><HI>In &s;pight thou'&s;t utter'd at the table,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Is fill d with &s;o much charming &s;ence,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;uch convincing arguments;</HI></L>
<L><HI>That nothing can with&s;tand the force</HI></L>
<L><HI>Of thy Fanatical di&s;cour&s;e&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>But I mu&s;t tell thee, thou'rt a Dolt;</HI></L>
<L><HI>A fool for &s;hooting &s;uch a bolt:</HI></L>
<L><HI>You fire at random in the dark,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And fall a Mile be&s;ide the Mark,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Show by your Talk that you're a &s;curvy</HI></L>
<L><HI>Knave, that would turn us top&s;y turvy,</HI></L>
<L><HI>A re&s;tle&s;s Wretch, that wants to tower</HI></L>
<L><HI>Above thy Merit or thy Power&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Po&s;&s;e&s;s'd with that &s;trange &s;tupifaction,</HI></L>
<L><HI>As't wi&s;h thy native Land s di&s;traction,</HI></L>
<L><HI>T' enrich thy &s;elf by others ruin.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And thrive by hone&s;t Mens undoing.</HI></L>
<L><HI>I wonder who fir&s;t taught thee Trea&s;on.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And how thou &s;uck'&s;t in &s;o much Poy&s;on</HI></L>
<L><HI>To think the People may dethrone</HI></L>
<L><HI>The King, and make his Pow r their own;</HI></L>
<L><HI>So any Rebel, you will own,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Has a ju&s;t Title to the Crown;</HI></L>
<L><HI>If once by force he can but gain it.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And has but power to maintain it.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Rare Doctrine! &s;ure from Hell fir&s;t brought&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>By &s;ome Incarnate Devil taught;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Some Guile of Lucifer's de&s;igned</HI></L>
<L><HI>To &s;poil the Peace of Human-kind</HI></L>
<L><HI>To foment Feuds to Civil Wars.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;et whole Kingdoms by the Ears:</HI></L>
<L><HI>For where &s;uch Nations do encrea&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>There can be no &s;uch thing as Peace:</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Kings were at fir&s;t by Heav'n appointed,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And by GOD</HI>'S <HI>holy Prie&s;t anointed.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Not placed by th' People o'er the Land,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But govern'd by Divine Command:</HI></L>
<L><HI>The Lord him&s;elf by Revelation,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Gave to the Prie&s;t the noimination,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Without the Subjects approbation,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But when the People he abus'd</HI></L>
<L><HI>And the g<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">eat power he had mi&s;us'd</HI></L>
<L><HI>So that ju&s;t Heaven di&s;approved him.</HI></L>
<L><HI>GOD Him&s;elf judg'd him. and remov'd him</HI></L>
<L><HI>By g<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ving in a Dream or Vi&s;ion,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To his High Prie&s;t a new Commi&s;&s;ion</HI></L>
<L><HI>To openly declare his VVord</HI></L>
<L><HI>Revealed unto him by the Lord.</HI></L>
<L><HI>That Heaven had denounc'd in Anger;</HI></L>
<L><HI>So ill a King &s;hould reign no longer,</HI></L>
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<L><HI>And that the Lord had new appointed</HI></L>
<L><HI>Another Prince to be Anointed.</HI></L>
<L><HI>On the Kings Mi&s;rule or Defection,</HI></L>
<L><HI>GOD gave the People no Election,</HI></L>
<L><HI>They were oblig'd to be content,)</HI></L>
<L><HI>With &s;uch a King as Heaven &s;ent,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And to approve his Government.)</HI></L>
<L><HI>For if the People by their Voice</HI></L>
<L><HI>Made Kings and they &s;hould Rule hy choice,</HI></L>
<L><HI>They'd Vote their Monarchs up and down,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;o precarious make the Crown,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That e're they'd long one King obeyed</HI></L>
<L><HI>They'd ch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;e another o'er his Head,</HI></L>
<L><HI>So that the Throne would be a Chair,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Much fitter for my good Lord-May'r.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Be&s;ides allow that Monarchie</HI></L>
<L><HI>Should (as you wi&s;h) elective be,</HI></L>
<L><HI>In our divided wrangling Nation.</HI></L>
<L><HI>So full of Strife and Emulation,</HI></L>
<L><HI>How would two Parties, that oppo&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Each other as inveterate Foes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That di&s;unite in every thing,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Agree in chu&s;ing of a King?</HI></L>
<L><HI>Both would their Fav'rites countenance,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And each &s;ide would their own advance;</HI></L>
<L><HI>They'd ne er concurr in any One,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And if we've Two as good have none:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then if two Parties by their Voices,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To plea&s;e them&s;elves make diff rent Choices</HI></L>
<L><HI>How mu&s;t they then di&s;pute their Right,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Unle&s;s it be by open fight?</HI></L>
<L><HI>The Sword mu&s;t be the Arbitrater,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And Conque&s;t mu&s;t decide the Matter;</HI></L>
<L><HI>So terminate in &s;pight of Votes.</HI></L>
<L><HI>In cutting one anothers Throats.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Thus ev'ry popular Election</HI></L>
<L><HI>Would end in Mi&s;ery and Di&s;traction<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI></L>
<L><HI>The City &s;carce can chu&s;e her May'rs,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But fall together by the Ears;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Nor Country Boors and Clowns content them&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Selves to chu&s;e tho&s;e that repre&s;ent them:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Lea&s;t every &s;uch Election cloles</HI></L>
<L><HI>With broken Heads, and bloody No&s;es,</HI></L>
<L><HI>What evils then mu&s;t needs befal us,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Were we to chu&s;e the Kings that Rule us!</HI></L>
<L><HI>Should</HI> England <HI>e'er prove &s;o defective.</HI></L>
<L><HI>As once to make her Crown Elective,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Whoever we &s;hould chu&s;e as King</HI></L>
<L><HI>Would find he &s;tood &s;o tottering</HI></L>
<L><HI>That he mu&s;t like a Tyrant Rule.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And make us Slaves, or be our Fool!</HI></L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>Low Churchman.</SPEAKER>
<LG>
<L><HI>Wounds, hold your Popi&s;h tittle-tattle,</HI></L>
<L><HI>'T would make one &s;wear to hear you prattle;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Nay put a Saint into a Pa&s;&s;ion,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To li&s;ten to your vile Oration!</HI></L>
<L><HI>Why what a Pox (forgive good L&mdash;d)</HI></L>
<L><HI>My &s;peaking &s;uch a wicked Word:</HI></L>
<L><HI>But what good Man on Earth can be</HI></L>
<L><HI>From &s;uch vain filthy Language free,</HI></L>
<L><HI>In &s;uch provoking Company.</HI></L>
<L><HI>I &s;ay Sir you're a Perkenite,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And talk like any Bedlamite:</HI></L>
<L><HI>You're Mad, and know not what you &s;ay,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But rave like one that would betray</HI></L>
<L><HI>Our</HI> Engli&s;h <HI>Liberties and Rights.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Into the hands of</HI> Jacobites.</L>
<L><HI>And make us all poor &s;lavi&s;h Creatures;</HI></L>
<L><HI>To heath'ni&s;h Crowns and Popi&s;h Mitres&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>But e're &s;uch Times &s;hall come about.</HI></L>
<L><HI>We'll make the Devil of a rout;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Alarm your Ears with &s;uch &s;trange Thunder&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>That &s;hould turn all your hopes to wonder,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all I am old, I thank the Lord,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I'm able &s;till to wield a Sword,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Or cock a Mu&s;quet in the Field.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And would do both, before I'd yield</HI></L>
<L><HI>The Pow'r of</HI> England <HI>&s;hould be given</HI></L>
<L><HI>To any Papi&s;t under Heaven.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Go you're a</HI> Romi&s;h Tory, <HI>Sir.</HI></L>
<L><HI>A meer Cathedral Wor&s;hipper.</HI></L>
<L><HI>That goes to Church to hear a Jargon</HI></L>
<L><HI>Of Popi&s;h Ma&s;&s;es with the Organ,</HI></L>
<L><HI>As if you thought (by your advancing</HI></L>
<L><HI>Fine Tunes) your Saints above, lov'd Dancing</HI></L>
<L><HI>I &s;ay &s;uch Mu&s;ical High Flyers,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Are wor&s;e than Je&s;uits or Fryars.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And are nought el&s;e in good Mens Eyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But down right Papi&s;ts in di&s;gui&s;e.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Your idle Talk provockes my Anger,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I'll keep you Companie no longer,</HI></L>
<L><HI>You may perhaps have &s;ome de&s;ign.</HI></L>
<L><HI>There's Nine pence for my pint of Wi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;o good night t'ye, Ma&s;ter High Church,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I'm &s;ure I ne're &s;hal be of Thy Church.</HI></L>
</LG>
</SP>
<SP>
<SPEAKER>High Church-Man.</SPEAKER>
<STAGE>[To the re&s;t of the Companie]</STAGE>
<L><HI>Good Night! Did ever Mortal Ear,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Such &s;trange Rebellious Notions hear-</HI></L>
<L><HI>Imbib'd from &s;tupid envious Teachers,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who&s;e Malice onlie made them Preachers&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>England, unhappie would'&s;t thou be</HI></L>
<L><HI>Beneath &s;uch Mens Authoritie!</HI></L>
<L><HI>Be wi&s;e and &s;hun the &s;ad Di&s;a&s;ters,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Of having &s;uch Fanatick Ma&s;ters.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who abu&s;e Ju&s;tice, &s;coff at Rea&s;on&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Hate Loyaltie, and nouri&s;h Trea&s;on.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And brand all th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;e that thwart their kna<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">+rie.</HI></L>
<L><HI>With love of Poperie &amp; Slaverie.</HI></L>
<L><HI>May Heav'n protect the Church and State</HI></L>
<L><HI>From what &s;uch Saints would fain be at.</HI></L>
<L><HI>That the Queen long may Rule the Natio<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI></L>
<L><HI>And her Arms gain &s;uch Reputation,</HI></L>
<L><HI>As to e&s;tabli&s;h Europe's Peace;</HI></L>
<L><HI>And make all Forreign di&s;cords cea&s;e&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Al&s;o with one pacifick Smile.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Our Home Divi&s;ions Reconcile,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And ever ble&s;s our fruitful I&s;le.</HI></L>
</SP>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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