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The Loyal Tories Delight,
Or, A Pill for FANATICKS.
Being a most pleasant and new Song.
To the Tune of, Great York has been debard of late, etc,
GReat York has been debard of late, from Court by some accursed Fate; but ere long we do not fear,
We shall have him, have him here, We shall have him, have him here.

(2)
The Makers of the Plot we see,
By damnd Old Tonys treachery,
How they would have brought it about,
To have given great York the rout:
To have given etc.

(3)
God preserve our gracious King,
And safe tydings to us bring,
Defend us from the sham black Box,
And all damnd Fanatick Plots,
And all damnd etc.

(4)
Here Charless Health I drink to thee,
And wish him all Prosperity;
God grant that he long time may Reign,
To bring us home great York again:
to bring us home etc.

(5)
That he in spight of all his Foes,
Who Loyalty and Laws oppose,
May long remain in health and peace,
Whilst Plots and Plotters all shall cease:
Whilst etc.

(6)
Let Whigs go down to Erebus,
And not stay here to trouble us
With noisy Cant, and needless fear,
Of Ills to come they know not where.
Of Ills to come etc.

(7)
When our Chief trouble they create,
For plain we see what theyd be at:
Coud they but push great York once down,
Theyd next attempt to snatch the Crown.
theyd next attempt etc.

(8)
But Heaven preserve our gracious King,
May all good Subjects loudly sing;
And Royal James preserve likewise,
From such as do against him rise,
From such as do etc.

(9)
Then come again fill round our Glass,
And Loyal Tories less it pass,
Fill up, fill up unto the Brim,
And let each Boule with Necture swim,
And let each Boule etc.

(10)
Though Cloakmen that seem much precise
Gainst Wine exclaim, with turnd-up eyes;
Yet in a corner theyl be drunk,
With drinking Healths unto the RUMP,
With drinking etc.

(11)
In hopes that once more they shall tear
Both Church and State, which is their Prayer
But Heaven does still protect the Throne,
Whilst Tyburn for such Slaves does groan.
Whilst Tyburn etc.

(12)
For now tis plain, most men abhor
What some so strongly voted for:
Great York in Favour does remain,
In spight of all the Whigish train.
In spight etc.

(13)
And now the Old Cause goes to wrack,
Sedition Mauger Cloath in black,
Do greatly dread the Triple Tree,
Whilst we rejoyce in Loyalty.
Whilst we etc.

(14)
Then come lets take another Round,
And still in Loyalty abound,
And wish our King he long may Reign,
To bring us home great York again,
To bring us home great York again.


LONDON
Printed for R. Shuter.

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