EBBA 33610
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
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A
New song on the Calling of a free Parliament.
January 15th 1688/9.
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A Parliament with one Consent
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is all the Cry Oth' Nation,
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which now may be since Popery
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is growing out of fashion,
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The Belgick Troops approach to Town,
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the Oranges come Powring,
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and all the Lords agree as one
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to send the Papists Scowring.
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The holy Man shall lead the Van
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Our Father and Confessor
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In Robes of Red, the Jesuits fled
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Who was the Chief Transgressor
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In this disguise he thought to Escape
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And hop'd to save his Bacon,
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But Herbert he has layd a Trapp
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The Ratt may be Retaken
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The Nuncio too the day may Rue
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That he came o're the Ocean
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I'th English Court, to keep's Resort
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And teach his blind Devotion
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The Prelates Ellis Smith and Hall
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Have sold their Coach and Horses
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And will no longer in White hall
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Foment their learn'd Discourses.
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The Groom oth' Stool that play'd the Fool
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Full sorely will Repent it
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And Sunderland did bare foot stand
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For penance shall lament it
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Milford and the Scotch are fled
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Whom hopes of Interest Tempted
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Those Lords did turn for want of Bread
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And ought to be Exempted.
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But Salsbury what cause had he
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To fear his Highness Landing
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Who by his A---s and Leggs might pass
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For one of understanding.
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To take up Arms at such a time
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Against the Rules were gave him
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His Head must answere for the Crime
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His Pardon will not save him.
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The Fryers and Monks with all their Punks
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Are now upon the Scamper
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Tirconnell swears, and Rants and tears
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And Teige does make a Clamper
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The forraign Priests that Posted or'e
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Into the English Nation
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Do now Repent that on that Shore
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They lay'd their weak Foundation.
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'Twoud be a sight, wou'd move Delight
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In each obdurate Varlet
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To see the Graves, that made us Slaves
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Hang in Dispensing Scarlet
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And every Popish Councellour
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That for the same Cause Pleaded
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Shall all turn off at the same score
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Be hang'd or els Beheaded.
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