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EBBA 34536

Houghton Library - EB65
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[My bonny dear Shonny
My crowny my honey]

My bonny dear Shonny
My crowny my honey
Why dost thou grumble
And keep in thy words soe
Sighing & crying
and groaning and frowning
Ah why dost thou still lay
thy hand on thy sword soe
What if the traytors
will talk of state matters
And raile att the king
without caus or reason
We will love on
And lestt buisness alone
for billing and kissing
Can nere be found treason

Plotting and sotting
and raileing and fooling
Gods woons with the rabble
is now all the fashion
Swearing and tearing
Caballing and brawling
By chrest and St. patrick
twill ruin the nation
Hes but a widgon
that talks of relegion
Since rebells are now
the reformers and teachers
Sodoms disciple
debauches the people
Oh heaven defend us
from all of such preachers

Vision sedetions
and railing petetions
The rabble beleive
and are wondrous merry
All can remember
the fifth of November
But no man the thirtith
of january
Talking of treason
without any reason
ha[th] lost the poor cittys
bountifull charter
The commons harraning
will bring em to hanging
And each puppy hopes
to be knight of the garter

Clayton and Peyton
papillion that Villin
With cornish and wards
are the monarchy hunters
Raskats to low are
to lodg in the tower
And scarsly are fitting
to fill up the Counter
Bethel is fled to
and tony is dead to
our fate to befreind us
made bold to strike sir
Routed the biggot
and pul'd out the spigot
His fame and his body
now stink alike sir


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