The Cavaleers Letany.
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FRom Pardons, which extend to Woods,
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Entitle Theeves to keep our Goods,
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Forgive our Rents, as well as Bloods,
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God bless, etc.
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From Judges, who award that none
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Of our Oppressours should attone,
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(The Losses, sure, were not their own,)
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God bless, etc.
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From Christians which can soon forget
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Our Injuries, but not one bit
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Of Self-concernment would remit,
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God bless, etc.
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From Duresse, and their dolefull tale,
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Who, famisht by a Lawless sale,
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Compounded it for Cakes, and Ale,
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God bless, etc.
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From Persons still to tread the Stage,
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Who did the Drudgeries of our Age,
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(Such Counsells are, I fear, too sage,)
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God bless, etc.
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From Maximes, which (to make all sure,)
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With great Rewards, the bad allure,
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'Cause of the good they are secure,
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God bless, etc.
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From Cunning Gamesters, who, (they say)
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Are sure to winne, what-ere they play,
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In April, Lambert; Charles, in May,
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God bless, etc.
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From Neuters, and their leven'd Lump,
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Who name the King, and mean the Rump,
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Or care not much what Card is Trump,
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God bless, etc.
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From Midnight-birds, who lye at catch,
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Some Plume, from Monarchy, to snatch,
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And from fond Youths, that cannot watch,
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God bless, etc.
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From Brethren, who must still dissent,
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Whose froward Gospell brooks no Lent,
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And who recant, but n'ere repent,
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God bless, etc.
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From Levites, void of Truth, and Shame,
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Who, to the Time, their Pulpits frame,
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And keep the Style, but change the Name,
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God bless, etc.
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From Men, by heynous Crimes made rich,
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Who, (though their Hopes are in the ditch,)
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Have still th' old Fornicatours Itch,
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God bless, etc.
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From such as freely paid th' Arrears
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Of the State Troops, for many years,
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But grudge one Tax for Cavaleers,
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God bless, etc.
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The Second Part.
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A Crown of Gold without allay,
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Not Here provided for one Day,
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But fram'd above, to last for aye,
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God send, etc.
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A Queen, to fill the Empty Place,
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And multiply His Noble Race,
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Wee all beseech the Throne of Grace,
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To send, etc.
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A People still, as true, and kind,
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As late, (when, for their King, they pin'd,)
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Not fickle, as the Tide, or Wind,
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God send, etc.
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A Fleet, like That in Fifty three,
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To re-assert our Power at Sea,
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And make proud Flemings bend their Knee,
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God send, etc.
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Full Magazines, and Cash in store,
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That such as wrought His Fate before,
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May hope to do the same no more,
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God send, etc.
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A searching Judgement, to divine
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Of Persons, whether they do joyn
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For Love, for Fear, or for Design,
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God send, etc.
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A well-complexioned Parliament,
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That shall (like Englishmen) resent
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What Loyal Subjects underwent,
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God send, etc.
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Review of Statutes, lately past,
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Made in such heat, pen'd in such hast,
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That all Events were not forecast,
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God send, etc.
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Dispatch of Businesse, Lawes upright,
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And favour, where it stands with right,
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(Be their Purses n'ere so light,)
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God send, etc.
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A Raven, to supply their Need,
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Whose Martyrdom (like Noble-seed)
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Sprung up, at length, and choak't the Weed,
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God send, etc.
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The King, and Kingdoms Debts defray'd,
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And Those of Honest men well pay'd,
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To which their Vertue them betray'd,
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God send, etc.
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Increase of Customes to the King,
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May our increase of Traffick bring,
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'Tis That will make the People sing,
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Long live, etc.
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