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A55715 The present state of England a pleasant new true ballad, to the tune of, The taylor and his lass, or, It was in the prime of coucumber time. 1681 (1681) Wing P3261; ESTC R8399 1,155 1

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THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND A Pleasant New True Ballad To the Tune of The Taylor and his Lass Or It was in the Prime Of Coucumber Time JAck Presbyter's up And hopes at one Swoop To swallow King Bishop and All-a The Miter and Crown Must both tumble down Or the Kingdom he tells you will Fall-a Sure'tis a hard Fate That to prop up the State We must pull down the State-Religion But the Saints have a new one More holy and true one Composed of Fox and Wigeon An Engin they 've got Call'd a Damn'd Popish Plot Shall bring in a Through-Reformation Which though't be half Fable It mads the poor Rabble And puts out of Wits half the Nation Thus their Work 's quickly done For each Mother's Son That to Church or to King is Loyall Shall straight be Indicted Or else be sore Frighted To be brought to their Fiery Tryal 'T is no more but pretend He 's to Popery a Friend The Brethren cry loud he 's a Traytor And their sure Evidences Bring against him Pretences And all of a Treasonable Nature Th' Impeachers are such So Honourable and Rich That no Bribe can to Falshood invite 'em Tho they Contradict themselves And every Body else A good Lusty Vote can Right ' em No Matter for Blood Their Oaths shall Stand Good In Despite of all Circumstances The City-Cabals Say they cannot swear False And each Pamphlet their Honour enhances Who dares to deny But One single Lye Of the Many they swear on their Credit He 's brought on his Knees Is Rebuk't and pays Fees And must cry Peccavi he did it If any's so bold Their Tricks to unfold Or offers to prove them Lyars Straight up steps another And swears for Rogue-Brother And flings the poor Wretch in the Bryars Thus Villains 'bout Ten The worst Scum of Men While the Godly Party Maintain 'em All England do Govern And each such a Sovereign The King must not speak again 'em Old Noll and Dad Nick Have taught them the Trick To make Plots and then to Reveal 'em Thus runs round the Jigg Of Politick Whigg Sure Pardon if they do not Conceal ' em Then Inspir'd they bring in For sad Men of Sin Any one that is Honest and Loyal But if Pardon 's deny'd All flock on Fitz-Side To Hector the Merey Royal. Thus most Men for Fears Dare not for their Ears But Whigg and his Rout to second Which if they Refuse They 're far worse than Jews And Papists or Traytors are reckon'd And every poor Ape Who for Changes does gape And to be Preferr'd by the Party To help Goud-Old-Cause Wide stretches his Jaws With loud Lyes to shew himself Hearty And those Worthies Three Care Curtis Langley Do Publish them fast as they make 'em The being in Print Signifies something in 't And the Rabble for Gospel mistake ' em Meanwhile Pendent Laughs And at Byter scoffs And at 's Hot-Headed Zeal does flout-a The Coxcomb to see Thus shaking the Tree While he 's ready to gather the Fruit-a Let Papists be Hang'd And Presbyters Damn'd And may goggl'd-Ey'd Traytors perish But let True Hearts sing Long Live Charles our King The Church and the State to Cherish FINIS First Printed at Edinburgh And Re-printed at London in the Year 1681.