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B06794 The entertainment of the Lady Monk, at Fishers-Folly. Together with an addresse made to her by a member of the Colledge of Bedlam at her visiting those phanatiques. Yolkney, Walter. 1660 (1660) Wing Y31; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.40.m.9.[74]; ESTC R9342 1,258 1

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THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE LADY MONK At FISHERS-FOLLY Together with an Addresse made to her by a Member of the Colledge of Bedlam at her visiting those Phanatiques The Bedlams Speech TOpsie tervie hai down derry You sober boyes lets now be merry Here comes noble Georges Wife Let 's then bespeak her to the life Most Noble Lady now we see The World turns round as well as we Our Chains are Ornaments our Cells Are Palaces where Honour dwells Whilst you adorn this place we know No greater happinesse below Than to behold the sweet delight of him that will restore our right Madam to you it is we look As the best Scripture in our Book Could we but learn to be so wise As love our Head as well as Eyes Our Vniversity might be Happy in your felicity Our Chains as uselesse as the large Contents of Lamberts n●-discharge Our Time not spent in picking straws Our Holds only most wholesome Laws Our Bedlam true Phanatiques keep Not such as dream when fast a sleep Let George know we are not so mad But we can love an honest Lad. The Speech at Fishers-Folly THrice welcome noble Lady to this place Wife to a Person sprung of royall Race Whose High-born Soul proclaimes him one of those Which claime an Intrest in the Milkie Rose Upon whose Brow prudence and valour try Mastries and strive each other to out-vie And what 's his greatest praise his Royalty Appears full fraught with ancient Loyalty The rarest Jewels that the World imparts Are Royall Subjects crown'd with loyall Hearts And such sweet Lady is your royall Spouse Who cannot choose but mind his former Vowes One that is verst in honest Politicks And deeply hateth such Ped 〈…〉 ●●icks As Murder Rapine Perjury which crimes Were in vile Cromwels and the Rumpers times Accounted Godliness and in wrong Sence Stil'd Acts of Heavens Gracious Providence But now i hope we shall be free'd from th' Spell And witching Charms o' th Devill and Machiavel They must invent new Sleights a cloak that 's stronger Religion will vayle vilany no longer All men have now found their false knavery out But noble George hath put them to the Rout As Fabius wearyed Hanibal he so Blasted their force yet gave them nev'r a blow Wonderfull Conqueror that could withstand Nay soyle his Enemy without a hand Never had England a more prosprous fate Nor purchast freedome at a cheaper rate Who absent lo we Pay all Honour due To her who is a Part of him that 's you Ev'n you fair Lady who are ever blest In his Injoyment Y' are a welcome Guest Unto our Board whose presence makes us Jolly Since you vouch safe to come to Fishers-Folly So called from the Founder a Lack-wit Who built the House but could not finish it Our Geogre a greater Work hath well begun And scorns to leave it till it s throughly done He gently does his businesse and hath learn'd To move the Wheele so that it s not discern'd And with a silent calmnesle doth asswage The Hot-spur spirits and the fiery rage Of fierce Phanantiques who like foolish Elves By their mad zeal would have burnt up themselves Thus hath he wisely stopt the mouths of those Builders of Babel which did still oppose the repayring of our Sion to whose ayd Wee 'l all stand up untill the top-stone's layd And after all confesse Great George to be the chief Restorer o● 〈◊〉 Liberty And you thric●happy●●vourite of Fate Who have so wise so great so good a Mate 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Folly 〈…〉