A New Presbiterian ballad to the old tune of The clean contrary way

A New Presbiterian ballad to the old tune of The clean contrary way

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A New Presbiterian Ballad to the Old Tune of The clean contrary way.

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A New Presbiterian Ballad to the Old Tune of The clean contrary way.

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ALaſs poor Whiggs, our Senat's gone,

Our Glory's now a ſetting:

The Popiſh Plot's laid at our door,

A Baſtard of our getting:

Our bloody Cheats, and Shifts and Tricks,

And all our Devilliſh Play

Will be diſclos'd and we prov'd Saints

The clean contrary way.

II.

Diſcoverers will Diſcovered be,

As paultry Purjur'd ſtuff,

And we the Helliſh Plotters, that

Prepar'd ſuch Hell-hound-Proof:

We had the face to guild their Vice,

And them like Saints diſplay,

And wheedled them to ſwear the Truth

The clean contrary way.

III.

We made their piteous Nonſence good,

And Contradictions true,

And reliſht their unlikely Tales,

So blundring like blind Hugh.

What car,d we, if they damn'd themſelves?

So we obtain'd the day,

And meritorious make our work

The clean contrary way.

IV.

When men did ſcruple to believe

Things, ſo abſurd to Reaſon,

We ſcorned Reaſons Ballance, and

We ſtill cry'd, Treaſon, Treaſon:

When the Informers halted had

Our hubbubs bore the ſway,

Affrighting folks into their Wits,

The clean contrary way.

V.

[...]ch Toolls we rak'd for Evidence,

Like thoſe, that ſearch in Ditches,

[...]nd darkſome holes for poyſonous Toads,

[...] hungry ſucking Leeches:

[...] for more guile,

[...] guiltleſs betray:

[...] whi [...] [...]'l reap a ſweet reward

The clean contrary way:

VI.

We made the Papiſts Traitors all,

That none the Snare might ſcape,

And all the Royal Proteſtants

We would bring in the Trap:

They muſt be Romanizers too,

What e'r they do or ſay

And Zealous wiſhers to the Pope

The clean contrary way.

VII.

The Realms Religion, that's by Law

In its Eſtabliſhment,

We made as if afraid to loſe,

Though from it we diſſent;

The Church of England in the duſt

That Level we would lay

To ſhew our ſelves true Proteſtants

The clean contrary way.

VIII.

The long-black-rebel-Parliament

We ſtood to vindicate,

We bloſſom'd new in th' good Old Cauſe

Of Commonwealth and State;

Yet Monmouths Duke cry'd up the while

And us'd him like a Toy

A future Monarch he's deſign'd,

The clean contrary way.

IX.

'Twas ſuch, as we, for Charles the firſt,

With many a Proteſtation

His Glory did ſo much pretend,

His Weal and Preſervation;

But drew the Sword againſt his Friends,

And forc'd them all away,

And him forlorn they did preſerve,

The clean contrary way.

X.

Twas ſuch, as we, the ſecond Charles

Did ſcornfully diſown,

Call'd him the common Enemy

Debar'd him from his Throne:

Who now, but we, cry out of Plots,

And for his ſafety pray,

And ſtand up ſtout in his defence

The clean contrary way.

XI.

Twas ſuch, as we, in Scotland late

Twice actually Rebel'd,

And (Maugre all the Mercy here)

Our Engliſh venom ſwel'd:

We to Oblivions Act ſo kind

Unkind Oblivion pay

Like cheriſht Vipers yielding thanks

The clean contrary way:

XII.

Yet we aſſum'd the confidence

Tho conſcious of what's paſt,

To buſy our Petitions bold,

So frequent and ſo faſt:

Inſtead of Bleſt, we Blaſted are,

Alack and well aday!

And we henceforth ſhall truſted be

The clean contrary way.

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London printed in the Year 1681.

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A New Presbiterian ballad to the old tune of The clean contrary way

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1681

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— A New Presbiterian ballad to the old tune of The clean contrary way,

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