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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A79820) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161057) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f8[5]) The city 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for VVilliam VVebb, Oxford : 1643. In verse - "Draw neere you factious citizens, prepare". A satire upon the Parliamentary faction. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 20th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. Political satire -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CITY. DRaw neere you factious Citizens, prepare To heare from me, what hideous fooles you are, What lumps of ſordid earth; in which we finde Not any leaſt reſemblance of a minde Ʋnleſſe to baſeneſſe, and Rebellion bent, Againſt the King to ayd the Parliament. That Parliament whoſe inſolence will undoe Your Cities wealth, your lives and ſafeties too. Are you ſo ſtupid dull you cannot ſee How your beſt virtues, now are treachery: Apparent treaſon Murther, and the like, How with unhallowed hands you ſtrive to ſtrike Him whom you ſhould your Loyalty afford (Great CHARLES) the bleſt anoynted of the Lord; How you do daily contribute and pay Money, your truths and honors to betray. Bigge with fanaticke thoughts, and wild deſire, 'I is you that blew up the increaſing fire Of foule Rebellion, you that only bring Armies into the field againſt your King, For were't not for ſupportment from your bags, That great and higheſt Court that onely brags Of your vaine folly, long e're this had bin Punniſhed for their bold ſacrilegious ſine Of actuall treaſon, there had never come Ʋpon this Kingdome ſuch a Martirdom. Armes had hang'd up as uſeleſſe, and the State Retain'd its freedom, had you kept your Plate: No Keinton Battailes had made Mothers curſe, Made childleſſe there the treaſon of your Purſe, The Publicke purſe o'th City, which muſt be Eſteem'd the cauſe o'th publicke miſery. No Drums had frighted ſilken Peace from out The Neighbouring Countries, nor neede you about Your City with your guilded Musket goe, Trayning not for good ſervice, but for ſhow, That the whole towne may ſee your fethers ſpred Over your Hatts, as the Hornes do o're your Head, The Humble Parliament had never dar'd To have preſcrib'd Lawes to their King but ſpar'd Their Zeale in bringing Innovations and Diſtractions, o're the butious face o'th Land. They would not then have ſo ſupreamely brought Their Votes, to bring the Kingdoms peace to nought. Nor with ſo ſlight a value lookt on him King Charles, and only doted on King Pim, Nor for Authenticke Doctrine have allow'd As Law, the precepts of ingenious Stroud, Hambden, nor Martin, had not then lookt bigg Vpon their King, nor Arthur Haſlerigge; Nor yet Kimbolton, on whom we now conferre The ſtile of trayterous Earle of Mancheſter: Secur'd by you the patrons of the cauſe Contemn'd his Loyallty, and the Kingdoms Lawes Nor miſled Eſſex, had not you beene, nere Had acted on this Kingdoms theater So many tragedyes, nor Warwicke ſought To ingroſſe the Navall honors, no nor thought Vpon any action, ſo unjuſt unmeete As keeping from his Majeſty his Fleete. Tis you have done all this, y'ave been the head, The very ſpring, from whence this River ſpread The ſtreames of foule Rebellion, which we knows At laſt will drown'd you with it's overflow. You the arch traytors are, you thoſe that ſtew The Kingdoms happineſſe, and the aleagance du • To his ſacred Majeſty, you you that have Betrayd this Nations honour to the grave Of laſting obloquye, you that have deſtroyed The ſmiling wealth of th' Ci • y, and made voyd The good opinion which the King before Had of your Loyaltyes, of the faith you bore To'th Royall ſteeme, which ſtill has to your great Advantage made this City their Chiefe Seate, Fond and and ſeditious fooles, do you thinke you be Wiſer then all times numerous progenye, That have adorn'd your City, when did they Your harmeleſſe anceſters ſtrive to give away Their wealth. and duty from their Soveraine Lord, To make themſelves Traytors upon Record, When did they their Plate and Coyne bring in, To be the cauſe of their owne running ruining, They never vs'd to fright their King, nor draw Tumults together to affront the Law, No nor good houſes, their Corſlets ſlept and all The Armes they vs'd hung up in each mans hall, They did not then Ennamel'd Muskets carry, To trayne in More fields, and at Finsbury, But did in comely Archery Excell, Like honeſt grave Children of Adam Bell And Climme o'th Clough, now each of you will be, More then a furious William Cloudes- • ee. And trace the Streets with teror as if Ven, With Fulk, and Manwaring, were the onely men Whome you did owe allegience to, as if they Could give you priviledg to diſobey. The Royall Mandate, which doe's them Proclaime, Guilty of Treaſon, and you of the ſame, As deeply ſtand Impeach't, and will at laſt Pay derely for't, when your vaine hopes are paſt All Succors, which you credit for your merit, will be afforded you by the helpe o'th ſpirit, That is the devill you ſerve, for heavenly powers Can never Patronize ſuch acts as yours, Poore baſled City, but bafled by a crue Of men, which are as arrant fooles as you, Surely your braines can never be ſo dull As not conceive this, which each empty Skull Muſt needs reſent, how that their onely ayme, Is to create your City all on flame, And as the ſmoake and ſparkes up aſpire, They'le ſit and Laugh like Nero at the fire, Themſelves have made, vnleſſe your heads be all Hornes and no fleſh, you needs muſt ſee the fall: That threatens you, like Lightening to Eſchue, VVhich Ruine 'twould be wiſedome to renue, Your loſt alleagiance, and Repentance bring, As a freſh victim, to appeaſe your King, For be aſſured who to the King's untrue, Muſt in their nature needs be falſe to you.

OXFORD, Printed for Ʋ Ʋilliam Ʋ Ʋeb. 1643.