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DUKE HAMILTON'S GHOST, OR THE UNDERMINER Countermined.

Ex proprio praeſidio periculum.

LONDON, Printed in the Year, 1659.
DUKE HAMILTON'S GHOST. 1. A Mate not your ſelves, though hither I'me come From that diſmal Place, that infernal Cell, Where many a Wight doth feel his ſad doom, (With your patience and leave) my Story to tell; 1, Hamilton hight, a Marqueſſe well known, Learnt Machivel's ſleights, but proſper'd in none; The more I did ſtudy, the more I did ſhow A Web I had ſpun for my own overthrow. 2. When Jeamy was dead, and I grown to be In titles more ſtrong, by the power of his Son, To forfeit my Faith, and my Loyalty, That erſt I had plighted to him I begun; The Beacons of Zeal I caus'd ſet on fire, In England, and Scotland, and every Shire; My Complices were in this handy-work, This City, Pym, Hampden, the Devil, and the Kirk. 3. A broad a Prophecie fomented was, A ſecond Jeamy in this Land ſhould raign, I thought my ſelf he, and to bring to paſs The Plots and Deſignes I had lodg'd in my brain, To tollerate Projects I counſell'd the King, And then to accuſe him the ſame I did bring; By no other meanes I thought I could riſe, Than making him odious in his Peoples eyes. 4. Hampden diſtaſt at the Ship money took, Oppoſed his Prince in's Prerogative Royal, And Pym his Oath, and Allegiance forſook, As well as ſome others that ſwore to be loyal: There's ſome in the World, I need not them name, I'm ſure ſtands as guilty in th' black book of Fame; But Oaths at that time with us were held wind, Though the breach of them now I bitterly find. 5. This quick-pated gang me highly did pleaſe, For ſtill their pretence was for the Publick good, Untill their Ambition was found the Diſeaſe Corrupted the Nations, and ſpilt ſo much blood; I ply'd with all Factions, eſpecially theirs Wore the face of Religion, call'd, the Presbyters; To th' Book of Liberty I did conſent, To bring in my Countrymen was my intent. 6. Whoſe rigid conditions would never agree, I very well knew, to ſuch an inlet (As they pleas'd to term it) of Popery, Though it by wiſe heads was found a thing fit; When Subjects dare into their Princes Acts pry, To lull them aſleep aſleep is ſafe'ſt Policy: But finding the Kirk did it ill reſent, (Though I wiſh'd nothing more) I ſeem'd to repent. 7. My Countrymen up, the King was drawn down With a ſtrong Army their Forces to quell: Brookes, Eſſex, and I, with others well known, Of the Cabinet Councel did order't ſo well, To th' Petition of Right the King did conſent, Which cauſed the calling of th' ſhort At Yorke. Parliament; * 3 Weeks. But the malice of ſome too ſoon breaking forth, Diſſolv'd it in And then Pym's Study and others were ſearcht. courſe: Then back to the North. 8. Where, while we remain'd, our Confederates here, At Black-beath did raiſe a Raſcally rout, That put the Metropolitan Biſhop in fear, For Libels againſt him they had thrown about; In Souhvvark. Priſon dores were thrown ope, many Outrages done, Untill the Train-bands made the looſe Knaves to run; And ſome apprehended were puniſh'd by Law, For example ſake, to keep others in awe. 9. This News pleas'd my Country-men, though not the King, Who wiſely yet pent in his diſcontent; Alaſs (Sir) quoth I, there can be nothing So cordial to you as a Parliament, Your ſafety and happineſs on it depends, It maugres your Foes, and advanceth your Friends, It beats down Sedition, and breeds up good Laws, For th' good of your People, whoſe Obedience it draws. 10. The Parliament call'd, they ſubtly did paſſe In 1640. A Subſidy Bill to flatter the King, Who then wanted money; but alaſs, alaſs, Triennial Bill, Another ſucceeded that brought with't a ſting, Which poyſon'd the Commons, and knockt the Peers down. Dy'd the Surpleſs in blood, and batter'd the Crown: However by it I had partly my ends, My Countrymen paid, and the Nations made Friends. 11. From Traytors and Rebels good Subjects were made, But forgot to prove ſo, and followed him, The forger and foreman of th' treaſonous Trade, Intituled by ſome to be Bell-weather Pym: This cauſed the King, as juſtly he might, To accuſe ſome of Treaſon, and ſecure his Right; Then new Warrs enſu'd, which caus'd me to laugh, That Engliſh men ſhould each others blood quaff, 12. For weaken'd by Warr, (whoſe Events are unſure) From either ſide I a Fabrick might raiſe (My Countrymen here) to ſeat me ſecure, And lengthen with Glory my declining dayes: To faſhion out which, two faces I bent, The one annenſt the King, th' other th' Parliament; But whilſt I did think I danc'd in a ner, Inſinuating Wits caught me in the feat. 13. In Cornwall I was attainted of Treaſon, For holding Irtelligence with th' Enemy, And fifteen Articles grounded on Reaſon, Did queſtion my Life, and my Liberty; In Pendennis Caſtle I caſt was a ſpace, Until, undeſerv'd, from the King I found grace, Whoſe Mercy was ſuch, as moſt men do know, To whom he ſhew'd moſt, moſt evil did flow. 14. Succeſs, againſt Reaſon, forſook the Kings Cauſe, And forc'd him to fly, where I ſhame it to tell, To Men that profeſt for Religion and Laws; But oh! I inſtructed them firſt to Rebell; I read them this Maxim, Who once draws his Sword 'Gainſt his Prince, muſt ne're ſheath it, nor yet take his word; But I now confeſſe, ſo much Goodneſs abus'd, May render me juſtly a Man unexcus'd. 15. In th' Perſonal Treaty I (too) had a hand, And ſided on both ſides, yet nothing would work On my ſides untill the Army did ſtand Upon their Punctillioes, for which I did lurk: The King being ſurpris'd, and to Tryal brought, Gave a life to my hopes, and an end to my thought, By his weakneſs I did accumulate ſtrength, His death ſeem'd to adde unto my life length. 16. For now on the wings of Ambition I flew, And Crow'd like a Cock, whileſt the Cromwel Lion did tremble, My ſudden approach in him a fear drew, However he ſeem'd the ſame to diſſemble; I formidable was to give the defeat, Had my heart been anſwerable to my conceit, But faintingly fled, ſuch was my ſad lot, The odium of which will ne're be forgot. 17. My Army was cow'd and diſperſt in a trice, Without ſcarce a blow, to my Countrymens ſhame, While Langdale his life ſet at no cheap price, But havok'd and forc'd his way where he came; So ſtout were the Engliſh, ſo fearful were we, They drew their Renown from our Infamy; Which had we had Souls like Men, and adher'd To Langdales ſure Counſel, we need not have fear'd. 18. To Aſhbydelazouch I was conveigh'd, The manner of my ſurpriſal needs not, No doubt but there were ſome had me way-laid, Whoſe fingers did itch at me as a Scot: But oh Jeamy Ballatyne thou lymer loone, That ſell'd thine none Countrymen kyb'd as they wone, Without ſhame. To Corfew, and Zant, and ſuch places remote; May ſome of thy Frieuds ſlit thy Weeſil'd throat: 19. From thence to the Tower of London was brought, In reference to my Tryal in hand; Then how to eſcape I buſied my thought, Which having effected, I was at a ſtand, Not knowing to whom, or whither, to goe, I At the three Pilgrims in South wark * In the Palaceyard in Weſtminſter retaken was to my mickle woe, My Conſcience condemn'd me er'e their judgement paſt, And my head from my ſhoulders was ſever'd at laſt. 20. As I like a Hocus pocus did live, Carrying on my Deſignes by Legerdemaine, So dealt they with me, in hopes of Reprieve I ſpent my laſt minute, like to Pedringave; A Traytor I liv'd, and a Travtor I dy'd, And yet with both Parties I ever comply'd; 'Tis ſtrange you will ſay, but here is the reaſon, I true was to neither, ſo ſuffer'd for Treaſon. FINIS.