The delinquents pasport [sic] or, A plaintiffs petitionary plea, addressed to an eminent counseller of state: upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return to their own native country.

The delinquents pasport [sic] or, A plaintiffs petitionary plea, addressed to an eminent counseller of state: upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return to their own native country.

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THE DELINQUENTS PASPORT OR, A Plaintiffs Petitionary Plea, addressed to an eminent Counseller of State: Upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all Delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return home to their own Native Country.

Additionall Lines, in relation to these Injunctive times.

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THE DELINQUENTS PASPORT OR, A Plaintiffs Petitionary Plea, addressed to an eminent Counseller of State: Upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all Delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return home to their own Native Country.

COnfined Sir! For what? Where I do live

My precious Minutes are Contemplative.

My thoughts act not for Changes: My content

Is to dispose my Soul toth' Government

Of her Affections: He that has arriv'd

And seen as many years as I have liv'd,

Should make't his onely Taske his Soul to save:

And in each pace to measure out his Grave.

This is my Warfare: Ift be held unfit,

Teach me some other Trade, I'le practise it.

But to find out a Safer way then this

Trace Heav'n and Earth I know not where it is.

This all Saints us'd; whereof were I but one,

I'd hold my passage happy to be gone,

Weak be my nerves, and arteries to fight,

"Heav'ns Ord'nance is the Shot gives me delight:

And in these aged-deafned Eares sound louder

Then any Shot that takes his Charge from powder.

From the First War I have not struck a stroke

But from the Campe betook me to my book.

Though I confess I had an itching hand

To work some Feat, but I took no Command.

For which my Composition has been pay'd,

Wherein his GRACE afforded me such ay d

That even in Gold-Smiths-Hall He did apply

His hand, and sought my Fine to qualify:

Had not a Ridge of Hasles stood i'th way

And with a rough Obstruction raisd my pay.

"Burn't Child fire dreads: My Pennance hath been such,

I acted little, but I fuffer'd much.

Had no mans hand been conscious of more guilt

Much blood had been preserv'd, that has been spilt.

I and my Horse may make an hundred years,

There's no occasion then from me of feares.

Besides, a Justice I was call'd of late

Which Office would appear ill from a Grate.

Do not restraine me then: But let my Reason

Tell me my Body is the straitest Prison;

Which freedom got, whether I live or dy,

He breaths not that injoys more peace then I.

FINIS.

Additionall Lines, in relation to these Injunctive times.

BEsides, Ingagements hale me to the Fleet;

So that I cannot Northward use my Feet,

Unless I may procure sufficient Baile,

To free me from the thraldom of a Jaile.

Besides, the weakness of my constitution

Has threatned without Physick dissolution.

Besides, next week there is a Reference

Betwixt me and a Dame of Eminence,

One of such lively temper, lovely nature,

She'd make that

Timon

Woman-haters teeth to water

And we're in Law toth' Eares; Now should I go,

My Cause might suffer by so fair a Fo.

Besides, I keep a constant familie

Which may confer a Priviledge on me.

"How should I presently dispose of ten,

"Unless I made them to be High-way men?

With women too so numerous in store

As my slow Rents will not discharge their score.

If Hous-rent, Debt, Law, Sickness move not pitty,

Welcome unwelcome Countrey, farewel Citty.

Pray then, my Lord, some quick assistance make,

Else down I go just like a Bear toth' Stake.

From a Patient and a Cliant,

Who to your Commands is Pliant.

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The delinquents pasport [sic] or, A plaintiffs petitionary plea, addressed to an eminent counseller of state: upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return to their own native country.

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1658

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A82306

ID [STC]

Wing D907

ID [STC]

Thomason 669.f.20[76]

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ESTC R212233

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99870875

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99870875

ID [VID]

163492

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— The delinquents pasport [sic] or, A plaintiffs petitionary plea, addressed to an eminent counseller of state: upon his Highness Proclamation, commanding all delinquents, &c. to depart the Citty and return to their own native country.,

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s.n.,. [London :: 1657 [i.e. 1658]]. (Imprint from Wing.) (Verse - "Confined Sir! For what? Where I do live".) (Includes: Additionall lines, in relation to these injunctive times.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 1657".) (Imperfect: L (Luttrell) copy torn with loss of text.) (Reproduction of the originals in the British Library.)

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