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 eng Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 -- Poetry. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Poetry. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
ENGLANDS DOLEFVL COMPLAINT, AND MOST EARNEST SVIT, UNTO HER HONOURABLE AND VICTORIOUS GENERAL, And to the whole Body of the SOULDIERY under his Command. As it was preſented in a Letter, to his Excellency, the Lord General CROMWEL. O Thou brave CROMVVELL! Ring the Lawyers Knell: Then that brave Story Will prove thy Glory: For, Lawyers Bribery Is Englands Miſery: And their great Power Doth us devour. Yea, the Lawyers Raigne Is poor Englands paine: But the Lawyers Fall Will bring Joy to all: Farre ſurpaſſing all The Proud Prelates Fall Then thou worthy all Speed the Lawyers Fall. Good God be thy guide At all Times and Tide: Granting thee Power Theſe to devour, To his great Glory, Thy Fame and Story: To poor Englands Peace, And her Sonnes Releaſe, From the cruell Bands Of Goales and Tyrants hands. Then thus shall all pray And eke ever ſay O LIVE for eve R, Thou True Reformer. Then Victor CROMVVELL Ring thou the ſaid Knell.
And thus alſo ſtill prayeth he VVho is poor Englands ſuffering Bee. THat ye brave Souldiers who in warre have loſt your blood by many a skar, And do profeſſe our freedoms gain, may not delay but take the pain To hang th'Lawyers Gowns by th' Scotish flags, and let old Tyburn break their Crags. So shall true Juſtice ſmile on them that have unjuſtly ruin'd men, Since Henry th eight, that cruel Swain until the breach of Charles his wain. In Ianuary forty eight, the year of Lawyers greateſt height, Atturneys Coalers greateſt power who cruelly do us devour. Heaven ſpeed confuſion to all theſe, that ſo poor England may have eaſe; And all her ſons from Tyrants thrall, may be delivered by their fall. The, &c. Conſumate this brave Souldiers all who are ſo deep ingagde, and call To mind your proteſtations, your Vows and Declarations Made to God and this Nation, In a moſt ſolemne fashion. But, &c. If this in you was meer Deluſion, then know't will prove your own confuſon This is the judgement true V. C. of him that's Englands ſuffering B. For, &c. Whiles Lawyers, Prieſts, and Goalers ſway, to Fees, Tyths, Bribes we are made a prey. Heaven look on this Impiety, revenge thy cauſe, end this our miſery: Powre down thy vengeance on all thoſe that mercy ſleight and ſo become thy foes Amen, Amen, Amen I ſay, amend or end them all I pray. For Prieſts the Word do fell for Gold. and Lawyers Juſtice impiouſly and bold. Probatum eſt.

LONDON, Printed in the Year 1651.