Loyal poems and satyrs upon the times since the beginning of the Salamanca plot written by several hands ; collected by M.T.

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Loyal poems and satyrs upon the times since the beginning of the Salamanca plot written by several hands ; collected by M.T.
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London :: Printed for John Smith ...,
1685.
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Popish Plot, 1678 -- Poetry.
Rye House Plot, 1683 -- Poetry.
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The last SPEECH OF Sr. Edmundbury Godfrey's Ghost.

LOok up? Base Croaking Zealots of the Age, Before your Frenzy Wits, fall into rage; Look here? Who Vindicates the Royal Stage. Godfrey's brave Spirit, doth this day appear, Tremble ye now for Anger, or for Fear. His worthy Ghost, that courted Sacred good, Has past the dangers, of the Stygian Flood; Left the Elizian Shades, by strict commands, To see once more how this poor Cuntrey stands. But to our shame his grived Soul doth find, (Lunatick Zeal) with us hath Been too kind, And struck his Loving Fellow Subjects Blind.

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He fears our Disobedience to a Prince, Whom Heaven protected, (he can the World con∣vince, From Zealous Rage; and Traytors hands long since. He sees and fears, that in-bread Wars are coming, By Zealous Prayer created, Preach'd by cunning, Holy Long-winded, Fervent, Piows, Men Who seem as innocent as the prety Wren; But if well tryd, we easily may find, They unto none, but to themselves are kind; Envy all happiness, but what's their own, Have humble outsides, inwardly o're-grown, With Pride, Ambition, snd Self-Interest; Longing with Crounes themselves for to Invest, For what is Monarchy to them that say, They are all Monarch's, that Zealoufly can Pray He sees foul threatnings, and intestine Thunder, The Plagues of Eating Swords, Domestick Plunder Foretels the Fathers striking of his Suns, Who without Mercy, on their Old Sire runs; Sees the Sons base Revenge upon the Father, Who never leave, till all lye dead together; Friend killing Friend, a Brother Fights a Brother And spares his own Blood less then any other. A wake, a wake, I say awake be times, Before your Sovls, feed on such Hellish Crimes; Let your own reason, cleat your blinded Eyes, Let sad experience, banish such Tragedies; And as you older are, still grow more wise.

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Beware those Monsters, that have taught your Zeals, First to Bethrone your Prince (whom God an heals,) Then brings Destruction, to your Publick Weals, For doubtless such base Principles as these, Cannot, but must the Heavenly Power Displease. Godfrey's fore-grived-Ghost, weeps Bloody Tears, Seeing you drawn by jealoufies and Fears, To act those things, which Murdring sorrow bears. Is it so longe since, that you have forgot, Can you so soon wash out that Royal Spots, Of Sacred Innocent Blood, bring back to mind, Murdring the Sire, then to the Son be kind, And say again your Zeal had made you blind. Let not Religions Cloak, your Bodies cover, And under That Both Prince and Countrey Smo∣ther. To make your selves, more hateful, and less good Then Lucifer and his Rebelliovs. Brood. You as a parelel to them I bring, Both striving (with this Difference in the thing,) They 'gain their Heavenly—, But you, both 'gainst, your Heaven and Earthly King. But yet a King so good. so sweet, so great. Makes all your joys and happiness Compleat. Them onely are excepted, that you see Fain would be Monarch's, Kings as well as He. Let not your Loving Godfrey longer weep, But let his weary Ghost retire to sleep;

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Who never can have rest, unless he find, Your souls more Loyal to your Prince more kind; Endeavouring still to immitate those Quires, That with their Harps, and Hearts, and Sacred Lyres, Sing to their Heavenly King, who can alone, Set whom he Pleases on an Earthly Throne.
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