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2.263 R188516 1 Touch of the Times Why Are My Eyes Still Flowing Touch of the Times LEt true=hearted English-men freely Rejoyce, / To think they have made such a Fortunate Choice Let all Loyal Subjects with this be content, / A Protestant King and a Free Parliament. [with variations] date from content: Parliament. Pepys 2.263 Rollins (1) V:92-95; Wing L3771[E]. Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 263 THE / Loyal Subjects Happy Choice: / OR, / Englands Happiness in a Protestant King and a Free Parliament. THE Loyal Subjects Happy Choice: OR, Englands Happiness in a Protestant King and a Free Parliament. The Loyal Subjects' Happy Choice: or, England's Happiness in a Protestant King and a Free Parliament. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 306 cropped left and right edges, creased, uneven inking cast fleurons 1689 Printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-Lane, / J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-Britain, and A. Milbourn, / at the Stationers-Arms in the Little Old-Baily: Where / Country Chapmen and others, may be Furnished with all / sorts of New and Old Small Books and Ballads, at Rea- / sonable Rates. W. Thackeray, J. Millet, A. Milbourn Weinstein: content

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LEt true-hearted English-men freely Rejoyce, To think they have made such a Fortunate Choice Of Parliament-men, who Assemble this Day, The Rights of the Church and the Crown to display: To Rescue our Laws and our Liberties too, From such as the Nation do seek to undo: Let all Loyal Subjects with this be content, A Protestant King and a Free Parliament. Let Murmurers cease any more to complain, And high-minded Papists lay by their Disdain; For all their sly Projects we care not a pin, Since Englands true Honour this Day does begin;
And the Twenty'th of March we for ever will keep, As the Day that Great-Brittain awoke from her sleep: Then let all true Subjects with this be content, A Protestant King and a Free Parliament. The true Church of England may lift up her Head, Since in her own Bosom this Senate was bred; Whose worthy brave Members are taught to maintain The Rights of their Mother, 'gainst Schismaticks vain: No Commonwealth-broachers shall longer prevail, Away with the Rump and her Factious Tail: And let all true Subjects with this be content, A Protestant King and a Free Parliament.
Nor need the Dissenters to live at less ease, Since they may their Liberty have as they please; Provided they keep but the Peace of the Realm, And render due Homage to those at the Helm: All People from highest to lowest Degree, Henceforward may happily live and be Free: Then let all true Subjects with this be content, A Protestant King and a Free Parliament. No Bishops, no King, is a Proverb most true, And he that wou'd part 'em is worse than a Jew; And they are no better than Spiritual Thieves, Who threaten to pull off the Bishops Lawn Sleeves But both Lords and Commons their Cause to assert, Against all Phanaticks who have been so pert: Then let all true Subjects with this be content, A Protestant King and a Free Parliament. This Parliament also will stand by the King, In Wars and in Peace, and in every thing; With their Lives and Estates they will freely oppose The French and the Irish, and all other Foes: When the Rebels are Conquer'd, then over to France, Our Army will lead Monsieur Lewis a Dance, Which will give all English-men hearty content, To have such a King and a Free Parliament. The French being Conquer'd, and all things in Peace, Our Nation will thrive, and our Trading encrease; Then Coin will be plenty, both Silver and Gold, The want of which thing makes a Young Man look Old Such Plenty of Coin will in England be seen, As these many hundreds of years has not been: These blessings will follow by th' mutual consent Of such a good King and a Free Parliament. Then rouse up Great-Brittain and slumber no more; For thee many Fortunes are laid up in store; 'Tis Written upon the Old Pillars of Fate, This Year shall Eclipse all thy Enimies State: Peace, Plenty and Riches, our Nation shall Crown, Whilst the Devil and's Imps at our Happiness frown All this will prove true by the mutual consent Of William our King and a Free Parliament.
Printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-Lane, J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-Brittain, and A. Milbourn, at the Stationers-Arms in the Little Old-Baily: Where Country Chapmen and others, may be Furnished with all sorts of New and Old Small Books and Ballads, at Rea- sonable Rates.