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2.266 R188515 1 Grim King of the Ghosts Grim King of the Ghosts Grim King of the Ghosts LEt all Royal Glory and State / invest our Great King on his Throne; He hath called a new Parliament. [with variations] date from content: Parliament. Pepys 2.266 Rollins (1) V:80-83; Wing L3371[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: 266 The Loyal Subjects Free Choice: / OR, Their General Satisfaction in the Calling of a New / PARLIAMENT, / By King William's Gracious Appointment, Whom God ever bless. The Loyal Subjects Free Choice: OR, Their General Satisfaction in the Calling of a New PARLIAMENT, By King William's Gracious Appointment, Whom God ever bless. The Loyal Subjects' Free Choice, or, Their General Satisfaction in the Calling of a New Parliament, by King William's Gracious Appointment, Whom God Ever Blesses. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 283 cropped right edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking horizontal and vertical rules 1689 Printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, / and I. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back Weinstein: content

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LEt all Royal Glory and State invest our Great King on his Throne; Whose Prudence and Wisedom so great all Protestant Subjects will own To spring from a gracious Design to give all his People content, that none may have cause to repine He hath called a new Parliament. Let Murmurers now lay aside their many insensible Fears; The Church shall in safety abide; for the loyal Commons and Peers Are Men of Integrity all Feuds in this Realm to prevent, And prosperous Days we shall see, being blest with a new Parliament.
The Wrongs of True Subjects they'll right, likewise the proud Papists oppose; Maintaining an Army to Fight and cut down those insolent Foes. The Honour and Peace of the Realm, they'll strive to maintain by consent; God bless those that sits at the Helm, the King and His new Parliament. Ne'er was there a legaller Choice in any past Ages before; Each Subject hath here a free Voice, not only the Rich but the Poor: All Persons might Vote that was free, no Courtier to hinder was sent; His Majesty gave Liberty for choosing a free Parliament.
No Favourite sent from the Throne, though Counties and Cities to run, Procuring still Tools of their own, as some in times past would have done: But here was true Freedom for all, to Vote by the Subjects consent, To bring the whole Land out of Thrall, God prosper the New Parliament. Who by their industrious care our Liberties here they'll maintain, And Protestants every where shall find this a prosperous Reign: No Romans shall ever be seen to cause this our Nation to rue; Let's pray for the King and the Queen, and the High Court of Parliament too. Let Wisedom from Heaven above, direct them in weighty Affairs; Continuing stedfast in love, avoiding their Enemies snares; And Protestant Subjects may sing, and bid all their Sorrows adieu; Still praying for William our King, the High Court of Parliament too. His Majesty now on the Throne in him all the Nation is blest; He seeks not a Tribe of his own, in order to take off the Test; As some heretofore would have done, which was of the Catholick Crew: But King William our Hearts he hath won, God Bless Him, and Parliament too. Religion and Piety he do's make all his study and care, And set forth his gracious Decree, to Protestants every where, Our sad sinfull lives to amend, which God grant we freely may do, That Blessings may always attend, the King and His Parliament too.
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