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2.283 R188006 1 I met with a Iovial Beggar I Met With a Jovial Beggar LEt England now with me / Rejoice this day to see date from content: Essex, Murder of Arthur Capel, Earl of (1683); Parliament (1689). Pepys 2.283 Rollins IV:222-225; Wing E3828[a]A. 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: 283 An Excellent New / SONG / Fitted for the Times. An Excellent New SONG Fitted for the Times. An Excellent New Song Fitted for the Times. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 308 cropped left, right, and bottom edges, damaged surface, uneven inking, set-off from another ballad vertical rule 1689 Printed for T. R. T.R. Weinstein: content initials

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LEt England now with me Rejoice this day to see From Popery all set free; And joyn with one consent To chuse a Parliament Unto our own hearts consent, Which shall decide the case, and establish all old Law, In spight of they who shall say nay, for Popery stands in awe.
It was God's blessed will, The Scripture to fulfill, Though sore against their will; Had not brave Orange come, We had been quite undone, And e're this had had our doom: But now we'l hold up our heads, let Papists throw away their Beads; And all Priests with their spight we'l banish quite & flourish most brave in our trades.
Brave Essex in the Tower, Was murdered in an hour By Jesuits plots and power; But when the truth is known, And by Parliament open shown, The right Dog shall pick the bone: For Tyrconnel that Ruffian great, that stands out against Church & State, In conclusion of all shall have a downfal, or Tyburn shall play his fate. Since Irish Rebellion first, That Talbot has been accurst, For the Protestants he did roast: And now he stands in defence Of brave Orange and Protestants, And gathers all the Kings Rents: But let him have his sway, for every Devil has his day, But when his Card's out, he shall have the rout in spight of who shall say nay. For great force in Ireland, As I do understand, He hath raised and will not disband; Saying in his own pretence, He stands in the Kings defence,
But the Devil knows from whence: For from Plow came all his men, But ne'r shall return agen, For we'l pull off their boots, & cut 'em off by the roots, then let Protestants say Amen. For as I do understand, They aimed at Churches Land, And all Protestants did disband: They were come to be so high flown, That they got on the Throne, Crying out that the day was their own But now in our prime we'l rejoice, and sing with a changeable voice, For when we go to't, we'l kill horse & foot, for fear lest the Nits should turn Lice. Now Protestants eyes are ope, And Popery has had its scope, So their next turn will be the Rope, For Tyburn is waiting still Some of their blood to spill, Their old Roguery to fulfill: For they have run out their race, and now to their soul disgrace. Their Rogueries known, and will be show[n] when Parliament takes its place.
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