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4.317v R188623 1 [not specified] A Protestant Muse, yet a lover of Kings: / On th'Age, grown a little Satyrical, Sings, Sing hey brave Popery, ho rare Popery, oh fine Popery / Oh dainty popery, oh. [with variations in final stanza] hinged broadsheet with recto: A New Ballad, / CALLED / The Husbandmans Delight: / OR, / A SONG in the praise of STRAVV., another edition at 5.101; date from content; Reign of James II, King of England (1685-1688); no imprint: recto imprint = Printed for R. Kell, at the Blew=Anchor near Pye-Corner; tune not specified = 'Written in Imitation of the Old Ballad of Hey brave Oliver, Ho brave Oliver, &c,' Pepys 4.317v Wing P3531 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. 4: 317 Private Occurrences ,/ OR, / The Transactions of the four Last Years, Written in Imitation of the Old Ballad of / Hey brave Oliver, Ho brave Oliver, &c. Private Occurrences, OR, The Transactions of the four Last Years, Written in Imitation of the Old Ballad of Hey brave Oliver, Ho brave Oliver, etc. Private Occurrences, or, the Transactions of the Four Last Years, Written in imitation of the Old Ballad of Hey Brave Oliver, Ho Brave Oliver, etc. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, hinged, 205 x 314 cropped top edge, damaged surface, uneven inking, verso shows through horizontal and vertical rules 1689 Weinstein: content

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A Protestant Muse, yet a lover of Kings: On th' Age, grown a little Satyrical, Sings, Of Papists, their Counsels, and other fine things, Sing hey brave Popery, ho rare Popery, oh fine Popery Oh, dainty popery, oh. She hopes she offends no Englishman's patience; Tho Satyr's forbid on all such occasions, She's too good a Subject to Read Declarations. Sing hey brave popery, etc. If that saying be good, of Let him Laugh that Wins. Sure a Loser may smile without any offence: My Muse then is gamesome, and thus she begins; With hey brave popery, etc. When Ch--- deceas'd, to his Kingdoms dismay, By an Appoplex, or else some other way; Our Brother with Shouts was proclaim'd the same day. Sing hey brave popery, etc.
His first Royal promise was never to touch, Our Rights, not Religion, Priviledge grutch But Pet--- he said that he granted [t]oo much. Sing hey brave popery, etc. Then Mon------ came in with an Army of Fools: Betray'd by his Cuckold, and other dull Tools That painted the Turfe of Green Sedgmore with Gules. Sing hey brave popery, etc. That Victory gotten some think to our wrong: The Priests braid out joy in a Thank giving Song, And Teague with their Bald-pates were at it ding dong. Sing hey brave popery, etc. Then straight a strong Army was levy'd in hast, To hinder Rebellion; a very good Jest; For some [K]ogues will swear 'twas to murder the Test. Sing hey brave popery, etc.
A politique Law which Recusants did doom; That into our Senate, they never might come, But Equivalent since, was propos'd in its room. Sing hey brave popery, etc. As if a true Friend should in Kindness demand A Tooth in my Head, which firmly doth stand, To give for't another he had in his hand. Sing hey brave popery, etc. Then Term after Term, this great Matter was weigh'd, Old Judges turn'd out, and new Block-----ds made: That Cook of Wise Littleton never did read. Sing hey brave popery, etc. The good Church of England with speed was run down, Whose Loyalty ever stood fast to the Crown And Presbiter John was made Mayor of the Town. Sing hey brave popery, etc. The Bishops Disgrace made the Clergy to sob: A prey to Old Pet----- and president Bob; And hurried to prison as if they did Rob. Sing hey brave popery, etc. Then into the World a dear P-------- of W------- slipt; 'Twas plain, for we hear a great Minister peep'd. The bricklayer for prating dah liket't bin whip'd. Sing hey brave Popery, etc. Thus England Distresses more fierce than the plague, That during three Years, of no Quiett could bragg, The brave Prince of Orange is come to the Hague. sing hey brave popery, etc. A strong Fleet and Army they hither are bent, We know well the cause that there is something in't, And we doubt not e're long we shall see it in print. sing hey brave popery, etc. Ah England, that never couldst value thy peace, Had matters been now as in Elsabeths days, The Dutch had never ventured to fish in our Seas, Then curse of popery, pox of popery, plague of popery, Oh sensless popery, oh.
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