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5.124 R188107 1 Ever take Care of the Parson precise,/ Who cants the Way to Salvation Ever Take Care Of The Parson Precise Who Cants The Way To Salvation SInce the whole World is so set upon News,/ And every Tom Farthing's a Statist; date from imprint; Schomberg arrives in Ireland; Death of Pope Innocent XI. Pepys 5.124 Rollins (1) V:32-34; Wing G425[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. 5: 124 The Gazet in Metre;/ OR THE/ RHIMING NEWSMONGER The Gazet in Metre; OR THE RHIMING NEWSMONGER The Gazette in Meter; or the Rhyming Newsmonger 1/2 sheet folio, 308 x 180 all edges cropped, torn left and right edges, damaged surface cast fleurons, horizontal rules 1689 LONDON, Printed for J. Wilkins in White-Friars, 1689. J. Wilkins Weinstein: imprint

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/14/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America State & Times country/nation historicalfigures&events military/war news politics/government religioustypes&sects 8/14/07 Checker Pavneet Aulakh Checked transcription and converted to xml 8/3/06 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer Original transcription 10/25/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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I. SInce the whole World is so set upon News, And every Tom Farthing 's a Statist; Catching at Stories, of Turks and of Jews ; Of Protestant also, and of Papist ; Instead of a whining dull Ballad of Love, I'll give you a Gazet in Metre; And that my Design you may better approve, I'll begin at the Chair of Saint Peter . II. Letters from Rome say, That since the Pope's dead, The Conclave do keep a great pother: They cannot conclude upon who shall be head, But each one opposes his Brother: For my part, I care not a pin for their Fude, Nor who is elected Successor; But let 'em e'n bake as the matter they've brew'd, They shall have a Northern Confessor. III. Ditto , informs us, That he that succeeds, Must shut the Pontifical Treasure; The Eagle elsewhere must discover her Needs, His Holiness is not at leisure: The Sacred Exchequer is thriftily lock'd, No unhallow'd Petition can enter; Tho Caesar had formerly Freedom to knock, Yet no man hereafter will venture. IV. Some say, 'tis because all the Money was sent, To assist the Imperial Forces; And that the Pope's Nephews did give it a Vent, To maintain their extravagant Courses:
Whether it be so, or whether't be not, I'm of an indifferent Temper; But that which afflicts me most, is a Plot, Now hatching to ruin the Empire. V. Now let us pass to our other Advice, Which we have out of Holland and Flanders ; The Success of the Dutch against France , has its Ris[e] From the Conduct of English Commanders: Great Sirs, I congratulate you for the same, Your Fortune is always surprizing; Your Stories exceed all the Records of Fame, And go beyond Poets Devising. VI. Schomberg in Ireland has landed his Men, And the Navy to Chester' s returned; And in the next News 'tis a Hundred to Ten, But the Irish their Cities have burned: Or we shall hear of Ten thousand or more, By the Englishmen put to the Slaughter; Besides the Destruction of many a Score, That were drowned in taking the Water. VII. Such mighty Success our brave Armies does Crown As cannot be matched in Story; If thus we go on, we shall quickly pull down, The French , and eclipse all their Glory: Monsieur in the Navy must lore his Topsaile, For by Sea they can never withstand us; And their Armies by Land, in their Conduct will fail Tho they are in Hopes to Disband us.
LONDON , Printed for J.Wilkins in White-Friars , 1689.