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R1104 O Cruel Fate! why art thou thus unkind, / So wavering and unconstant in thy Mind, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 134936 The Doctor Degraded; Or The / REWARD of DECEIT: / Being an Account of the Right Persidious, and Perjury'd TITUS OATES; Who / Recieved Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar, at Westminster the 16th day of May, 1685. The Doctor Degraded; Or The REWARD of DECEIT: Being an Account of the Right Persidious, and Perjury'd TITUS OATES; Who Recieved Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar, at Westminster the 16th day of May, 1685. The Doctor Degraded; Or The REWARD of DECEIT: Being an Account of the Right Persidious, and Perjured TITUS OATES; Who Received Sentence at the King's Bench Bar, at Westminster the 16th day of May, 1685. Printer George Croom 1685-1685

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ON Saturday the 16th Day of May 1685. Titus Oates, being then brought to the Kings- Bench-Bar, Westminster, about a 11 of the Clock by a strong Guard, My Lord Chief Justice and others of his Brethren being on the Bench, was called; the Attorney Ge- neral, craved Judgement of the Court against Titus Oates, for his Per- juries; Oates craved time till Monday, but it was denied him; then the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice pro- ceeded to declare the Hei- nousness of his Crime. saying, It was formerly, by the Law of this Land, punishable with Death. And after that, being somewhat moderated, the Penalty was, to have the Parties Tongue cut out. And being yet far- ther taken into Consi- deration, the Punishment was left to the discretion of the Court. So they Proceeded not to Life or Member, notwithstand- ing his Lordship said he had consulted with all the Judges of England, and that they were una- nimously of opinion, that the power was in the Court to Proceed to any Sentence under that re- striction; and having in a most Emphatical Speech, from point to point, re- lated the matter at large, his Lordship left the Pro- nounciation of the Sen- tence to Judge Withens, who told the Prisoner, that his Nature was Com- passionate, and that he delighted not in passing Sentence on his fellow
Creatures; yet in case of such a Crime, he must confess he did it without remorse, and having fur- ther expressed himself in detestation of the Priso- ners offence, and Elo- quently discoursed it at large, he was pleased to Pronounce the following Sentence, viz. Fined on each Indict- ment 1000 Marks. That on Munday the 18th of this Instant he walk about Westminster Hall, with a Paper upon his Forehead, mention- ing his Crime: And af- terwards strippd of his Canonical Habit, Stand upon and in the Pillory before the Hall Gate, be- tween the hours of 11 and One, for the space of an hour to stand. Tuesday the 19th. at the Royal Exchange. Wednesday the 20th. to be Whipd from Ald- gate to Newgate. Friday the 22d. from Newgate to Tyburn. Aug. the 9th to stand at Westminster. August, the 10th at Charing-Cross. August the 11th at Temple-Bar. September the 2d at the Royal Exchange. Aprill the 24th 1686. to stand in the Pillory at Tyburn, facing the Gal- lows. To lie in Gaol dur- ing Life. And to stand Annually in the Pillory, August the 9th. at Westminster. August the 10th at Charing-Cross. August the 11th at Temple-Bar. September, the 2d at the Royal Exchange.
O Cruel Fate! why art thou thus unkind, So wavering and unconstant in thy Mind, To turn (like weather-Cocks) with every Wind? Didst thou not once make Oates thy Favourite, Thy only Darling, and thy dear Delight? And mounted him upon thy Wings so high, That he could almost touch the very Skie, And now must Oates stand in the Pillory? There to be Battered so with Rotten Eggs, Both on the Face, the Body and the Legs, That he will wish himself in Hell for Ease, And Beg as Beggars do for Bread and Cheese, That Oates might not be Threshd as Men do Pease. And must he too (when once he has stood there) Be sent to Ride upon the Three-Legd-Mare? Zouns whats the meaning of it with a Pox? Is that the way to pay his Christmas-Box? Was he not once the Saviour of the Nation, And must he be Contemnd and out of Fashion? Calld Perjurd Rogue and slighted be by all, And tossd about just like a Tennis-Ball. What if he did Forswear himself a little, Must his sweet Bum be rubbd thus with a Nettle? O fie! Tis not well done to Rob the Spittle. But tis in vain I see to Mourn for Oates, For if we Roar until we split our Throats, We cannot help the poor distressed thing; No hopes to get a Pardon of the King, Therefore he must endure his Suffering.
Indeed (if to Lament would do him good) Then we would Weep thats to be understood: But, my beloved Brethren in the Lord, That cannot keep him from a Hempen-Cord, Or from his peeping through a Two-inch-Board. And so tis needless that we Vex or Fret, Gods holy Will be done, we must Submit. However let poor Oates be Brisk and Bonny (Long as he Lives) he shall not want for Money, For to his Hive well bring both Wax and Honey. Yet (if he should be Hangd and Die that way) Oates will spring up again at Judgment Day, Altho there will not be a bit of Hay. But tis a great Disgrace that O brave Oates (The Rampant Doctor of Religious Plots) Is not (in state) Promoted up on High; The just Reward of bloudy Perjury. Yet hes no Coward, fearing to be Halterd, Unless of late his Courage should be Alterd: Fight Dog, fight Bear, he values not a Fig, He always was and eer will be a Whigg, And stand up for the Cause we know full well, Tho he were sure almost to go to Hell. Therefore if he be Hangd, and in a Cart Carried to Tyburn, what cares he a Fart, At last the Dearest Friends of all must Part. And now Beloved Brother Oates adieu, Altho this story looks a little Blue, Yet what I Wrote of thee is very True.
LONDON, Printed by George Groom, at the Sign of the Blue-Ball in Thames-street, over against Baynards-Castle. 1685.