%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Genius of True English=men, / Tacitus de vit. Jul. Agr.cap.13. Britanni delectum ac Tributa & Injuncta Imperij Munera impigri obe- / unt, si Injuriae absint, has aegri tolerant; Jam domiti ut pareant nondum ut Serviant. / The Britains are a sort of People that pay very freely all manner of Tributes and Taxes to the Empire / Loyally Imposed, but cannot endure Injuries; and had rather Perish than live as Slaves. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1680-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/05/2012 32210

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R10628 THe Free-born English Generous and Wise, / Hate Chains, but do not Government despise. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 133434 The Genius of True English=men, / Tacitus de vit. Jul. Agr.cap.13. Britanni delectum ac Tributa & Injuncta Imperij Munera impigri obe- / unt, si Injuriae absint, has aegri tolerant; Jam domiti ut pareant nondum ut Serviant. / The Britains are a sort of People that pay very freely all manner of Tributes and Taxes to the Empire / Loyally Imposed, but cannot endure Injuries; and had rather Perish than live as Slaves. The Genius of True English=men, Tacitus de vit. Jul. Agr.cap.13. Britanni delectum ac Tributa & Injuncta Imperij Munera impigri obeunt, si Injuriae absint, has aegri tolerant; Jam domiti ut pareant nondum ut Serviant. The Britains are a sort of People that pay very freely all manner of Tributes and Taxes to the Empire Loyally Imposed, but cannot endure Injuries; and had rather Perish than live as Slaves. The Genius of True Englishmen, Tacitus de vit. Jul. Agr.cap.13. Britanni delectum ac Tributa & Injuncta Imperij Munera impigri obeunt, si Injuriae absint, has aegri tolerant; Jam domiti ut pareant nondum ut Serviant. The British are a sort of People that pay very freely all manner of Tributes and Taxes to the Empire Loyally Imposed, but cannot endure Injuries; and had rather Perish than live as Slaves. 1680-1680 Francis Smith

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THe Free-born English Generous and Wise, Hate Chains, but do not Government despise; Rights of the CROWN, Tributes and Taxes they, (When Lawfully demanded) freely pay: Force they abhor, and Wrongs they scorn to bear, More guided by their Judgement than their Fear, JUSTICE with them is never calld Severe. Here Power by Tyranny was never got, LAWS may (perhaps) Enslave, but FORCE cannot. Rash Councels here have still the worst Effect, The surest way to Reign, is to Protect. KINGS are least safe in their Unbounded Will, Joynd with the wretched Power of doing ill; Forsaken most when theyre most Absolute, LAWs guard the MAN, and only bind the Brute. To Force that Guard with the worst so to joyn, Can never be a Prudent KINGs Design, What KING would change to be a Catiline? Break his own Laws, shake an unquestiond Throne, Conspire with Vassals to Usurp his own. Tis rather some base Favrites Vile Pretence, To Tyrannize at the wrongd KINGs Expence. Let France grow Proud beneath the Tyrants Lust, Whilst the Rackt People crawl and lick the Dust. The Mighty Genius of this Isle disdains Ambition, Slavery, and Golden Chains: ENGLAND to Servile Yokes did never bow, What Conqurors ner presumd who dare do now? ROMAN nor NORMAN never could pretend To have Enslavd, but made this Isle their Friend.
London, Printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant & Castle in Cornhil, 1680.