%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Lawyers Demurrer Argued. / By the Loyall ADDRESSERS (the Gentlemen) of Grays-Inne, / Against an ORDER made by the Bench of the Said Society. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1681-1681 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2012 32285

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R30171 DEar Friends, and Good People, with Gowns and with none, / I'le tell you a Tale of a parcell of Whiggs, You Mortals of Law be confounded for ever, / Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 135806 The Lawyers Demurrer Argued. / By the Loyall ADDRESSERS (the Gentlemen) of Grays-Inne, / Against an ORDER made by the Bench of the Said Society. The Lawyers Demurrer Argued. By the Loyall ADDRESSERS (the Gentlemen) of Grays-Inne, Against an ORDER made by the Bench of the Said Society. The Lawyers Demurrer Argued. By the Loyal ADDRESSERS (the Gentlemen) of Grays Inn, Against an ORDER made by the Bench of the Said Society. 1681-1681 A.B.

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I. [D]Ear Friends, and Good People, with Gowns and with none, Ile tell you a Tale of a parcell of Whiggs, [The] Spawn of some Rebells in year Forty One, [Wh]o like their damnd Sires pursues their Intrigues: It occasions amazing, That some Members of Grays-Inne, [Tur]n Tail to their King, from whom theyd their Raising: You Mortals of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. II. [By] a musty old Custome, calld Order of Pension, [Gi]ving Thanks to the King was judgd an Affray; [And] straight they Decreed. twas Just to Disbench One, (S) [For] shewing Himself more Loyal then they: So thus the Dom. Com. Speak loudly for some, [But] propose the Kings Intrest, the word shall be Mum. You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever; Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. III. [Me]n of the Sword they say make a Division, (S) [An]d militant Lawyers their Wisdoms disown, [So] that from the King have had a Commission, [Do]es not consist with a tatterd old Gown: These men make pretense, Both to Law and to Sense, [Yet] say, the Law[]s broke, if you Fight for your Prince. You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. IV. [Fro]m th Antients (they urge) this Order comes out, [An]d therefore expect a ready Obedience, [But] how can that be, since their Masterships doat, [An]d they themselves have forgotten Allegeance: Therefore lets pray, Both by night and by Day, [Th]at they may Conform, and then well Obey. You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address unto your Law-giver.
V. But woud it not move a Heart made of Flint, To think that a House must continue no longer, Since the grave Gubernators refusd to consent, Except twere proposd by a Bar-Iron-monger; (C) Or else by a Brewer, (O) Who serves them with Beer, So small, that theyre filld with Suspition and Fear. You Mortals of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. VI. Now some of the younger disconsolate fry, (G) As if theyd been still at ----- Quaeso Magister, Under such strange Apprehensions did lye, They desird to consult the Chappell-Minister. One of the young Men, Woud not handle a Pen, For my Lord, and my Father wont take me agen. (B) You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. VII. The Number of those who refusd to Subscribe, Are fitly compard to the days of poor Job, Few and Evil ----- and of a Satanicall Tribe, Who Scandalize all the rest of the Robe; Those of the Bar-messe, Who cryd ----- No Address, Found their Party of Faction were two to one Lesse; You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver. VIII. Now you have heard of these Lawyers Demurrer, And how their weak Arguments are over-ruld, Without all Dispute will think an Abhorrer, Of them and Petitions are loyally Bold. For such Impudence, Both at Bar and at Bench, Proceeds from those Men, who their King would Retrench: You Mortalls of Law be confounded for ever, Who refuse an Address made to your Law-giver.
London, Printed for A.B. 1681.