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R213365 NEws, News: --- Here's the Occurrences: and a new Mercurius: / A Dialogue betwixt Haslerigg the Bafled, a[n]d Arthur the Furious: From a Rump insatiate as the Sea, / Libera nos Domine. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 489451 Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, / ANGLICE, / MERCURIUS POETICUS: Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, ANGLICE, MERCURIUS POETICUS: Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, ANGLICE, MERCURIUS POETICUS: 1660-1660 Thomas Scott

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NEws, News: --- Heres the Occurences: and a new Mercurius: A Dialogue betwixt Haslerigg the Bafled, a[n]d Arthur the Furious: With Iretons readings upon Legitimate and Spurious, Proving that a Saint may be the Son of a Whore; for the satisfaction of the Curious From a Rump insatiate as the Sea, Libera nos Domine. Heres the true reason of the Citties infatuation: Ireton has made it Drunk with the Cup of Abomination: That is, ----- the Cup of the Whore, after the Geneva Interpretation: Which, with the Juyce of Titchbourns Grapes, must needs, cause Intoxication. From a Rump, etc. Heres the Whipper whipt - by a Friend to George, that whippd Jack that whippd the Breech, That whippd the Nation, as long as it could stand over it: --- After which It was it selfe Re-jerkd, by the sage Author of this Speech: Methinks a Rump should go as well with a Scotch spur; as with a Switch. From a Rump, etc. This Rump hath many a Rotten and unruly Member: Give the Generall the Oath, cries one; ----- (but his Conscience being a little tender, Ill Abjure you, with a Horse-pox, quoth George, ----- and make you remember The Leaventh of February, longer than the Fifth of November. From a Rump, etc. With that --- Monk leaves (in a Rump assembled) --- the Three Estates. But oh, ----- how the Cittizens huggd him for breaking down their Gates, For Tearing up their Pots, and Chaines, and for Clapping up their Mates, (When they saw, that he brought them Plasters for their broken Pates.) From a Rump, etc. In truth, this Rufle put the Town in great disorder; Some Knaves (in Office) smild, --- expecting twould go furder; But at the last ---- my Life ont, George is no Rumper, -- said the Recorder: For there never was either Honest man, or Monk of that Order. From a Rump, etc. And so it provd, for Gentlemen, sayes the Generall, Ill make you amends: Our Greeting was a little untoward, but well part Friends, A little time shall shew you which way my Design tends. And that, besides the good of Church and State, I have no other ends. From a Rump, etc. His Excellence had no sooner passd this Declaration and Promise, But in steps Secretary Scot, ---- the Rumps man Thomas, With Luke, their lame Evangelist ----- (the Devill keep um from us,) To shew Monk what precious Members of Church and State the Bumm has. From a Rump, etc. And now comes the Supplication of the Members under the Rod, Nay, My Lord, (cryes the Brewers Clerk) -- good my Lord, -- for the love of God, Consider your selfe, us ---- and this poor Nation, and that Tyrant Abroad; Dont leave us, ---- but George gave him a Shrugg, instead of a Nod. From a Rump, etc. This mortall Silence was followed with a most hideous Noyse Of Free-Parliament Bells, and Rump confounding Boyes: Crying Gueld the Rogues, Singe their Tayles, --- when with a low Voyce, Fire and Sword, by this Light, cryes Tom, lets look to our Toyes. From a Rump, etc.
Never were wretched Members in so sad a Plight: Some were Bryld, ----- some Toasted, ----- others Burnt out-right. Nay, against Rumps, so Pittylesse was their Rage, and Spite, That not a Citizen would kisse his Wife that Night. From a Rump, etc. By this time, Death, and Hell appeard in the ghastly Looks Of Scot, and Robinson; (those Legislative Rooks) And it must needs put the Rump most damnably off the Hooks, To see, that when God has sent meat, the Devill should send Cooks. From a Rump, etc. But Providence, their old friend, brought these Saints off, at Last, And through the Pikes, and the Flames, un-dis-membred they past, Although (God wot) with many struglings, and much Hast. (For ---- Members, ----- or no Members, was but a measuring Cast) From a Rump, etc. Being come to Whitehall; ----- theres the dismall mone: Let Monk be damnd, cryes Arthur; in a Terible tone: That Traitor: ----- and those Cuckoldly Rogues that set him on. (But tho the Knight Spits Blood, tis observd that he Draws none) From a Rump, etc. The Plague Bawle you, cryes Harry Martin, you have brought us to this condition You must be canting, and be Poxd, ----- with your Bare-bones Petition, And take in that Bull-headed, splay-footed Member of the Circumcision, That Bacon-facd Jew, Corbet: that son of Perdition. From a Rump, etc. Then in steps Drivling Mounson, to take up the Squabble: That Lord; which first taught the use of the Wooden Dagger, and Ladle, He, ---- that out does Jack Pudding, at a Custard, or a Caudle: And were the Best Fool in Europe, but that he wants a Bauble. From a Rump, etc. More was said, to little Purpose: the next news, is ----- a Declaration From the Rump; for a Free State, according to the Covenant of the Nation, And a Free-Parliament, under Oath, and Qualification, Where none shall be Elect, but Members of Reprobation. From a Rump, etc. Heres the Taile Firkt; a Peice acted lately with great applause, With a Plea for the Prerogative Breech, and the Good Old Cause: Proving, that Rumps, and Members are antienter than Laws: And that a Bumme Divided, is never the worse for the Flaws. From a Rump, etc. But all things have their Period, and Fate, An Act of Parliament dissolves a Rump of State: Members grow weake; and Tayles themselves run out of Date: And yet thou shalt not dye; (Deare Breech) thy Fame Ill celebrate. From a Rump, etc. Here lyes a Pack of Saints, that did their Soules, and Country Sell For Dirt; The Devill was their good Lord; him they servd well; By his Advice, they Stood, and Acted: and by his President they Fell, (Like Lucifer) making but one step betwixt Heaven, and Hell. From a Rump insatiate as the Sea. Liberasti nos Domine.
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