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AS late I was reading the Common News Letter, / And after had Ogled the New Observator, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 128 1: 128 Numb. 1. / (1) / THE / Weekly Lampoon: / OR, / SATYRICAL REFLECTIONS / On the last Weeks / Publick News LETTERS and OBSERVATOR. Numb. 1. (1) THE Weekly Lampoon: OR, SATYRICAL REFLECTIONS On the last Weeks Publick News LETTERS and OBSERVATOR. Numb. 1. (1) THE Weekly Lampoon: OR, SATIRICAL REFLECTIONS On the last Weeks Public News LETTERS and OBSERVATOR. Printer Randal Taylor 1690-1690 Randal Taylor

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Introduction. AS late I was reading the Common News Letter, And after had Ogled the New Observator, By th' ones merry lying, and t' others grave fooling, I found they were very well worth ridiculing. Thought I, if their aim be to make People laugh, To do't in Verse Dogril is better by half; And therefore these Joking remarks did devise, To shew Good from Bad, and the Truths from the Lyes. News from Brussels. The French, as their Justice did always inspire, Salute the Towns passing with Sword and with Fire: Nor can the Confederates the Country uphold, 'Tis thought, without speedy recruiting with Gold; By which those may see, whom our Taxes have aw'd, Nought's done without Money, at home nor abroad. Want of Money, and no ways to get it, is but ill News. News from Edinbrough. The Scotch (ever Pious) have made a Wise motion, To Usher the Senate by a Day of Devotion; Where honest Kirk Discipline may be shown plain, And Presbyter Jack in his Kingdom shall Reign. Nor in State Affairs did they Politicks want, But in the great Council did late make a Grant, That as when a Tegue knocks a Wolf on the Pate, The Vallorous Action is fee'd by the State. So here 'twas propos'd, by a Noble Commander, To give him Ten Groats that brought in a Highlander. Indifferent good News if they catch them often. News from Falmouth. An Action uncommon has here blest our Eyes, A Dutchman has lately brought in a French Prize; But to bate the Joy which the Victory bears, The Lading, it seems, only Ballast appears: But that's as Fate orders, no shame to the Dutch, The Brave fight as stoutly for nothing, as much. Great News for Holland and true. News from Cork. As soon as the New English Forces came down, The General order'd to Summon the Town, Secure in his Valour, and Fated to win, Dispatch[']d a bold Message that he must come in. The
(2) The Governour, that in remembrance had plain His Noble Employments all through the last Reign, By this bold demand was so daunted and scar'd, And by the dry frown in his Visage appear'd, That he shut up his Gates, and declar'd to his Men, That he sooner would perish than see him agen: This Refusal was reckon'd, no doubt, an Affront, And now, the Lord knows, what may chance to come on't. Whether this be good or bad, true or false, no one could tell then to my knowledge. News from London. The Sages of London, as Prudent as Stout, About their Elections are lately fall'n out; To choose Common Councils they argue each hour, Whilst some doubt their Judgment, as others their Power. Some fear that the Party grows weaker, not stronger, To fix the Chair handsomly for three years longer, And many that to the Church Interest are steady, Have boldness to say 't has been too long already, That others as honest, should duly Inherit, And Moderate Gains, serve for Moderate Merit. This breeds a Disunion, and plainly denotes, That different Opinions cause different Votes, To heal which, they now do intend to resort To th' Senate, and humbly prefer their Report: Where fluster'd with Law, they'll be reckon'd shrewd Men, And with some good Counsel be sent home agen. This News is so true, that 'twill be confirm'd at Garra- ways every hour o'th' day. News from the Observator. By th' Gravity that in his Writing appears, I fancy this must be an Author in years, That Crams us with News of the late Duke of Lorrain, And makes a Hodge Podge of Domestick and Foreign. The Turks before Nissa not yet being risen, Has made him declare that the Duke dy'd by Poyson; Which he, perhaps, cunningly thence does Infer, Because they Invenom their Weapons in War. Else, whether he Dy'd by a Drugg, or the Stone, Or the Gout, or Catarrh, in our Case is all one; And the same thing as if I should fill up a Treatise, How John of Gaunt Dy'd of a strong Diaboetis. But the Death of that General he wisely has found, Has been the chief reason the Turks have got ground; That's more than he knows, and if no better matter, Can make up the Jest in a long Observator, You'll find when the Wit on't is scan'd to the full, The Old one too Timish, the New one too Dull. This is true, but no very great News to them that haunt Coffee-Houses. From the Court of Requests. That the King does want Money no News e're can be, But that he and the Commons are like to agree, Is such News, that we always may hope to be free, And the English be Masters once more of the Sea. This I affirm for true News.
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