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R35114 BEhold the Chief and Happy Instrument, / Whom Providence for Britain's Safety sent. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 A POEM upon Mr. TYTUS OATES, / The first Discoverer of the late Popish Plot. A POEM upon Mr. TYTUS OATES, The first Discoverer of the late Popish Plot. A POEM upon Mr. TITUS OATES, The first Discoverer of the late Popish Plot. 1679-1679 Hen. Brome and Ric. Chiswell

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BEhold the Chief and Happy Instrument, Whom Providence for Britain's Safety sent. Westminster taught him, Cambridge bred him, then Left him instead of Books, to study Men. And those he studied with so true an Art, As deeply div'd into the very Heart Of Foul Conspiracy. He smil'd the while To see the busie Jesuit vainly toil, Contrive, design, and pamper his lewd Hate Of Prince condemn'd for Excommunicate, In hopes of his Cajol'd Assassinate. But here the far-fam'd OATES, for far his Fame Is spread ere this, (to Odescalchis shame) By Acts that seem'd Illegal, ventur'd on, To make that Legal which himself had done. Crimes cease to be so, where the main Intent Shews the whole Act religiously meant. No more than what brave Cushai did long since, 'Gainst Rebel Son to Father and to Prince: And in the Noble Persian well approv'd, That farr beyond himself his Sovereign lov'd. The Wise Director shew'd his prudent art, On such a Stage so well to act his part, That cunning Loyolas more cunning Sect Could not his true and lawful aims detect. Submissive Constancy no less appear'd, And no less Courage that so little fear'd.
The fatal Consequence of smart Revenge, (Wherein the Jesuits are no Sons of Change) With Bloudy Hands and Minds prepared still, If Kings themselves, the meaner OATES to kill. For had they known his aim, be you secure, Th'had more Cravats than one t'have made him sure. Fools to deny the Fact! His very Name Speaks the whole Truth in one short Anagram: While TESTIS OVAT in an easie sense Yields him the Triumph of his Evidence. And left that he should fail, Themselves provide By raising Proofs in Crimson Murder dy'd, While the red Streams of Honour'd Godfreys Bloud So mournfully convince, and cry so loud. Who, had they their own Campanella read, Would sure have weigh'd th' Imprudence of the Deed, And nere have been so sillily unholy To stain their vile Impiety with Folly. But when the Fact was done, more fondly vain, Not onely to deny the Fact, but Man! Makes their Foes smile, their Favourers despair, While TESTIS OVAT sounds in every Ear. But wonder not the Plot should be maintain'd, An Act of Truth, where Jesuits have a hand: They whose curs'd Principles are such, that all Mankind disputes their first Original; Whether by savage Beasts or Men begot, Since all Mankind abhors the Bloudy Knot,
And where-foe'r they come, exterminates Their fury from their Kingdoms and their States; More Cannibals than Samoedes, that quaff Whole Streams of Bloud, and onel' at Ruine laugh not the first Attempt, so boldly made Against the Hearts of Kings, by them betrayd: Two Henry's (both of France) but lately fell Deplored Victimes to this Brood of Hell: But thus t' attempt against the Sacred Brest Of Him that nere disturb'd their Hornets Nest, The Prince of Piety, who governs so, That his large Charity to all may flow! Was that which all Hospinian far exceeds, And his black Scroll of all their Impious Deeds. But He that sav'd him in the Royal Oke, Sav'd him again from this more dismal stroke; While this Triumphing Witness brings to light Their dark Contrivances and Deeds of Night. May this Triumphing Witness then go on, Till the deep Bottom of the Plot be known; And while he onely the bold Truth declares, Enjoy the Honour of his Loyal Cares.
FINIS. London, Printed for Hen. Brome and Ric. Chiswell, in St. Pauls Church-yard. 1679.