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R219569 1 Packington's Pound Packington's Pound Packington's Pound BY Brittains true Monarchs, Great William and Mary, / who have the like Title to Ireland and France, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 The PROCLAMATION / For a General FAST in the Nation. The PROCLAMATION For a General FAST in the Nation. The PROCLAMATION For a General FAST in the Nation. ?-?

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I. BY Brittains true Monarchs, Great William and Mary, who have the like Title to Ireland and France, Proclamation is Issu'd, whereby to prepare you, by Fasting and Prayer, their Just Cause to Advance. By which you may see, That all Kingdoms be The Gift of God only, and no Prince's Fee: And learn, by true Fasting, Devoutly to Pray Usurpers and Rebels may ne'r get the Day. II. About a Year past, not much less, or more, When first they did Reign, and a little before, A Wicked Rebellion, in Ireland, has been Carry'd on, and maintain'd, against our King and Queen, By Irish, too Wild, But Parent, more Vil'd, That would keep that Kingdom, even from his own Child But learn, by true Fasting, Devoutly to Pray, That God the Occasion would soon take away. III. You're told this Rebellion's Contriv'd and Supported by Lewis of Bourbon, Usurper of France; And by him Encourag'd, as some have Reported, by tempting the late King to Abdicate hence: But what is a Story, Will shake his Vain-Glory, He Banish'd him thither to Act the meer Tory. Then learn, by true Fasting, Devoutly to Pray, Usurpers, etc. IV. But would you have thought it, this French King design'd to make little Ireland a Province of France, Nay, more to Destroy it, its King he Confin'd in Person, by Arms, to make its Defence; And call it his Own, Tho' thereby 'tis known, What Wrong to King William and Mary is done: Then in all true Fasting, be sure you do Pray, Such Impious Usurpers may ne'r get the Day. V. The War made for this, and some other Causes as Honest, but what, you are left for to guess; One (perhaps) is, because the Old Gentleman Pauses, and won't go to God, his Children to Bless, With quiet Enjoyment, Of their great Employment, But makes a Complaint, has no Reason or Rhyme in't: So whilst it continues, in Fasting then Pray, Usurpers and Rebels, etc. VI. This War very Just, besides Necessary, the King doth resolve, with vigour to make; God assisting the Pious, how can it Miscarry, at whose Command, both Sea and Land quake:
On which he will Fight, To recover his Right, And to due Obedience, Reduce Ireland quite: That so it may happen, be sure you all Pray, Usurpers and Rebels, etc. VII. To Rescue good Subjects from Force and Oppression, and give them Prosperity, Safety and Peace, As well as secure them from future Agression: King William resolves to quit his own Ease, And in (Person) so Stout, Ne'r yet put to Rout, To lose Soul and Body, or bring it about: That soon it may be so, Devoutly all Pray, Usurpers and Rebels, etc. VIII. Putting Trust in th' Almighty, by whose sole permission, in a marvellous manner, King William succeeds; And not to be guilty of any Omission, may stop the least Blessing to his Righteous Deeds; The Kingdoms ill Fate, So to Consumate, They may once again Settle, be it early or late: Their Majesties seriously, bids you to Pray Devoutly, that Rebels may ne'r get the Day. IX. Their Majesties too, to avoid Innovation, were Advis'd by their Wise Privy-Council in this, Sway'd by the same Persons so Govern'd the Nation in both the last Reigns, that nought went amiss: And so never fear, But just as those were, These Princes will little less Happy appear. God Pardon all Sinners, Repenting, and Pray Usurpers and Rebels, etc. X. Those Devils of Discord, who tempt to Rebellion, were all most subject to Fasting and Prayer; Then no Man can wonder, you must not rely on one Wednesdays Devotion, when Legions appear: The Twelfth of March past, Whilst this War shall last, The Third Wednesday Monthly, will be a strict Fast; With Solemn Devotion, wherein you must Pray Usurpers and Rebels, etc. XI. For decent Solemnizing, this no Mock-Devotion, the Right Reverend Bishops, so Loyal and True, Must frame Prayers & Collects, with such proper Portions of Scripture, as fit an Occasion so new: The Commandments then, Will be Two less than Ten, And Old Non-Resistance ne'r mention'd agen; But sent to the Irish, the better to Pray, Usurpers and Rebels may ne'r get the Day.
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