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R183181 1 The Old Souldjour of the Queens Queen's Old Courtier, The The Old Soldier of the Queens News, News: --- Here's the Occurrences: and a new Mercurius: / A Dialogue betwixt Haslerigg the Bafled, and 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: 1 Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, / ANGLICE, / MERCURIUS POETICUS: Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, ANGLICE, MERCURIUS POETICUS: Saint GEORGE, and the DRAGON, ANGLICE, MERCURIUS POETICUS: ?-?

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NEws, News: --- Here's the Occurrences: and a new Mercurius: A Dialogue betwixt Haslerigg the Bafled, and 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. Here's the true reason of the Cities Infatuation: Ireton ha's made it Drunk with the Cup of Abomination: That is, ------ the Cup of the Whore, after the Geneva Interpretation: Which, with the Juyce of Titchburn's Grapes, must needs cause Intoxication. From a Rump, etc. Here's the Whipper whipt- by a Friend to George, that whipp'd Jack, that whipp'd the Breech, That whippd the Nation, as long as it could stand over it: --- After which It was itself Re-jerk'd, 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 General the Oath, cries one; ------ (but his Conscience being a little tender,) I'll 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 Rump assembled) --- the Three Estates. But oh, ------ how the Citizens hugg'd him for breaking down their Gates, For Tearing up their Posts, and Chaynes, 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) smil'd, --- expecting 'twould go furder; But at the last ------ my Life on't, 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 prov'd, for Gentlemen, sayes the General, I'll make you amends: Our Greeting was a little untoward, but we'll 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 pass'd this Declaration and Promise, But in steps Secretary Scot, ------ the Rump's man Thomas, With Luke, their lame Evangelist ------ (the Devil keep 'um from us,) To shew Monk what precious Members of church and State the Bumm ha's. 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 yourself, us, ------ and this poor Nation, and that Tyrant Abroad; Don't leave us, ------ but George gave him a Shrugg, instead of a Nodd. From a Rump, etc. This mortal 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, let's look to our Toyes. From a Rump, etc.
Never were wretched Members in so sad a Plight: Some were Broyld, ------ 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 appear'd 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 Devil 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; ------ there's the dismal mone: Let Monk be damn'd, cries Arthur; in a Terrible tone: That Traytor: ------ and those Cuckoldly Rogues that set him on. (But, tho' the Knight Spits Blood, 'tis observ'd that he Draws none) From a Rump, etc. The Plague Bawle you, cries Harry Martin, you have brought us to this condi-tion, You must be canting, and be Pox'd, ------ with your Bare-bones Petition, And take in that Bull-headed, splay-footed Member of the Circumcision, That Bacon-fac'd Jew, Corbet: that son of Perdition. From a Rump, etc. Then in steps Driv'ling Mounson, to take up the Squabble: That Lord; which first taught the use of the Woodden Dagger, and Ladle, He, --- that out does Jack Pudding, at a Custard, or a Caudle: And were the Best Fooll 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. Here's the Tail Firk'd; a Piece 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 Flawes. From a Rump, etc. But all things have their Period, and Fate, An Act of Parliament dissolves a Rump of State: Members grow weak; and Tayles themselves run out of Date: And yet thou shalt not Dy; (Dear Breech) thy Fame I'll celebrate. From a Rump, etc. Here lies a Pack of Saints, that did their Souls, and Country Sell For Dirt; The Devil was their good Lord; him they serv'd 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.
London Printed for Thomas Scot, one of the Kings Triers, 1660.