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R220079 1 NONE I Am the Duke of Norfolk ASist me some good spright / Whilst I sing of a flight with a hie, with a hie, | with a ho. | With a hie trony nonny nonny no. British Library - Luttrell Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 10 The Ballad. The Ballad. ?-?

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1. ASsist me some good spright with a hie, with a hie, Whilst I sing of a flight with a ho. Of in Auspicious Fowles, All sillier than Owles. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 2. Not so grave as Owles they be with a hie, etc. Nor so wise in time you'l see with a ho. These Birds when they'r Install'd, All Magpies they are call'd. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 3. The platter faced Owl with a hie, etc. Like a wise sober Fowl with a ho. Is bashful in the Light, And preys only in the Night. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 4. But our PRELATICK PIES with a hie, etc Not so modest nor so wise with a ho. On Church and State they prey, In the open face of day. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 5. Peaceful Ssorks men believe with a hie, etc. In Republicks only live with a ho. But this chattering SUCK-EGG-PIE, Thrives best in Tyrany. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 6. 'Tis a strange dapple thing with a hie, etc. Against the people for a King with a ho. Be he Mogul or be he Turk, It's all one they'll do his work. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 7. 'Tis as he shall them incline with a hie, etc. For all their Right Divine with a ho. If he'll make his people slaves, They'll be his humble Knaves. With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
8. They say Protestants they are with a hie, etc. Yet they wish a POPISH HEIR with a ho. And it's plain they lye in the lurch, To give up State and Church. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 9. Some say they are Learned Elves with a hie, etc. And read Fathers like themselves with a ho. Silly School-men they run o're, And desire to know no more. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 10. Thus with their own dull Load with a hie, etc. They jogg along the Road with a ho. In a Track like Carriers Horse, Each Nose in t'others Arse. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 11. It is small Learning when they with a hie, etc. Learn but what others say with a ho. And never step aside, To learn anything beside. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 12. Without knowledg in our Laws, with a hie, etc. They wou'd run down our Cause with a ho. By obedience implicite, To a King that does solicite. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 13. To Rule they would be content with a hie, etc. By the Old Testament with a ho. Against Magna Charta they Bring Scripture into play. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 14. Their Auditors they abuse with a hie, etc. With old Laws of the Jews with a ho. Meant by God no more for ours, Than they for higher Powers. With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
15. To the Habea Corpus Bill with a hie, etc. They'd oppose all their skill with a ho. All good Laws they would prevent, One and all not content. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 16. Let the Old Roman see with a hie, etc. Claim Infallibility with a ho. But to ours it does belong, To be always in the wrong. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 17. Our MAGPY's a strange creature with a hie, etc. Of a base Mungril nature with a ho. call'd a Lord it's cleer, But as true it is no Peer. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 18. The right Rev. BUGGERRING LORD with a hie, etc. MAGPY of Waterford with a ho. By a Common Jury try'd, By a common Hang-man dy'd. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 19. He acts a Lord for life with a hie, etc. But no title has his Wife with a ho. Jus Divinum is his Word, For which we care not a Turd. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 20. They are Tapers without light with a hie, etc. They present to your sight with a ho. Rich alters to your eyes, Without a Sacrifice. With a hie trony nonny nonny no. 21. This Taffety and Lawn with a hie, etc. From the Whore of Rome did spawn with a ho. For which they and all their Fry, Would still keep very nigh. With a high trony nonny nonny no. 22. Let the MAGPIES then to Rome with a hie, etc. From whence they all do come with a ho. They do all the Popes work And like Ravens cry YORK, YORK. With a hie trony nonny nonny no.