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R210244 FRom Pardons, which extend to Woods, / Entitle Theeves to keep our Goods, A Crown of Gold without allay, / Not Here provided for one Day, God bless, &c. God send, &c. [with variation] British Library - Luttrell Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 34 The Cavaleers Letany. The Cavalier's Litany. ?-? Robert Crofts

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FRom Pardons, which extend to Woods, Entitle Theeves to keep our Goods, Forgive our Rents, as well as Bloods, God bless, etc. From Judges, who award that none Of our Oppressours should attone, (The Losses, sure, were not their own,) God bless, etc. From Christians which can soon forget Our Injuries, but not one bit Of Self-concernment would remit, God bless, etc. From Duresse, and their dolefull tale, Who, famisht by a Lawless sale, Compounded it for Cakes, and Ale, God bless, etc. From Persons still to tread the Stage, Who did the Drudgeries of our Age, (Such Counsells are, I fear, too ,) God bless, etc. From Maximes, which (to make all sure,) With great Rewards, the bad allure, 'Cause of the good they are secure, God bless, etc. From Cunning Gamesters, who, (they say) Are sure to winne, what ere they play, In April, Lambert; Charles, in May, God bless, etc. From Neuters, and their leven'd Lump, Who name the King, and mean the Rump, Or care not much what Card is Trump, God bless, etc. From Midnight-birds, who lye at catch, Some Plume, from Monarchy, to snatch, And from fond Youths, that cannot watch, God bless, etc. From Brethren, who must still dissent, Whose froward Gospell brooks no Lent, And who recant, but n'ere repent, God bless, etc. From Levites, void of Truth, and Shame, Who, to the Time, their Pulpits frame, And keep the Style, but change the Name, God bless, etc. From Men by heynous Crimes made rich, Who, (though their Hopes are in the ditch,) Have still th' old Fornicatours Itch, God bless, etc. From such as freely paid th' Arrears Of the State Troops, for many years, But grudge one Tax for Cavaleers, God bless, etc.
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A Crown of Gold without allay, Not Here provided for one Day, But fram'd above, to last for aye, God send, etc. A Queen, to fill the Empty Place, And multiply His Noble Race, Wee all beseech the Throne of Grace, To send, etc. A People still, as true, and kind, As late, (when, for their King, they pin'd,) Not fickle, as the Tide, or Wind, God send, etc. A Fleet, like That in Fifty three, To re-assert our Power at Sea, And make proud Flemings bend their Knee, God send, etc. Full Magazines, and Cash in store, That such as wrought His Fate before, May hope to do the same no more, God send, etc. A searching Judgement, to divine Of Persons, whether they do joyn For Love, for Fear, or for Design, God send, etc. A well-complexioned Parliament, That shall (like Englishmen) resent What Loyal Subjects underwent, God send, etc. Review of Statutes, lately past, Made in such heat, pen'd in such hast, That all Events were not forecast, God send, etc. Dispatch of Businesse, Lawes upright, And favour, where it stands with right, (Be their Purses n'ere so light,) God send, etc. A Raven, to supply their Need, Whose Martyrdom (like Noble-seed) Sprung up, at length, and choak't the Weed, God send, etc. The King, and Kingdoms Debts defray'd, And Those of Honest men well pay'd, To which their Vertue them betray'd, God send, etc. Increase of Customes to the King, May our increase of Traffick bring, 'Tis That will make the People sing, Long live, etc.
LONDON, Printed for Robert Crofts at the CROWN in Chancery lane. 1661.