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The apostate prince, or, A satyr against the present King of Poland by Richard Burridge.
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Burridge, Richard, b. 1670.
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's true And not to Saints their Fathers never knew Have we like They a ten Years War maintain'd With France till we that Throne had almost drain'd Of all it's Wealth for weeping Europe's Good Made Flanders Drunk and Reel with Humane Blood At Ryswick made an Honourable Peace And shall not Wars yet in her Bowels cease To please the Humour of your hellish Reign Janus must open all his Gates again Is this the Thanks which Caesar has to bring To all the Universe Peace-Offering Has he for this so often cross'd the Main Where Neptune Homage paid and all his Train To Face the French and make the Eagle fly With Olive from the Crescent Enemy Ventur'd his Life for all without Excuse Fierce Ireland in Person did Reduce Where that Attempt performed at the Boyn To everlasting Story Fame will joyn There in the great Exploit a Random Shot Which had it's dying Orders near forgot Did Wound the King but God the Fate withstood It being not design'd for Royal Blood Vertue and Fortune seemed to contend Which of the two should be his greatest Friend Angels amaz'd to see him Baffle Fate With Crowns of Lawrel did upon him wait To all his Foes his Presence like the Soyl Which Poys'nous Insects Kills was Killing while The Hero rush'd through Blood and Smoke to Fight The Unsuccessful James did take a Flight To tell the News to Him which doth supply His wants more for the Queen's Dexterity In Bed than out of Pity to the Fate Which has reduc'd him to so mean a State Now think but what our KING has undergone That Europe might not be by France undone How He has broke her Chains of Misery To set her free for all Eternity Then Thoughts would quickly to your Conscience tell To break her Peace deserves the Pains of Hell Without a Cause to Gore thy Neighbour's Prince All Kings should joyn to punish the Offence Deserter of the Faith what hast thou done False Judas cruel Herod Cain or none Who are tormented in the Flames of Hell Did when they liv'd on Earth so much Rebel Against their God as you Cain strove to Please Him but in vain a horrid Dread did sieze The Soul of Judas he was sore Dismay'd That he like you his Master had Betray'd And as for cursed Herod's Cruelty Fear prompt him to secure his Regency Thus Murd'rers of a Brother and the Lord Of Life young Infants wicked Crimes abhorr'd Yea one especially by all the World I can excuse but on you must be hurl'd My Wrath. O wicked Runagate reflect Upon a future State do not neglect That great Concern return to Saxony And laying Crowns aside to Heaven cry To make you but the least amongst the Blest Which lean their Heads on faithful Abra'm's Breast But hold bid I a Pilate to Repent It is as strange as Flesh to Rome in Lent For now you have an earthly Crown you slight Your way to God in hopes a hallow'd Light Will guide your Steps to Heaven when you Die So this I Note on your Impiety Non-Recantation to the World doth tell Your Coronation will be next in Hell The Plagues which God and Man can heap on you Are but base Ruler thy deserved due Were there but such an one as Ravillac That would but Laugh at Tortures on the Rack So he could wash his Hands in Royal Gore To Stab you Europe would the Fact adore That ev'ry Deed of Murder would prefer His Noble Soul to be a Shining Star Of Heaven Heaven would the Murd'rer Greet Nay come Half-way the Regicide to meet FINIS These Three following Books Written by the Author hereof are Sold by B. Harris at the Golden-boar's-head in Grace-church-street ST Ignatius's Ghost appearing to the Jesuits upon the KING 's Signing the Act against the Growth of Popery A Satyr Price 6d THE Shoe-maker beyond his Last Or a Satyr upon Scurrilous Poets especially Ned W d Author of a Poem intituled a Journey to Hell or a Visit paid to the Devil Price 6d HELL in an Uproar occasioned by a scuffle that happened between the Lawyers and the Physicians for Superiority A Satyr Price 6d