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B01288 Saint George, and the dragon, Anglice, Mercurius Poeticus: To the tune of, The old souldjour of the Queens, &c. 1659 (1659) Thomason 669.f.23[66]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[195] 2,018 1

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Saint GEORGE and the DRAGON ANGLICE MERCURIUS POETICUS To the Tune of The Old Souldjour of the Queens c. 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 c. 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 it self 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 c. 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 c. 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 Post● and Chaynes and for Clapping up their Mates When they saw that he brought them Plasters for their broken Pates From a Rump c. In truth this Rufle put the Town in great disorder Some Knaves in Office smil'd expecting 't would 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 c. 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 c. 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 c. 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 your self 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 c. 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 c. 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 c. By this time Death and Hell appear'd in the ghastly Looks Of Scot and Robinson those Legislative Rocks 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 c. 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 c. Being come to Whitehall there 's the disinal 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 't is observ'd that he Draws none From a Rump c. The Plague Bawle you cries Harry Martin you have brought us to this condition 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-sac'd Jew Corbet that son of Perdition From a Rump c. Then in steps Driv'lin● Mounson to t●ke 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 c. More was said to little Purpose the next news is a Declaration From the Rump for a Frees State according to the Covenant of the Nation And a Frees Parliament under Dath and Qualification Where none shall be Elect but Members of Reprobation From a Rump c. 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 c. Bue 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 c. 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 FINIS