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A short compend or a description of the rebels in Scotland in anno 1679 by a well-wisher of His Majesty ...
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Well-wisher to His Majesty.
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1681
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Wing S3580; ESTC R35188
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they were put to Their courage waxed cold Our Cannoneer gave such a blast That put them all in such agast Which made the first of them be last The swiftest lead the Van. Fled from the Bridge their great support Like cowardly Cullions left their Fort To see the flight it was good sport So couchingly they ran In solemnizing of their game Two Guns were loosed after them Which put their spirits out of frame That formerly made boast When that our Host the Bridge did man They merrily march'd on the Van Vntil they passed every man Again drew up the Host Whose conduct was a shining Star Conjunct with Mars the God of War They two together joyn'd who dar Them any more oppose So marched on triumphantlie Amongst them was great melodie By reason of their victorie In which they did rejoice The Whiggs I wote was ill content Their Father Welsh would not consent To fight again but straight he went Away and left the croud But Hamilton as it was said As sheep them to the slaughter led Like Sisera himself he fled And left the multitude So Iabins Host they were expos'd Into their hands who them inclos'd And afterwards on them dispos'd Of whom they made a prey Our Cannon play'd on them like thunder Dispersed them all quite asunder To flee I think it was no wonder It was not fit to stay The feigned Horse their Foot betray'd At the first Gun were so afraid They wheel'd about no longer stay'd But fled with all their might For their delusion God I say Will count with them the Iudgment day When every one their debt must pay In presence of his sight But when their Foot did take the flight To make escape with all their might Some ran to holes some to the hight With many a wallaway The Highlanders did quickly follow In victory them up to swallow Caus'd many in their blood to wallow Crying alace that day Then orders came their lives to spare And bring them in from every where Straight to the Camp with them repair Where they shall be secured More then a thousand in did bring ' Mongst whom there was both Kid and King Who drowsily their Lugs did hing With countenance demured They were committed to the Guard Expecting but a bad reward The Gallows which themselves prepar'd Their captives on to hing To that same Gauows were they brought Where all of them expected nought But Haman-like up to be caught A punishment condign Yet mercy on them was conferr'd Their punishment it was deferr'd And to the Council was referr'd To pay them their Arrears Next morning they were sent away Well guarded who without delay Took them to Edinburgh I say Then up to the Gray-Friers Into which place they were confin'd Vntil some of their hearts inclin'd To offer with a willing mind For to subscribe the Band. Wherein they promis'd faithfully Obedience with alacrity Of heart to serve his Majesty In order to command This finished they were absolv'd Then quickly from the rest dissolv'd To their own homes they straight resolv'd When liberat from prison But those that would not give consent Vnto the Bond incontinent To the Talbooth apart were sent Then punished for treason Especially both Kid and King Were brought to punishment condign As greatest traitors to our King Who many did delude And they did suffer for the cause Of abrogating all our Laws Like Infidels I say because Nothing they understood But what became of all the rest I know not how they were supprest In prison where they were distrest And brought to fell confusion Some did lament their weary case With weeping wailing saying Alace That e're they should have seen his face The cause of their delusion The Prisoners I 'le let alone And will return to Hamilton With Welsh Cargill and Cameron Sâ—ill sowers of sedition Their seed it 's certain is not good If it be rightly understood The product is nothing but blood The end of their ambition For mischief was their seeds then sowen More then for gaining souls to Heaven Their great design was to have driven Vs from our Royal right Blest be his Name who doth preserve All who his statutes do observe Lord let us never from thee swerve But in thy Laws delight They subtile like the Gibeonites Who did betray the Israelites At best they are but hypocrites Vnsound in their profession When they pretend to serve the Lord Amongst themselves they do discord Whereby they do abuse the Word Which is a high transgression They inspiration have of Sathan Abiram-like and Cora Dathan Transversing like the Leviathan Averse from any rule Fomenting still in bitter ire Insatiate in their desire By Vulcan they are set on fire And Saturn adds to fewer At Torwood where they play'd a spring To dance the Devilled the King They excommunicate the King An execrable work Yea they themselves ingaged further Great many in our Land to murther Was never heard a plot absurder Contrived by the Turk They like Abimelech would reign If they had all in governing To fell confusion would they bring The greatest in our Land. To which they did all condescend All ready this they did intend From such I say Lord us defend With thine Almighty hand Great reason have we for to fear Some judgement on our Land this year Prognosticated by the Sphear Proceeding from a Star. We fear great Famine or the Sword By slighting of thy sacred Word Now call us home again O Lord Who 's gone astray so far Since Iudgement we deserve so clear Lay no more on then we can bear Cause us thy holy Name to fear And thankful be for all Dispell the cloud that dims our sight That darkness which obscures our light Illuminate our hearts aright To wait upon your call Vnite our hearts throughout your Land That we may joyn all hand in hand For to observe thy own command Thy Name to glorifie Vs gather all in one sheep-fold That we the Shepherd may behold His Name for ever be extol'd To all eternitie FINIS